On 16 October, a fire broke out at the Glashaus building in Tallaght. People were trapped for half an hour on balconies. They were terrified for their lives. Thankfully, there were no casualties, but there could have been. People were waiting for 20 minutes for the aerial platform to arrive from Tara Street. Since then, I have been asking questions about this. What has emerged is that there are three appropriate aerial appliances in Dublin, two of which are in Tara Street and one in Dún Laoghaire. There are high-rise developments in Tallaght and other parts of Dublin and we simply do not have the equipment locally that is necessary to rescue people in the event of fires. It has also emerged that a review is under way, which I welcome. Does the Tánaiste agree that where there are high-rise developments, there should be appropriate equipment to deal with fires?

This could be a Topical Issue matter.

I am not an expert in the field at all, but what the Deputy said is concerning. The pattern of development in Dublin is unusual. It is almost as a low-rise city in the centre and it is increasingly becoming high-rise city around the M50 ring, which runs through the Deputy’s constituency and mine. Logic would suggest that some of the equipment would be in the M50 area to the west of the city. However, I am not an expert on the issue at all and I do not want to speak beyond my knowledge. I will take this up the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, because I imagine this is the kind of thing that could happen in my constituency too.