The Oireachtas housing committee will on Wednesday recommend a programme of fire risk assessments on Celtic Tiger-era building developments amid concerns about safety issues. It is not the first time such issues have been raised since the building boom of the 1990s and 2000s. Priory Hall More than 250 people were evacuated from the Priory Hall apartment scheme near Donaghmede in north Dublin because of fire safety risks in October 2011. Beacon South QuarterMore than 800 apartment owners at the Sandyford development in south Dublin were hit with a €10 million bill at the beginning of 2017 in relation to safety works. The vote followed a warning by Dublin Fire Brigade that owners could face legal action if they did not undertake fire safety works at their homes.

Source: The Irish Times January 24, 2018 04:52 UTC