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

I just wonder how it is that there is nobody who can be sued now in relation to what has happened here. This is costing taxpayers over €2.2 billion. Mr. Wickham is saying that everything was compliant at the time and that everybody was responsible but nobody was responsible. I am just not sure what would happen if the same problem were to occur today. When Mr. Wickham says it would be a crime and illegal, would arrests be made if this were to happen? If materials were to come out of a quarry today, what sanctions would be imposed if those materials were found to be not fit for purpose?

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