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Stephen McKenna

Stephen McKenna

Associate Director, HF Construction Ireland

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Notable Quotes

"My biggest fear is that during the next downturn this will inevitably force a raft of unnecessary insolvencies, setting the industry and the economy back decades, and lead to another flight of skills abroad."

"It falls on the Oireachtas to plug this gap, and rapidly."

Stories

Ireland's construction payment law under scrutiny

Rule Changes

Legal expert calling for legislative reform

Ireland's Construction Contracts Act was supposed to ensure builders got paid on time. For a decade, contractors believed that if a client didn't respond to a payment claim within 21 days, the money was automatically owed. A High Court ruling in January 2026 determined that was never trueβ€”the law contains no such automatic payment requirement, and clients can simply ignore bills they dispute.

Updated Feb 10