Legislation required to tackle overcrowding – Dublin’s chief fire officer
Fire services act should not be main legislation to tackle slum conditions, says officer
Dublin Fire Brigade has called for legislation that would define overcrowding and the remedies to prevent it as legislation covering fire safety, housing, building control and planning all deal with buildings but none address overcrowding directly. Photograph: Tom Honan
New legislation is required to target overcrowding in rented properties, Dublin Fire Brigade’s chief fire officer Pat Fleming has said after RTÉ’s undercover investigation into slum-like conditions in the sector.