Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am happy, Chairman. Well, I am not happy. I go back to my earlier conversation piece about the documentation we got today and Mr. Sheridan's remarks about the CIF members. The decline in the Civil Engineering Contractors Association membership, the tendering process and the number who are not tendering, and the development of contractors disproportionately increasing their turnover in foreign markets is all worrying. As I said, it is a perfect storm. The construction sector, to be fair to it, has been hit with multiple belts, and that is something we must examine. I hope there will be proactive engagement on the part of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, which should be Minister-led because the line Minister is the person in charge, as opposed to passing the matter from A to B to C. I hope that, as a result of today's meeting, we will have the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in before the committee. I thank Mr. Sheridan and Mr. Parlon for being here.