Results 141-160 of 507 for construction industry council

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2021)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for his affirmation of all those who work in the housing department in Kerry County Council and in the construction industry more generally. Yesterday I met representatives from the industry to discuss the degree to which they have developed innovative approaches to safety in the workplace, particularly during the Covid pandemic. The return-to-work protocol became the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...permissions, and the appeal to the Supreme Court against the constitutionality of the legislation, the Government's real motive in introducing the current loophole for developers was to appease the construction lobby. Although we said more time should be given to allow the benefits of Part V to become apparent, the Minister, Deputy Cullen, would have none of it and guillotined the Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Official Engagements (24 Sep 2013)

Brendan Howlin: ...fully utilize the visit. These included: Meeting with the Vice President of Academy for Macroeconomic Research under National Development and Reform Commission, Professor Wang Yiming Meeting with the Chairman of China Construction Bank Leasing, GU Jingpu, China Construction Bank HQ Meeting with the Board of Saongroup, Saongroup China HQ Interview with the Economic Observer Meeting with the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...BCP Capital Berry Global CABE Carroll Joinery Ceramic House Ltd Citifab Clare County Council COFORD Coillte Forest Industries Ireland Commission for Regulation of Utilities Comsec Construction Industry Federation...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (19 Dec 2007)

John Gormley: ...to publication of additional guidance in relation to appropriate protocols for testing underfloor infill material. My Department is represented on this Panel, together with representatives of the construction industry. Following a public consultation process, the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) has now published a new Standard Recommendation, which is a definitive...

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...are coming from with regard to the crisis we face with housing. We had a seven-year period after a severe economic crisis during which very few homes were built at all. The banks were bust, the construction industry collapsed and the Government was not in a position to build new housing because of the fiscal crisis. In that period, however, the population continued to grow and many new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (11 Nov 2014)

Mr. Kieran Mulvey: I thank the Chairman and members for extending an invitation to the Labour Relations Commission to make its observations on the general scheme of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2014. First of all, I apologise. I sent down a draft of our observations on the Workplace Relations Bill and it was brought to my attention last Friday that I had sent the committee the...

Report on Building Standards, Building Controls and Consumer Protection: Motion (24 May 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Helen McEntee: ...control reform agenda has been developed: first, reform of the building control process; second, the establishment of a national building control management project, NBCMP; and third, putting the Construction Industry Register Ireland, CIRI, on a statutory footing. It was through the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014, Sl 9 of 2014, known within the industry as BCAR, that the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Official Engagements (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Please find table below outlining my Department's engagement with the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection and Israel's Ministry of Housing and Construction. Date Unit within DHLGH Engagement with Initiated by Type of Engagement Topic(s) 08-Aug-22 Climate and Construction Innovation Unit Israel’s...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (3 Nov 2016)

Damien English: ...on 19 July 2016, sets out a broad range of further measures to tackle, among other things, some of the costs associated with the provision of housing in the interests of reducing construction overheads in order to facilitate an increased level of housing output into the future. In particular, a €200 million Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) will provide much...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Offshore Renewable Industry Forum and Ireland’s Offshore Wind Industry: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

...from, I moved back to Ireland from the UK last year having spent the previous ten years working in offshore wind there with a Danish energy developer, Ørsted. I was involved in development, construction and operations. Something that I saw that was a success and that has since become a platform for growth of offshore wind and ensured that the benefits of offshore wind energy are...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2013)

Michael Comiskey: I welcome the good news that €30,000 has been allocated to Leitrim County Council to have a look at the old railway line that runs from Sligo through Leitrim and Cavan into Northern Ireland, with the prospect of opening up a greenway. This would be a great boost for jobs in the area in its construction and in tourism enterprise. The fact that it runs close to the original Rainbow...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2007)

Dominic Hannigan: ...Irish Rural Dwellers Association have about the make-up of the board. Part 5, dealing with social and affordable housing should be also reviewed. I was disappointed to learn this morning that the Construction Industry Federation, CIF, is attacking Clare County Council because it is using the Act to ensure that 20% of housing in the county is social and affordable. The CIF is concerned...

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

John Browne: ...' value. I expect he will announce this evening the reversal of last week's budget decision on the schemes. On Thursday, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine will attend the annual EU Council meeting on fisheries in Brussels. Knowing about it from my experience in the Department, the Minister will argue for three days with his European counterparts about the importance of...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (2 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: ...to give urgent consideration to publication of additional guidance in relation to appropriate protocols for testing underfloor infill material. My Department is represented on this Panel, as is the construction industry. Following a public consultation process, the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) has now published a new Standard Recommendation, which is a definitive...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (15 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: .... My Department provides research and secretarial support to the Group, and as part of the national skills architecture, the EGFSN's analysis helps inform the work of the National Skills Council, which advises on the prioritisation of identified skills needs and the allocation of resources across the education and training system to address these needs. As part of its 2020 and 2021...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (27 Feb 2008)

John Gormley: ...to give urgent consideration to publication of additional guidance in relation to appropriate protocols for testing underfloor infill material. My Department is represented on this Panel, as is the construction industry. Following a public consultation process, the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) has now published a new Standard Recommendation, which is a definitive...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (5 Mar 2014) See 1 other result from this debate

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...is not responsible for housing, but I asked her if she has had or will have continuous crisis meetings to address this issue. A pilot scheme in Limerick does not address it. The plan to get the construction industry going will not address it in the short term. It will take at least five years if the Government puts the money into local authorities, which it is not doing. The Minister...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (19 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I look forward to visiting Sligo again. I have been trying to get out there. I am visiting Westmeath County Council tomorrow and I look forward to visiting the county councils in both Sligo and Leitrim to talk to them about the climate action plan we have to deliver together. I am looking forward to visiting Sligo in particular because one of the most interesting pathfinder projects in our...

Leaders' Questions. (26 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Government sought to bring in contractors and minimum standards were not observed. If Dublin City Council can have an arrangement with contractors that requires compliance with minimum standards why can this not be applied in the rest of the economy? Instead, the Tánaiste went to Turkey and brought in a company that abused Turkish workers and the Government made a special arrangement...