Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Can I ask about the skill gap? We are proposing to build up to 20,000 new houses every year. The Government's target for 2030 is to have 500,000 houses or units retrofitted. There is an insufficient number of tradesmen with the ability to deliver the projects on time. How does the CIF believe the skills gap could be bridged? What do we need to do at national level and through policy to ensure we have the tradesmen required to reach the target of 20,000 or 25,000 units per year but also the target of 500,000 in the next 11 years?