Inefficiency and outdated practices in the construction industry are "holding Ireland back" and must change, the Taoiseach has told builders and developers. Inefficiency and outdated practices in the construction industry are "holding Ireland back" and must change, the Taoiseach has told builders and developers. Leo Varadkar also vowed to tackle “vexatious disputes” that tie up essential housing and industrial projects for years in his Croke Park address to the Construction Industry Federation conference. “While there are many great innovative firms working in the sector, those practices and approaches are not mainstream,” he said. Unfortunately that’s not the case today … but we can and will change that.”The Taoiseach said housing construction still was struggling with the destructive legacy of the Celtic Tiger’s collapse.

Source: Irish Independent October 02, 2019 13:41 UTC