Shortage of timber and building materials adding to costs
The rising costs of steel, timber and building materials is an 'international phenomeon', according to the Tánaiste.
Rising prices for steel and materials is a global phenomenon, said Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar last week in the Dáil, when Limerick County Independent Richard O'Donoghue accused the Government of being responsible for 33% of extra costs for people in rural housing, due to the shortage of imported materials.
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party are not to blame for the rising cost of steel, timber and building materials, said the Tánaiste. “It is an international phenomenon”.
