Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion
Mr. Tom Parlon:
Exactly. In the current climate, that is a big issue in the context of suppliers. I rang a supplier in respect of getting a load of ready-mixed concrete next Saturday because I will be at home and my sons will be working. The supplier told me it had not delivered a load of ready-mixed concrete on a Saturday since Christmas. There is no demand for it and the supplier cannot get drivers. There is a new scenario out there and suppliers are not going to take a risk. The levels of credit have been tightened up massively. One can understand that, given the extra costs that exist.
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