Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 2 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Modern Construction Methods: Discussion

Mr. Ciar?n O'Connor:

It was a broad view. EY did a study and arising out of that, this group that was set up. The Deputy is right. We are seeking a balance. There are groups, such as the cement industry, which do not want certain changes and have legitimate arguments and fears that we need to address.

There is no point saying we will throw people overboard when we do this because concrete will be needed. The question is where it is used, where its best benefit is and how we transition that industry. Those issues need to be teased out so that people do not feel we are going in there to assassinate them.

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