Construction industry is slowly but surely getting back on its feet

Following a generation that will be remembered for bad builds, the dawn of a new era could be upon us, writes Quinton O’Reilly

Standing, from left: John Wickham, senior advisor, Housing Advisors and Building Standards, Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government; Sarah Neary, principal advisor, Housing Advisors and Building Standards, Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government; Daniel Trnka, senior policy analyst, Regulatory Policy Division, OECD, Paris; Damien English, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government; Tina-Marie O’Neill, Property Editor, The Sunday Business Post; Stewart Macartney, director, Blyth & Blyth Consulting Engineers, Edinburgh. Seated, left to right: Nason Fallon, assistant principal, Housing Advisors and Building Standards, Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government; Pat Nestor, senior building surveyor, Head of Building Control, Dublin City Council; and Arthur Byrne, public safety manager, ESB Networks Pictures: Maura Hickey

The spectre of the housing crash still looms over the construction industry, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. The industry needs ...