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Are government housing targets pie in the sky if there isn’t the skilled workers

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11.21 12 May 2022


Are government housing targets pie in the sky if there isn’t the skilled workers


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11.21 12 May 2022


Are government housing targets pie in the sky if there isn’t the skilled workers to carry out construction? More than 50,000 construction workers are urgently needed to fill a ‘black hole’ in the workforce if the Government is to meet targets aimed at tackling the housing crisis. To discuss this Pat was joined on the show by James Benson, Director of Housing, Planning and Development Services at the Construction Industry Federation and Peter Finn AKA Pete the builder.

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