709. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage whether consideration is being given to introducing Irish-specific statutory guidance on toilet provision ratios in public buildings rather than reliance on external British Standards. [39742/26]
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710. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage whether building control authorities are provided with any national enforcement guidance regarding assessment of compliance with sanitary provision standards under Technical Guidance Document G [39744/26]
711. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage whether any national audit has been conducted into compliance levels for sanitary provision standards in public entertainment venues. [39745/26]
712. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage whether the Department maintains statistics on complaints relating to inadequate toilet provision in public buildings. [39746/26]
589. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether national building regulations or technical guidance documents prescribe minimum toilet provision ratios for men and women in public buildings including theatres, restaurants and entertainment venues; and if he will provide details of the applicable standards and enforcement mechanisms. [36663/26]
418. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment with regard to a product (details supplied); the reason this product is not currently recognised or recommended by Home Bond despite its certification and domestic use. [63866/25]
419. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the criteria and evaluation process HomeBond, in consultation with the Department, employs to determine which construction products are accepted or promoted within the Irish market; and the reason certain products that are either non-tested or rated lower than A1 appear to receive promotion while genuinely certified Irish products (deta…
420. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in light of recent concerns regarding fire safety and defective materials in housing construction, the assurance he can give that A1-rated materials (details supplied) are being objectively assessed and fairly considered for specification in both public and private housing schemes. [63868/25]
421. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way the Department ensures that Ireland's construction-product approval and recommendation processes align with accepted international and European best practice, in particular when products certified under UK BBA, European ETA or EN standards may be approved elsewhere; and if European technical approvals are accepted as valid for u…
422. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment given the Government's stated objectives of promoting safe, sustainable and innovative building materials, the specific measures his Department plans to introduce to support Irish-developed and Irish-tested products that demonstrably enhance fire safety, energy efficiency and carbon reduction, such as (details supplied). [63873/25]