Cabinet Committees
Dail Éireann — 2025-12-10
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

The Government is absolutely committed to it.
On Deputy Lawless's question, there is a huge increase in apprenticeships. We are recruiting people back. We are anxious for people to come back into the country, and people are coming back into the country. The construction industry is confident enough in terms of the numbers for getting the housing done, for example, and the huge retrofit programme that is going on as well.
I will talk and engage with the Minister in respect of Deputy Conway-Walsh's query on the R312.
Regarding Deputy Heneghan's question, I have discussed that in terms of Clontarf and flood relief generally. It will be part of critical infrastructure, absolutely. I see it as critical infrastructure because it is a big threat to us. The storms are worse and they are more severe. We need to accelerate the protection of people, households and businesses in that respect.
On the N25, we need to get the bypasses along that road. That is a section of the road that definitely needs improvement.
I thank the Ceann Comhairle.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-10