Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2017
804. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has copies of the reports produced following the fire tragedies in the Oldcourt Estate, Bray, County Wicklow (details supplied); if so, if he will furnish copies of such reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32362/17]
View answerIn 2006, following a number of fires in the Oldcourt Estate, Bray, Co. Wicklow, which resulted in fatalities, Bray Town Council engaged consultants to carry out a condition survey of houses in the estate to include matters relating to fire safety.
In 2007, the Council provided my Department with a copy of the reports referred to by the Deputy and sought funding support for certain improvement works on houses in the Oldcourt Estate. My Department continues to provide funding for the continuation and completion of the necessary upgrade works in the Oldcourt Estate. In relation to furnishing the Deputy with copies of reports, which were commissioned by Bray Town Council, I trust the Deputy will appreciate that the release and circulation of such reports is a matter for the Council.
