Tom Parlon rows back on construction cost comment as most sites reopen

"There won’t be a mad increase like that." - CIF Director General Tom Parlon rowed back on a suggestion that constrction costs could increase by 40%. Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Construction industry chief Tom Parlon has rowed back on claims that infrastructure project costs would soar by 40% due to the Covid-19 shutdown.