A report of the Market Surveillance of Construction Products produced from Donegal quarries has been published.
The purpose of this audit was to evaluate, in Donegal, the relevant economic operators’ compliance with the Construction Products Regulation when placing concrete blocks or aggregates for concrete on the market.
The audit found that, in general, there was a level of formal non-compliance with the requirements of the Construction Products Regulation among economic operators in Donegal.
These issues primarily related to errors in and omissions of the paperwork, and the report states that this generally did not reflect a concern with the tested performance of the products themselves.
As a result of the audit, corrective actions were taken against three economic operators by the Market Surveillance Authorities, which are now complete or in the process of being completed to the satisfaction of the authorities.
Noting the recommendations contained in the report, Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien stated that the results of this audit highlights the importance and value of active market surveillance in the quarrying sector and the need to continue this work in Donegal and on a nationwide basis.
Minister O’Brien acknowledged that has happened in the past, the impact of which a great number of people are still feeling, and says that the Government will not be complacent on this issue
