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Brian Lawton  
#1 Posted : 24 July 2018 13:24:32(UTC)
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Brian Lawton

Hello ,

A coleague's parent who resides in Cork , is concerned that their roof may contain asbestos - property was constructed in 2000 . Could this be posible .

Many thanks  

Edited by user 24 July 2018 13:25:42(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Elfin Davy 09  
#2 Posted : 24 July 2018 13:38:13(UTC)
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Elfin Davy 09

Yes, it's possible.  Asbestos laws in Ireland phased out its use from 1998, but there wasn't a complete ban until 2004 I believe.

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Brian Lawton on 25/07/2018(UTC)
Brian Lawton  
#3 Posted : 25 July 2018 11:35:58(UTC)
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Brian Lawton

Many thanks for information Elfin Davy . Was the complete ban due in 2004 to self enforcement by construction industry or Irish/EU legislation.

Many thanks  

Elfin Davy 09  
#4 Posted : 25 July 2018 12:52:40(UTC)
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Elfin Davy 09

From memory, I believe that Irish law in 1998 pre-empted the EU law (which was in 2000 I think ?).  The 1998 law largely put a stop to the use of asbestos in most cases, but allowed some asbestos to continue to be used (asbestos cement as an example) up until 2004 when a complete ban took effect.

Brian Lawton  
#5 Posted : 25 July 2018 13:00:57(UTC)
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Brian Lawton

Many thanks for additional information , which will be most helpfull to my colleague   

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