Mr. Leo Clancy:

I do not have information on wages levels for those jobs to hand. However, we have information to hand on wage levels for the engineering sector, which Mr. Leahy is accessing. That is the sector from which most of these jobs come. They are well-paid jobs. Construction is a high-cost industry in terms of salaries at present. We are conscious of the scarcity of labour in the housing area and other areas of construction. They are well-paid jobs because of the market conditions that underpin the workers' ability to go elsewhere and also because they are in a high-value industry. Irish construction is not just in data centres. It is also in things like semiconductor fabrication plants and, increasingly, in advanced medical technology and pharmaceutical companies. Those are very high-quality exports. We have seen a big bounce in construction exports, which is really good for the long term for our construction industry and gives a lot of onward confidence.

Mr. Leahy might like to comment on the construction sector average salary versus State norms.