Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 2 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Modern Construction Methods: Discussion

Photo of Eoin Ó BroinEoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is not that I think we are looking for silver bullets, because we know this is not straightforward. The only reason Mr. O'Connor was able to come here to make the presentation he made today is that we had a rural refugee crisis and somebody, somewhere, decided that we need to get 500 units of accommodation very quickly, said that somebody should sort it out, and a bunch of people were tasked to do it. To go from that to building more complex buildings that are for long-term residential use or others is another step. Somebody, somewhere in the system, has to decide that this is where we take it to the next level. It is not a silver bullet but more about who gives the next push. When we had Enterprise Ireland in, it made the point that many of the pieces are in place, but a push has to come from somewhere. I hear the point Mr. Carlin is making and take it on board.

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