Fire safety response is just a smokescreen

Alan Kelly’s department announced a review into problems over homes which effectively are fire-traps, but this will do little to alleviate home owners fears, writes Michael Clifford    

ALAN KELLY likes to give the impression of being a man who gets things done, but in some respects he is the man who just gives the impression of getting things done. Nowhere is this more obvious than in his response to the emerging problems over homes which are effectively fire traps.

The Department of the Environment and Local Government last week announced a “review” to “develop a framework for general application” in homes where concerns have been raised about fire safety.