Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)

I thank Mr. Brownlee. I have several questions. I will just put one and come back later. People will be amazed to hear that over 60% of the top 50 Irish contractors are exporting their construction services to the UK, Scandinavia, central and southern Europe, the US and Canada and that between 2024 and 2025 there was a 33% increase in exports, compared to just an 8% increase in domestic business. We heard at the last meeting that there are about 170,000 employed in the construction industry and to achieve what we need, including housing, which we did not speak about specifically, it would take an extra 80,000 workers. Mr. Brownlee is saying we have the workforce to do all that in Ireland, only construction companies are bringing them abroad. Will they recruit from abroad? Will he fill me in on where the workers we are told are needed will come from? He seems to be saying we have enough and that we are exporting more than we are doing at home.