160. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether a deficit of construction skills is holding back construction activity especially on the residential side; and his further views on whether the forecasts for new apprenticeship registrations on page 11 of the DEIS action plan to expand new apprenticeships will not be sufficient to meet labour demand to expand housing supply to 43,000 homes per annum by 2020, which is now required. [29195/17]

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160. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether a deficit of construction skills is holding back construction activity especially on the residential side; and his further views on whether the forecasts for new apprenticeship registrations on page 11 of the DEIS action plan to expand new apprenticeships will not be sufficient to meet labour demand to expand housing supply to 43,000 homes per annum by 2020, which is now required. [29195/17]

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