Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 July 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion

Photo of Steven MatthewsSteven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

That would be welcome. Deputy Higgins may have covered the following point. Engineers Ireland has said that in its opinion, IS 465 is not fit for purpose. I asked if the organisation had written to the Department or the Minister to express that view. Its representatives said that the testing was not for other materials aside from mica and pyrite. The testing our guests have spoken about will go beyond that. Is it the view of our guests that the change will give confidence to Engineers Ireland? Will it be able to express confidence in the scheme? I do not want our guests to speak for Engineers Ireland but will this new testing cover the issues it has raised?

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