The ESRI are warning construction wages are increasing faster than the rest of the economy.
We need to be treating more infrastructure builds as critical projects.
That's the view of the Construction Industry Federation's Director for the Midlands and Western Region Justin Molloy.
It follows a warning from the ESRI wages in the sector are increasing faster than the rest of the economy as they attempt to deal with the housing crisis.
Mr Molloy says it's about catering for long term projects:
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