Care home in breach of fire safety regulations

A CARE home for children in Dublin has failed to comply with fire safety regulations since it opened in 2003.

The Health Service Executive has been warned to undertake an urgent review of fire safety procedures at the home following a recent inspection of the premises by the Social Services Inspectorate.

The bungalow where the children are housed has no certificate of compliance with building control or fire safety regulations. An inspection of the home four years ago found it had no fire certificate or written confirmation statutory requirements relating to fire safety and building control had been complied with.