Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Has Mr. Walsh spoken to Mr. Tom Parlon in the Construction Industry Federation and other stakeholders in the context of what we are discussing today?

We have contact with the CIF. We have not sought advice from CIF. Our main concern would be combatting the spread of Covid-19 and keeping projects going, on which we have had considerable interaction. We have been aware of the civil engineering contractors' dislike of the public works contracts. There was nothing we could usefully bring to the table on it. I am raising it today because it is incumbent on me to share with the committee what we see as the consequences of Vladimir Putin's actions. We believe we should bring to the attention of the committee the possible consequences and possible ameliorating actions that could be taken.