Building sites 'well-managed and should stay open', says CIF boss

The director-general of the Construction Industry Federation, Tom Parlon, has defended the record of the construction sector with regard to Covid safety. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

The director-general of the Construction Industry Federation, Tom Parlon, has defended the record of the construction sector with regard to Covid safety.

Mr Parlon told Newstalk Breakfast that he had been shocked to learn that the Government was considering closing down the sector during the current lockdown.