Dr. Tom McDonnell:

I completely agree. That model of the State subsidising apprenticeships into construction might allow young construction workers to have higher incomes than their peers at an early age, which pushes people into construction. The two big sectors that are going to be protected from artificial intelligence are construction and care. We know, because of all of the dynamics in economy, that we need to grow and will grow those two sectors. I would be comfortable with having those types of social clauses included and with finding a way to deal with the housing crisis and the infrastructure crisis. We need to get people in and make it attractive, even if it is just temporary to do so. That would be just as relevant in the west, where the Cathaoirleach is right, the infrastructure deficits are so much more extreme than they are in the greater Dublin area. It is beyond belief.