More surveyors are needed to tackle Ireland's housing crisis

Unfilled construction vacancies despite salaries of builders on €85K, surveyors on €77K, property on €70K and land on €64K

Kevin James, president of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, says more qualified graduates need to enter the surveying profession to help solve Ireland's housing supply crisis.

A shortage of qualified surveyors is adding to the challenges faced by Ireland’s busy and in-demand construction industry.

A survey by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) has found that up to 3,000 surveying positions will be created by 2026 in the buoyant sector. However, the country is still facing a 59% shortfall.