Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2021
614. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has consulted with the Health and Safety Authority to establish its role in liaising with Donegal County Council or Mayo County Council on the safety of families living in private or public homes affected by mica or pyrite defective concrete blocks. [31415/21]
View answerThe Health and Safety Authority has overall responsibility for the administration and enforcement of health and safety in the workplace.
My Department has not consulted with this Agency in relation to domestic dwellings located in the counties of Donegal and Mayo which have been affected by the use of defective concrete blocks.
Local authorities have powers available to them under various legislative provisions in respect of the safety of structures and places.
