Fire safety review
Deputy Ó Broin asked about the promised review of building standards and fire safety after serious remedial costs at Verdemont. The Tánaiste said a review had been committed to and he would revert with details.
On page 28 of the programme for Government, there is a commitment to a review of building standards and improved fire safety. Yesterday in the Irish Examiner, Mr. Michael Clifford revealed that homeowners in the Verdemont complex in Blanchardstown will have to pay up to €50,000 each for fire safety remedial works on 12 March. I asked the Tánaiste for an update on the review and he promised to forward information to me. I appreciate that he has been busy with other matters. Can he confirm whether the Government will conduct the review and update the fire safety regulations? Will he consider a latent defects redress scheme and a risk audit of Celtic tiger-era developments?
Comment on this
Certainly, there was a commitment in the Department to review fire safety generally in light of some of the tragedies in the United Kingdom, particularly that relating to Grenfell Tower. I am not sure about the current status of the review but I can revert to the Deputy on both of his questions. I do not have the answers off the top of my head.