Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2018
689. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of building control management system, BCMS, certificates of compliance on completion of homes for multi-unit developments (details supplied) in County Dublin during 2016, 2017 and the first six months of 2018. [43474/18]
View answerThe issues referred to by the Deputy are a matter for local Building Control Authorities, who are independent in the use of their statutory powers under the Building Control Acts 1990 - 2014.
Building Control Authorities are required to keep certain information pertaining to building works that come under the Building Control Regulations 1997-2015 on a statutory register, including particulars in relation to Commencement Notices, Declarations of Intention to Opt Out of Statutory Certification and Certificates of Compliance on Completion.
The Building Control Management System (BCMS) provides a common platform for clear and consistent administration of building control matters across the local authority sector. The BCMS is an IT enabler, set up to facilitate building control authorities, building owners, builders and construction professionals in discharging their separate responsibilities under the Building Control Act 1990.
The BCMS is centrally hosted by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) on behalf of the 31 Local Authorities and has enabled this information to be hosted on a central nationwide register, which is readily available and searchable at the following weblink: https://www.localgov.ie/en/bcms.
