Results 21-40 of 200 for construction industry council

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Economic Dialogue (12 Jul 2017)

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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Mairead Farrell: ...Google search that. I thank Mr. McGann for that because I was not sure about what is categorised as a windfall and what is not. We hear the Department and we hear what the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC, says every time it comes in here, so members of this committee are aware of the over-reliance on corporation tax receipts. My following question is for the Department of Public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Impact of Brexit on Ireland's Housing Market: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2018)

Ms Sarah Neary: The Chairman referred to new technologies in the construction industry as a whole. There is a broad picture and there are areas for which we have a direct responsibility or on which we have a direct impact. We are supporting the new technologies being developed for speedier delivery both through the rapid delivery framework, which was established last year by the Office of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Ms Jean Winters: I am the director of industrial relations and employment services at the Construction Industry Federation, CIF. I thank the joint committee for the invitation to attend and to contribute to the discussion on bogus self-employment. I am accompanied by my colleague, Mr. Conor O'Connell, who is the regional director of CIF. The construction industry comprises a number of...

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I am generally concerned about how this is policed and enforced. For many years, contractors had to be compliant with the construction industry pension scheme. I do not know about national bodies, but local authorities turned a blind eye to it because they were getting the contractors at the most competitive price. I raised it with Donegal County Council a number of years ago. When it...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (8 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: ...comprehensively the use of the statutory certificates in a self-build scenario. The Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 do not require the use of builders who are registered with the Construction Industry Federation (CIF). Owners however have a duty of care to appoint competent persons to work on site and it is in this context that reliance on industry registers may be of...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: ...€1 million investment. On that basis this year capital investment programme supports 20,000 plus jobs. Indirect job effects are more difficult to estimate but it is estimated, in Luas and Metro construction that for each €1 million invested maintains and supports three added jobs. It has been estimated that the Metro North project because of its nature will create about 6000 jobs...

Written Answers — Capital Investment: Capital Investment (9 Jul 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to the construction industry council's proposal to use private pension funds to bolster capital spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29589/09]

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

James Heffernan: This leads me on to the Contracts Bill. Last May, my colleague, Councillor David Moloney, tabled a motion at Limerick County Council. I have a letter from the Construction Industry Federation saying that 125 days have passed since the Bill came through the Seanad.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Statement: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Sep 2016)

Tommy Broughan: There are deficiencies. We have a dysfunctional construction industry and market. Ten of thousands of people are effectively homeless, yet the council maintains we are operating at close to potential. That is nonsense.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Carbon and Energy within the Construction Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (3 May 2022)

Mr. Neil Kerrigan: I thank the Senator for the question. The technology centre is a unique piece of infrastructure. It involves industry working with the State on agreed problems. It is collaboration around agreed problems. We have worked with a number of sectors and construction is one of the sectors that has not had a technology centre. It allows industry, Government and academia to...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by ICTU, HSA and CIF Representatives on the Reopening of the Construction Industry (19 May 2020)

Mr. Tom Parlon: -----for collaboration. I am in a group called the Construction Industry Council, which includes engineers, chartered engineers, surveyors, architects and so on. We have come out with a statement to say we should attempt to agree costs collaboratively, because there is a legal industry that lives off disputes. That will be the big challenge. We hope the Office of...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: ...he should accept it so that it also is a matter that is on the Dáil record. As the Minister of State will be aware, the purpose of this register is to have a statutory register of competence for construction industry professionals. The history of such a register is long. It was first proposed by the Law Reform Commission in 1977, a time when there was a significant concern among...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses^ (24 Jun 2014)

Pat Deering: ...Irl. Limited is primarily a Carlow company with operations in Wicklow and other locations. The company was established by Dan Morrissey in the 1930s, although the family's association with the construction materials industry can be traced back many generations. A family-owned and managed business, it is one of the biggest independent suppliers of materials to the Irish construction...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (15 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: In September SOLAS published the 2016 National Skills Bulletin where shortage indicators are highlighted across a range of construction-related occupations from professional to craft to skilled operative. SOLAS has finalised its latest forecast for craft apprenticeship including construction-related apprenticeships. This forecast, in addition to the data and trends provided in the 2016...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)

Mary Butler: ...and I thank him and his officials for attending. Many of the submissions we have already received from various organisations whose representatives have been before us, especially those of the Construction Industry Federation, have stated that the VAT rate of 13.5% should be reduced in some instances to 9% - and perhaps even to 0% - to try to stimulate the construction industry. What is...

Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (11 Nov 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 252: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that any contracts entered into by a council and a contractor (details supplied) are tax compliant and in accord with the registered agreement for the construction industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42147/10]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (3 Mar 2009)

Brian Cowen: I have made: two appointments to the Board of the National Economic and Social Council (NESC); Mr Tom Parlon, Construction Industry Federation and Ms Siobhan Masterson, IBEC; one appointment to the National Economic and Social Forum (NESF); Senator Maria Corrigan; and three appointments to the Council of the National Centre for Partnership and Performance (NCPP); Mr Dermot Curran, Department...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Housing Policy (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: This Government is committed to better understanding and therefore tackling the ongoing housing crisis. In June 2020 my Department requested the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) to undertake research on the following question; What are the policy options available to facilitate the delivery of public and private housing in line with the compact growth targets set out in the...