INDIVIDUAL SELF CATERING APARTMENTS

INDIVIDUAL SELF CATERING APARTMENTS Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 INDIVIDUAL SELF CATERING PROPERTIES (Apartments) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM Fáite Ireand has recenty revised the Sef Catering Cassification System and introduced new and 5 Star cassification eves. The new eve repaces the previous 1 and 2 Star cassification eves. The revisions to the cassifications wi ensure a more consistent approach for the approva and marketing of individua sef catering properties and wi faciitate Fáite Ireand in focussing on supporting the sector through marketing efforts and product deveopment. Fáite Ireand has deveoped a robust system of cassification to cater for the needs of today s consumer and the introduction of the 5 Star cassification aigns Ireand with its main overseas competitors. Properties which enter the scheme wi be eigibe to use the term to Fáite Ireand Standards and wi continue to be eigibe to be isted on www.discoverireand.ie and www.ireand.com and to the beneficia marketing opportunities this site affords, particuary at regiona eve. The foowing document is designed to provide you with a the information you need to know about the content and processes of the Sef Catering Quaity Scheme operated by Fáite Ireand. The new cassification system is: = Good 3 Star = Very Good 4 Star = Exceent 5 Star = Exceptiona In this document, a number of symbos are used. Their meanings are: This symbo means that the service or faciity isted is required. This symbo means that the service or faciity isted is not required. This symbo means that the service or faciities marked in this way are ones which have aready been deat with through another requirement. Criteria for cassification are avaiabe to downoad on our website www.faiteireand.ie 01

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 CATEGORISATION SCHEME: Categorisation is avaiabe to you if your property is cassified and approved to Fáite Ireand standards and can be categorised based on the faciities and services offered. These incude recognition of the extraordinary efforts made by operators to provide high standards and faciities for guests. Properties may achieve further recognition in up to four of the categories isted beow pus any one or a three of the Famiy Friendy, Eco Friendy or Pet Friendy categories. The additiona categories are: n Adventure Seekers Wecome n Angers Wecome n Baiseadh Gaetachta A Gaetacht Experience n Cuture Lovers Wecome n Farmstays Wecome n Food Lovers Wecome n Gofers Wecome n Groups Wecome n Irish Ancestry Seekers n Wakers Wecome n Famiy Friendy n Eco Friendy n Pet Friendy 02

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 Note: Under the Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1970, hoiday apartment sha incude a tourist apartment, an apartote and a hoiday fat. These terms are prescribed and cannot be used by individua sef catering apartments. The Premises The premises, which expression sha incude the exterior and interior, outdoor areas, grounds and car parks, shoud be we ighted, have proper directiona signage, and sha be kept cean and we maintained throughout and in good decorative order to the satisfaction of an Officer of The Authority or The Contractor. The apartment sha be of substantia and durabe construction, structuray safe and in good repair throughout, and constructed or adapted, furnished and equipped for etting as a apartment. Access for peope with disabiities must be provided (where there is a ground foor). (New structura requirements see note on exemption arrangements). Basic first-aid equipment sha be made avaiabe for guests. The property sha be identified by number/name and sha contain seeping, dining and ounge accommodation, storage, toiet, bathing and cooking faciities. The apartment sha have an eectrica instaation to provide genera ighting in reation to the ayout of each area, incuding its furniture, fittings and equipment, sufficient oca ighting for eating, reading, writing and toiet purposes. The apartment sha have a means of heating such as eectrica, gas oi or soid fue appiance (incuding open fire), capabe of maintaining when required a room temperature of 20 degrees centigrade. The apartment sha have a means of water heating such as eectrica, gas, oi or soid fue appiance (excuding boier attached to open fire), capabe of maintaining a sufficient suppy of hot water for ceaning, washing and bathing purposes. The apartment sha have fuy operationa smoke detector(s), a fire banket mounted in cose proximity to the cooker, a fire extinguisher and a cear notice dispaying emergency numbers. 03

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 Arriva and Greeting Roads to be suitaby surfaced to aow vehicuar access for arriving and departing guests. Exterior ighting on a units. Adequate car parking per apartment. Cear visibe directiona signage on the approach to the property. Loca information, to incude emergency numbers e.g. Doctor, Garda, etc. Pre-arriva guest information, in whatever media, be produced to a professiona standard with extensive, cear information. Directions to property incuding street maps avaiabe in hard copy and on the internet (sat nav). A wide seection of tourist information for oca area and further afied avaiabe. Satisfaction check after first 24 hours. Guests greeted on arriva. Wecome pack provided on arriva. On a simpe eve it can be tea, coffee and mik but may aso incude some of the foowing: wine, fresh fowers, fresh fruit, bread, eggs, home-baking or preserves, starter mea or seasona gifts e.g. Easter Eggs. Comprehensive guest/tourist information provided which may incude oca interest books, ordnance survey maps, waking route information, restaurant guides, etc. Information provided reating to oca farmers markets/organic food suppiers. Emai reservation and booking confirmation avaiabe. 04

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 Lounge Area The ounge area sha contain ounge room furniture of good quaity and condition and be of sufficient size for the seeping capacity of the apartment subject to the foowing: A foor to ceiing height of not ess than 2.4 metres. A minimum foor area of 10 sq. metres At east one window to provide natura ight and ventiation, windows at first foor eve or higher must have chid proof ock. Lounge seating equa to the seeping capacity of the apartment. Occasiona tabes of suitabe height and size. Carpet and/or rugs uness foor surface is of specia design or treatment. Exceptiona quaity furniture/fittings/carpet/rugs with added uxury. Teevision minimum screen size 35cm/14in. Teevision with remote contro; minimum screen size 51cm/20 inches or if fat screen 40cm/15 inches. Additiona ighting for reading purposes. Where a ounge has an open fire, a fireguard, poker, fue container and ash disposa unit must be provided. Radio to be provided either in ounge or dining area. (Through teevision set acceptabe). DVD/Audio system with fim/music options, MP3/iPod connector. Pain was to be decorated with framed pictures or prints. Living rooms must have suppementary ighting in the form of wa, tabe or standard amps. Exceent co-ordination of furniture and soft furnishings with additiona features such as scatter cushions. We positioned, high quaity ighting, giving exceent eves of iumination for various purposes. Exceptiona ighting design required at 5 Star. We stocked sma/medium ibrary containing number of books of interest reating to oca area. Note: 5 Star requires exceptiona furniture, soft furnishings and foor surface with exceent attention to interior design detai evident throughout. 05

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 Kitchen The kitchen sha be adequate in size to service the seeping capacity of the apartment and sha contain faciities, equipment and fittings of good quaity and condition for the storage and ceaning of utensis used for these purposes. Such faciities and equipment sha incude: Storage cupboards, bins and racks. Fridge (i.e. fridge with ice box). Fridge freezer required (may be combination fridge and freezer or separate fridge and separate freezer). Work tops. Granite/Marbe/Soid Wood Worktops. Cooking equipment incuding 4 ring hob, oven and microwave oven, pots, pans and kette. Exceent range of kitchen appiances and utensis. Exceptiona range of kitchen appiances and utensis. Sink unit compete with a pumbing for the suppy of hot and cod water and for the disposa of waste. Garbage disposa bin. At east one externa window to provide natura ight and ventiation. Foder with instruction manuas for use of cooker, cothes washing machine, dish washer and other appiances. Cothes washing machine and dryer provided. Aowances can be made at 3 Star where aundry faciities are avaiabe within 500 metres. Vacuum ceaner Separate utiity room with washing and drying machines. Coat drying/boot area where appropriate. Kitchen equipment of very good standard to incude dishwasher (dishwasher required for new buids ony at 3 Star). Kitchen equipment of exceent standard to incude dishwasher. Kitchen equipment of exceptiona standard to incude dishwasher. 06

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 Kitchen continued The kitchen sha be adequate in size to service the seeping capacity of the apartment and sha contain faciities, equipment and fittings of good quaity and condition for the storage and ceaning of utensis used for these purposes. Such faciities and equipment sha incude: We appointed kitchen to cater for the maximum seeping capacity of the apartment. Exceptiona quaity fine dining stye crockery, cutery and gassware. Guests shoud be abe to dine together in comfort in one ocation. Highest quaity stainess stee or siver pate cutery. Co ordinated high quaity gassware in a seection of sizes. Wine storage unit Note: 5 Star requires exceptiona quaity fixtures, fittings and inventory, with exceent attention to interior design detai throughout. 07

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 Dining Area The dining area sha contain dining room furniture of good quaity and condition, and be of sufficient size for the seeping capacity of the apartment subject to the foowing: Minimum dining foor area of not ess than 10 sq. metres. A combined ounge/dining room is acceptabe provided the foor area is not ess than 18 sq. metres. Where the combined area incudes the ounge/dining room and kitchen a minimum foor area of 20 sq. metres is required. A foor to ceiing height of not ess than 2.4 metres. At east one window to provide natura ight and ventiation, windows at first foor eve or higher must have chid proof ocks. Dining tabe with seating equa to the seeping capacity of the apartment. Tabe appointments, crockery, cutery, gassware in sufficient quantity to cater for 1.5 times the maximum seeping capacity of the apartment. Tabe appointments, crockery, cutery, gassware in sufficient quantity to cater for 2 times the maximum seeping capacity of the apartment. Carpet and/or rugs uness foor has other suitabe covering or is of specia design or treatment. Dining area equipped with exceent quaity furnishings, cutery and ware. Dining area equipped with exceptiona quaity furnishings, cutery and ware. Note: at 5 Star exceptiona quaity furnishings with exceent attention to interior design detai throughout required. Professionay fitted high quaity carpeting, (e.g. high percentage woo content, with substantia underay where fitted). Exceptiona quaity fooring design. Exceptiona quaity rugs where used. 08

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 Bedrooms Seeping accommodation must be provided for a minimum of two adut persons. Where there is more than one bedroom, bedrooms sha be separated from each other and from other compartments by was or soid partitions. Foors, was and ceiings throughout the apartments sha be propery constructed and suitaby sound resistant. Each bedroom sha have: A foor area for singe bedrooms of not ess than 8 sq. metres excusive of private bathroom. A minimum foor area of 13 sq. metres master bedroom and a minimum foor area of 12 sq. metres for each bedroom thereafter. A minimum foor area of 14 sq. metres master bedroom and a minimum foor area of 13 sq. metres for each bedroom thereafter. A minimum foor area of 16 sq. metres master bedroom and a minimum foor area of 14 sq. metres for each bedroom thereafter. A foor area for tripe bedrooms of not ess than 18 sq. metres excusive of private bathroom. A foor to ceiing height of not ess than 2.4 metres. NOTE: a minimum bedroom measurement requirements are excusive of private bathroom. Bunk beds permitted (may ony be used by chidren). Seeping accommodation additiona to that provided in the bedrooms may be provided in the iving area by fod down bed and/or studio couch. No more than two persons may be accommodated in this way in an apartment. Adequate foor space must be avaiabe. At east one window to provide adequate natura ight and ventiation, windows at first foor eve or higher must have chid proof ocks. At east two eectrica 13 amp outets, suitabe for the attachment of eectrica equipment incuding heaters and ceaning equipment to be provided. Furniture, fittings and equipment of good quaity and condition for seeping and toiet purposes and for the storage, incuding hanging, of wearing appare. Dressing room or wak in wardrobe or bedroom measuring 1.50 sq. metres arger than minimum requirements at 5 Star. 09

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 Bedrooms continued Such furniture, fittings and equipment sha incude: Bed(s) compete with wipe cean headboards and sprung interior, foam or orthopaedic mattress(es), Minimum bed sizes singe (0.9m by 1.90m); doube (1.35 by 1.90m). 1.20 by 1.90m beds wi not be approved as doubes. Doube beds must be accessibe from both sides. Adequate bedding to incude mattress and piow protectors, sheets, bankets, duvets, piows, piow cases and bedspreads to be provided. Bed(s) compete with wipe cean headboards and sprung interior, or orthopaedic mattress(es), Minimum doube bed sizes king (1.50 by 2.00m). Bedding to incude exceptiona quaity bed inen (inen/cotton min. 300 thread count), bankets, duvets, co ordinated design finish. Good quaity breathabe mattress and piow protectors provided. Where a rubber cover is provided for chidren, it shoud be as an optiona extra in addition to the norma mattress protector. Wardrobe(s) comprising of free standing, buit-in units, (open wardrobes permissibe in obby area of bedroom ony) dressing-tabe with mirror, and drawer(s) or shef space for cothes storage. Fu ength mirror required in master bedroom/bathroom. Fu ength mirror required in each bedroom/bathroom. Bedside chair(s) and or stoos. One comfortabe easy chair with reading ight, in one bedroom or on a anding/in an acove area. Comfortabe easy chair and extra storage space. Carpet or bedside rugs uness the foor is of specia design or treatment. Window curtains or backout binds to ensure privacy and excusion of ight. Veux roof ights in bedrooms must have backout binds fitted. Bedside amp per person. Wastepaper bin in each room. Note: at 5 Star exceptiona attention to interior design detai with added uxuries required. 10

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 Bedrooms continued Cots avaiabe (where chidren are catered for), must be propery maintained and hygienicay cean. Bed inen (not nyon) change provided weeky. Beds must be made up for guests arriva. Optiona housekeeping service avaiabe. Dedicated Concierge service avaiabe for a requirements. (Dine in service, shopping, imousine/taxi, daiy activities). (8.00am to 8.00pm). A wash hand basin in one bedroom is required, for premises catering for more than three persons. Master bedroom en-suite or with adjacent bathroom and one bathroom per two bedrooms thereafter (new buid). (Exemptions wi appy to properties currenty approved). A bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, one to incude bath and separate shower. Crispy aundered inen or duvets with appropriate tog rating and co-ordinated with bedroom decor and other soft furnishings. Bathrobes and sippers required. Safe (one) for storage of guest vauabes required. En suite Bathrooms must have: A minimum foor area of 3.5 sq. metres where faciities incude bath/shower and 3.0 sq. metres shower ony. A minimum foor area of 3.8 sq. metres (standard en suite). A minimum 4.5 sq. metres for bath and separate shower. A bath or thermostaticay controed shower of good quaity and in good condition which sha be fixed compete with a pumbing for the continuous suppy of hot and cod water and the disposa of waste and sha have an effective system of direct or mechanica ventiation. Safety grab rai where shower over bath must be provided. Good quaity shower curtains or spash screens. A toiet and wash-hand basin of good quaity and in good condition which sha be fixed compete with a pumbing for the continuous suppy of hot and cod water and the disposa of waste. Note: at 5 Star exceptiona attention to interior design detai with added uxuries required. 11

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 Main Bathroom(s) and Toiets Where a bedrooms are not en-suite each apartment sha contain a main bathroom with a minimum foor area of 3.8 sq. metres and sha contain a bath with overhead shower fittings, wash-hand basin and toiet of good quaity and in good condition compete with a pumbing for the suppy of hot and cod water and the disposa of waste. A toiet and norma size wash-hand basin which sha be fixed compete with a pumbing for the continuous suppy of hot and cod water and the disposa of waste. A bathrooms sha have an effective system of direct or mechanica ventiation and sha be equipped with fittings of good quaity and condition incuding: shef, mirror, towe rais, cothes hooks, bath mat and a cean starter suppy of toiet requisites, incuding towes, soap and toiet paper. The bathroom sha have a mirror fixed to the wa over the wash-hand basin and sha have a vanity ight and eectric shaver point within easy reach of a suitaby it mirror. Each apartment must have a toiet and wash hand basin at entry (ground foor) eve. Bathrooms must have a suitabe heater. (If eectric this must be instaed to safety requirements). Soap dish to be provided in showers. One hand and one bath towe to be avaiabe per person. Face fanne, one hand towe, one bath towe and one bath sheet to be avaiabe per person. Pumped high pressure shower. Good quaity bathroom fooring (not carpet). Od toietries or bars of soap shoud be removed. Heated mirror and heated towe rai. Magnified shaving/cosmetic mirror. Compimentary added bathroom uxuries (e.g. cotton woo, cotton buds, tissues, toietries). Midweek towe and inen change. Note: at 5 Star exceptiona quaity fooring and fittings with exceent attention to interior design detai aong with added uxuries required. 12

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 Lighting, Ventiation, Heating and Fire Precautions Each apartment sha contain effective means of natura ighting and ventiation. Each apartment sha have an eectrica instaation to provide genera ighting in reation to the ayout of each area, incuding its furniture, fittings and equipment, sufficient oca ighting for eating, reading, writing and toiet purposes. Each apartment sha have a means of heating such as eectrica, gas, oi or soid fue appiance (incuding open fire), capabe of maintaining when required, a room temperature of 20 degrees centigrade. Each apartment sha have a means of water heating such as eectrica, gas, oi or soid fue appiance (excuding boier attached to open fire), capabe of maintaining a sufficient suppy of hot water for ceaning washing and bathing purposes. Each apartment sha have fuy operationa smoke detector(s), a fire banket mounted in cose proximity to the cooker, a fire extinguisher and a cear notice dispaying emergency numbers. Carbon monoxide aarm required where fossi fues are used. Each apartment sha contain some form of emergency ighting avaiabe. Emergency exit ighting system. (New Buids). Security system. 13

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 Energy Saving Use of A graded domestic eectrica appiances (when repacing). Doube gazed windows. Loft and wa insuation where possibe. Lagging jacket around immersion tank. Draught excuders around externa doors. Waste Management Faciitate waste separation by guests, e.g. pastics, paper, card, etc Lidded, ined peda bin for waste in toiets. 14

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 Operationa The apartments sha be used primariy for etting to and occupation by tourists or hoiday makers with or without prior arrangement and sha be used and occupied for no other purpose during the period 1st Apri to 31st October annuay. The apartments sha not be et or eased to or occupied by any person, persons or body for more than two consecutive caendar months at any one time or for more than six months in any caendar year without prior consent of an Officer of The Authority. A register of tenant/essees for each apartment sha be maintained which sha contain the foowing particuars in reation to each tenant/essee: Name, permanent address, country of residence. Date of arriva, date of departure. A high standard of ceaniness must be maintained throughout the premises and each apartment must be ceaned prior to each new etting. The apartments sha be maintained in good decorative order and sha be propery prepared (incuding airing of beds and bedding). A eectrica and gas/oi fired equipment must be safey maintained and serviced reguary, with a service record avaiabe for inspection. A premises must have adequate pubic iabiity insurance. If requested a copy of the current pubic iabiity insurance cover note must be forwarded to the contractor upon initia appication and upon each renewa. Provision sha be made for the coection, remova of garbage from each apartment and disposa in a suitabe manner. Provision sha be made by incusion in renta agreements/eases made between the proprietor and tenant/essees for the visitation of the apartments at reasonabe times, by officers of The Authority and the staff of the appointed contractor under the Tourist Traffic Acts 1939-2003. Faciities sha be provided for the storage of ceaning materias for the apartments and for the storage and airing of necessary stocks incuding bed inen and bankets. Locay avaiabe suppy of soid fues where open fires are provided or if not ocay avaiabe soid fues suppied by proprietor. Soid fues suppied where open fires are provided. (Starter pack at 4 Star and suppied at 5 Star). Backyard/refuse area suitaby screened and propery surfaced. 15

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 Operationa continued Soft furnishings and carpets deep ceaned on a reguar basis or as required. Map/directions cear and easy to foow after booking. There shoud be penty of sockets strategicay paced for a possibe uses. Written instructions provided for use of a equipment. Written detais provided to each customer of etting fee and Terms and Conditions and canceation poicy provided to the guest prior to payment. A receipt suppied upon receipt of payment. Manager or proprietor or senior deputy on ca during office hours (e.g. contactabe using suppied mobie phone number). High eve of persona support for the guest, pre panning with guest before arriva to ascertain type of activities required. Credit card processing faciity. A good standard of furnishings, fittings and decoration. A very good standard of furnishings, fittings and decoration. An exceent standard of furnishings, fittings and decoration. Exceptiona quaity furnishings, fittings with exceent attention to interior design detai throughout. High standard of maintenance in the garden where appicabe. Tidy fowerbeds/pathways, hedges, etc. A very high standard of maintenance in the garden (where appicabe) with andscaping and ayout affording adequate privacy to residents appropriate to the ocation and design of the property. Suitabe outdoor furniture. Exceptiona suite of outdoor furniture. Spare inen, towes avaiabe either in the property or on request. Additiona bankets or duvets avaiabe on request. Hair dryer provided. 16

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 Operationa continued Hair dryer provided in each bedroom. Chargeabe ceaning service avaiabe daiy on request. Private dining service avaiabe on request. DVD and CD payer to be provided with a seection of CDs and DVDs incuded. Wi Fi Internet. MP3/iPod Connector. Hanging area for wet coats and boots to be provided. Seating above occupancy eve, suppementary pieces of occasiona furniture required. Baby equipment incuded where required at no extra charge. A utiities incuded. 17

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 INVENTORY AN INVENTORY OF EQUIPMENT MUST BE PROVIDED IN EACH UNIT. ALL REQUIREMENTS MANDATORY AT ALL CATEGORIES. (NB: at 5 Star exceptiona quaity and range of inventory required). Tabe appointments, crockery, cutery, gassware in sufficient quantity to cater for 1.5 times the maximum seeping capacity of approved units and twice the maximum seeping capacity of 3, 4 & 5 Star units to incude: n Knives (tabe & dessert) n Forks (tabe & dessert) n Kitchen Scissors n Butter Dish, Sugar Bow, Mik Jug n Juice Extractor n Condiment Set n Spoons (dessert, soup and tea) n Pates (arge and sma) n Tea cup and saucer or mug n Cerea/soup bow n Egg cups n Water gasses and jug n Cutery box or divided drawer Utensis n Kette n Toaster n Teapot n Fiter Coffee Pot/Coffee Maker n Fridge Freezer n Microwave Oven Aso to be avaiabe per property: n Bread knife n Carving knife & fork n Sharp vegetabe knife n Tin opener n Corkscrew/botte opener & wine botte re-seaer n Lade and wooden spoon n 2 tabespoons n Potato Peeer 18 n Saucepans and ids (Large, Medium, and Sma) n 1 arge saucepan for six or more persons n Frying Pan n Oven roasting Tray n Casseroe dish and id n Bread Board n Coour Coded Chopping boards (meat, fish, vegetabe) n Bread bin n Tray n 1 itre measuring jug

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 INVENTORY continued AN INVENTORY OF EQUIPMENT MUST BE PROVIDED IN EACH UNIT. ALL REQUIREMENTS MANDATORY AT ALL CATEGORIES. (NB: at 5 Star exceptiona quaity and range of inventory required). Utensis continued n Coander n Biscuit/Cake tin n Pie dish n Whisk n Grater n Carving meat pate/tray n Mixing bow n Spatua/Fish Sice n Kitchen Tongs Househod n Tabe Mats/Coth n Dish Coths n Oven goves n Tea towes n Washing up brush n Sink tidy n Washing up basin Ceaning/Utiity n Bin iners n Vacuum ceaner/carpet Sweeper n Dustpan and brush n Sweeping brush n Mop, bucket and foor coth n Bin n Dusters n Spare energy saving ight bubs and fuses n 1 dozen cothes pegs n Cothes ine n Iron and ironing board n Suitabe ceaning materias Bed n 3 bankets and a bedspread or 1 continenta quit and cover n 2 piows per person n 5 coat hangers per person (not wire) Note: at 5 Star exceptiona quaity inventory required, with added extra items (e.g., food processor, eectric juice maker, tabe inen and napkins). 19

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS The premises sha compy with and be operated in accordance with a statutory requirements of oca counci/authorities and other authorities in reation to panning. Buiding Bye-Laws, food, food hygiene, water suppy, sewage disposa, fire precautions and genera fire safety, heath and safety and in particuar but without prejudice to the generaity of the foregoing sha compy with: n Loca Government (Panning and Deveopment) Acts, 1963-2000 (as may subsequenty be amended or modified) and Reguations made thereunder incuding the Buiding Reguations 2000 Technica Guidance Document M (as may subsequenty be amended or modified). n Fire Services Act 1981 and any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof. n Buiding Contro Act, 1990 (as may subsequenty be amended or modified) and reguations made thereunder. n A appicabe empoyment egisation incuding, but not imited to Part IV of the Industria Reations Act 1946 and subsequent egisation reating to the payment of minimum wages to empoyees. 20

Minimum Requirements and Cassification System January 2013 NOTE ON EXEMPTION ARRANGEMENTS In these requirements, the foowing expressions sha have the foowing meanings: New Structura Requirements Means the new structura requirements contained in this criteria. For new structures, access for peope with disabiities must be provided. Year of Renewa Means 1st January to 31st December in every year as the same may be adjusted from time to time by Fáite Ireand. Renewas These requirements sha appy to appications for renewa except that the New Structura Requirements sha not appy to any appication for renewa in respect of a premises which was approved under a set of requirements preceding these. Faiure to appy to renew apse of over 12 months The New Structura Requirements sha not appy where a premises which has received its first approva under a set of requirements preceding these fais to appy to renew its approva for a given Year of Renewa but subsequenty appies to renew within 12 months after the fina date for submitting appications for the said given Year of Renewa. Initia Approvas These requirements sha appy to initia approva appications save that; Where, within 24 months prior to the Commencement Date a person has either incurred not ess than 15 per cent of the tota cost of construction or refurbishment of a proposed apartment and/or; the foundations of a premises have structura characteristics which woud compy with the 2008 Requirements have been aid; and evidence of this has been provided in the form of a duy quaified auditor s certificate of expenditure or by such evidence as Fáite Ireand or its authorised contractor may require; and the appicant has on a date thereafter (which date sha not be more than 24 months after the Commencement Date hereof) sought initia apartment approva for the said premises and the premises does not compy with the New Structura Requirements in these requirements but woud compy with the corresponding provisions of the 2008 Requirements as regards these structura requirements; then, the corresponding provisions of the 2008 Requirements wi appy as regards these structura requirements ony. For the avoidance of doubt, where the approva of a premises has been canceed these requirements sha appy to any subsequent appication for approva of the said premises. 21