Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Rose Conway-WalshRose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

When Mr. Wickham says "market surveillance" are there checks so the Government can stand over it in terms of regulations? One of the biggest surprises we got when we started looking at this, because we automatically assumed the materials coming out of the quarry were insured, guaranteed or regulated, was that we quickly realised that everything, from the noise to the environment and everything around it, was being regulated except for the materials coming out of the quarries. Are they regulated to a standard now whereby people can be assured that what is coming out of the quarries is fit for purpose? Are we leaving it to the industry and those who manufacture the blocks? This is what I am trying to get to.

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