Mr. Feargal ? Coigligh:

The Senator prefaced his remarks with reference to the overall crisis. Nobody takes issue with that at all. The approach of Housing for All is a cross-government one because no single response will solve all of these issues. However, modern methods of construction are seen as a very important part of the solution. The State's efforts and leadership through the local government system will be key. There can sometimes be a misconception that modern methods of construction are lower cost or lower quality methods. They are neither but they can be more timely and quicker. They can also help with another issue. If we build the scale of delivery of MMC, producers and manufacturers will build facilities in Ireland, as they already have, to accommodate MMC. You then get people working in much more agreeable environments when building our houses and people happy to go into careers in the area. It all supports a much more sustainable construction sector. On many levels, modern methods of construction offer very important tools in addressing our future housing needs.