The Director General of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF), Tom Parlon has said he "misspoke" in the Dáil this week when he said that cost of complex projects will increase by 40% due to the enforcement of Covid-19 restrictions.
On Tuesday, Mr Parlon told the Dáil Covid-19 committee that the cost of complex projects would increase by 40% and the cost of building a house would rise by 5-10%.
Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Sarah McInerney he explained that he meant to say that "productivity will be reduced by up to 40% on complex projects while severe regulations are in place." "I misspoke on that.
What I meant to say is that productivity will be reduced by up to 40% on complex projects while severe regulations are in place. "I didn't