IRELAND MUST FIND an extra 100,000 construction workers in the next four years if the country is to meet its housing and infrastructure targets.
This means the workforce would have to grow by 50% by 2030.
That’s according to new stats by Property Industry Ireland (PII), the association representing the property sector.
It has expressed concern about a “severe” skills shortage and an ageing workforce.
A government housing plan published in November aimed to deliver a minimum of 300,000 new homes by 2031, or an average of 50,000 homes per year from 2026 onwards.
