Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Concrete Block Levy: Discussion
Mr. Kevin James:
I think the 5% is going through a process now and is coming into effect in September. Ultimately what that will generate as a supplementary income to help support the rebuilding of houses, will come out in time. I think you need to look at the governance, and the history of where the industry was and where it is now, and you look at testing procedures for quarries. The point has been made in terms of how significantly the industry has moved forward in terms of the regulatory standards that are imposed. It is really now about looking back and saying how far have we come to make sure this does not happen again in the future.
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