Ms Lisa Hone:

The contribution needs to come from industry in a way that it does not get filtered down, as far as possible. This is a question of justice as well. It is wrapped up in this levy and finances but actually what we are talking about here is justice. We still have known operators in the market today turning a profit. They have never been challenged or pursued. The quarries are still open. It is mind-boggling. The affected homeowners just cannot get their heads around how this can still be possible and the Government is talking about having to introduce more levies. They are saying why not go to the root source? Go to the root source of the problem. Make sure the governance is in order.

Make sure the control and quality assurance is in order. Stop the problem at source. That is the first thing. The second thing is that we know who produced the blocks. I can produce the list. I can have that on the Minister's desk tomorrow morning. People know where the blocks came from. They know who the offenders are. There is no reason for Government not to pursue those companies. The question homeowners ask is why nothing is being done. There seems to be lip service paid to it and promises to investigate. Everything seems to be on the long finger to be honest. However in terms of action and actually challenging those known to be culpable, nothing is happening. I think that is what homeowners want to see, and those who are culpable should be accountable for their actions. Justice should be seen to be done, and those culpable should contribute hugely to the overall cost of what is going to land on State coffers.