Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 February 2022

Tuesday, 15 February 2022

Questions (548)

Thomas Pringle

Question:

548. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way his Department ensures that the buildings his Department has responsibility for are built using blocks that are free from MICA and deleterious materials in construction projects in County Donegal; if his Department has checked existing buildings for the presence of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7655/22]

Written answers

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

As the Deputy will be aware responsibility for the build environment in the further and higher education sectors in Donegal lies with Donegal ETB and Letterkenny IT respectively. My Department has not been informed by the further and higher education providers in question of any checks for mica or of the presence of mica in buildings in the sector.