Mr. Seán Armstrong:

It is worth saying that under Housing for All there is a specific focus on skills and training and labour shortages. There is the industry capability group, led by the Secretary General of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. That Department is focused on increasing the workforce and it is working with SOLAS. There have been significant increases in the number of apprentices coming through the construction trades recently. They are increasing their capacity. They are doing awareness campaigns and working very closely with the Department of Social Protection to encourage people to work in the construction sector. There is an industry engagement group called the construction skills sector recruitment group. It is a collaboration between the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, SOLAS and the construction industry. It aims not just to encourage recruitment but also to encourage young people to work in the sector and to improve gender balance and diversity. Quite a lot of work is being done in that area.