IRELAND’S CONSTRUCTION FIRMS and state agencies have told the government that there is a widespread shortage of specialised construction and infrastructure workers, resulting in delays to projects in the sector.
Further and Higher Education Minister James Lawless is hosting a second National Skills Roundtable today at University College Dublin with builders, representative bodies and state agencies.
According to an informal survey taken by the Department of Further and Higher Education in advance of today’s meeting, the vast majority of companies told the minister and his department of major skills gaps.
