Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
396. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the construction forum working group; the membership of the working group; and the number of meetings it has had to date. [33366/18]
View answerThe Construction Sector Group has been established by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to ensure regular and open dialogue between Government and the construction sector. This will be critical to enabling the successful implementation of the NDP and supporting a functioning construction sector more generally.
From an industry perspective, the Group will consist of representatives from each of the key segments including Construction Industry Federation, ICTU, IBEC, Engineers Ireland, Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, Royal Institute of the Architecture of Ireland, and the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland. The Group will be chaired by the Secretary General, DPER and will have senior representatives from the relevant Government Departments.
The first meeting of the group is scheduled to take place on 31st July 2018.
