Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 February 2026
429. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full-time equivalent staff that work for the National Building Control Office and the National Market Surveillance Office, respectively. [11501/26]
View answerThe National Building Control and Market Surveillance Office (NSCMSO) is a shared service hosted by Dublin City Council. It provides oversight, support and direction for the development, standardisation and implementation of building control as an effective shared service in the 31 Building Control Authorities, through the five pillars of training, inspections; compliance support; Information System - Building Control Management System (IS-BCMS) and market surveillance.
In respect of staffing, under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he / she is responsible. As such information on staffing and recruitment would be available directly from Dublin City Council.
