It's estimated 70-80% of construction work in the Isle of Man is still being funded by taxpayers' money.
Chief Minister Allan Bell has been speaking about the industry in Tynwald questions.
His comments came during a question from Michael MHK Alf Cannan about the progress being made on eastern, western and northern area plans:
Rest of today's TT qualifying called off due to weather
Organisers scrap remainder of session
MER services suspended between Douglas and Laxey
It follows road traffic collision in Groudle Glen area
'Extremely challenging' 36 hours for Isle of Man Constabulary
A juvenile is in custody in relation to an ongoing murder investigation
Today's qualifying stopped due to poor visibility
The session has since restarted under partly-controlled conditions