Mr. Ross O'Colmain:

I echo the Deputy's comments and the comments made by others about the opportunity for the off-site industry to create new roles. There is a lack of availability of skills, particularly in the wet trades, to support the growth of Housing for All. The off-site industry is going to help address that issue from two sides.

The Housing for All plan is strong on the promotion of modern methods of construction. It was after consultation with the industry that we took the tack we have, that is, the promotion of our initiative under the banner of Built to Innovate, which is about how we can promote modern methods of construction in communities. There is probably a strong message in the Housing for All plan and from us that this is something we are trying to get behind and support.

Deputy Flaherty referenced Longford. There is a cluster of companies there and there may be learnings from how that cluster developed. From our conversations in the region, the availability of labour appears to have been a key part of why those companies located in that area.