Received 28 October 2015
Decided 30 November 2015
Part-Granted
Request Reference FOI-2015-324
Requester Type Media
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

​Records held by the Building Regulations and Advisory Body in relation to the recent decision by Minister Alan Kelly and Minister Paudie Coffey to amend the building regulations as set out in Statutory Instrument Number 9 of 2014, later amended. Copies of any internal correspondence in relation to proposed changes, in particular in relation to the cost (under the ‘old’ system) of having a building certified. Records or correspondence from the Building Regulations Advisory Body (BRAB) to the ministers or civil servants concerned. Records should cover the period January 1/2015 to the date of decision to amend SI No 9 of 2014.