Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I completely agree with the Minister of State about the role that MMC can play. However, we know that the percentage of homes being built by MMC remains very small. I do not think the State has created the demand for MMC. We know the industry itself is still in its infancy and it will not grow sufficiently fast unless we are willing to nurture it. That means creating the demand for those services and seeking the help of those services to deliver homes. There are approximately 100 MMC providers in the State but only approximately one quarter of them provide complete housing solutions. We can see the impact of MMC in other countries. Some countries have begun turning away from building data centres. Given that one of the benefits of MMC is that they are far more environmentally friendly, this highlights the shortcomings of the current approach. Dublin City Council, the local authority that has done the most in terms of MMC, previously had a framework agreement for MMC suppliers to tender for the delivery of homes but that is no longer available. We need to have that focus coming from the State as well.

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