Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 October 2016

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Forecasts for Budget 2017: Department of Finance

11:00 am

Mr. Ian Power:

I indicated in the contribution slide that growth in commercial building and construction had increased by 10% this year. We are, therefore, already seeing the low vacancy rate stimulating investment and we expect growth in this area to continue next year.