Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is so much construction related travel taking place at the moment because of the very large increase in the number of primary care centres, public transport schemes and homes that are being built. That is creating challenges within the construction sector as it tries to supply the necessary workers. The Government has recently set up a construction sector working group and that is the best forum in which to deal with the issue raised by the Deputy. As he knows, what employers in the private sector pay their own employees is a matter for them, although it is an area in which both the Labour Court and the Workplace Relations Commission have been involved. The construction sector working group includes representatives of the Construction Industry Federation, CIF, and a number of Departments and is the best forum in which to analyse the matter raised by the Deputy.

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