Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 June 2021
43. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the resources which have been provided for the National Building Control and Market Surveillance Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33811/21]
View answerIt is a matter for each local authority to determine its own spending priorities in the context of the annual budgetary process having regard to both locally identified needs and available resources.
Statutory Instrument (S.I.) 682 of 2020 prescribed Dublin City Council-National Building Control Office (NBCO-DCC) as a competent authority to carry out the functions of a Market Surveillance Authority under the European Union (Construction Products) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 225 of 2013 ) (CPR). This service delivered by NBCO-DCC is complementary to the existing role of the 31 Building Control Authorities who are also Market Surveillance Authorities.
In 2020, my Department provided a budget allocation of €500,000 to support the development of this Market Surveillance Unit. €147,000 of the budget was expended as the project was at the early development set up phase.
In 2021, my Department has provided a budget allocation of €564,000 to continue to support the development, and resourcing of the Market Surveillance Unit.
