Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion
2:00 am
Mr. Niall Gleeson:
On the capacity side, we have no problem with our supply chain. It has built up for delivery. This year, we will deliver €1.4 billion of capital investment. We are increasing it by €100 million to €150 million a year over the next five years. Our supply chain is able to keep up with that. The biggest thing for me is to keep construction companies in the country. We need to keep them incentivised so they can see that there is a growth path for them to be able to continue to invest in the country and keep things going.
The construction companies already do a good job and are well structured. Most of them know what they are doing. I am not sure we need a State agency to take that role on. The infrastructure for those companies to deliver is there. The State needs to guarantee we will keep spending money and that they should stay in this country to make a small profit.
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