Results 81-100 of 354 for construction industry council

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (29 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Construction Products Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 (CPR) sets out rules for the marketing of construction products in the EU, from 1 July 2013. While the CPR came into force and has direct legal application across the entire European Union, each Member State is responsible for regulating for its own market surveillance activities in accordance with the specific requirements of the CPR and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (3 Apr 2014)

Brian Hayes: ...the River Poddle identified under an accelerated procedure of the East Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management study and on which the public were consulted in June 2013. South Dublin County Council (SDCC) will take the proposals forward through planning and eventual construction. The Council is currently reviewing the Options Report and it is hoped that the procurement of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (26 Apr 2022)

Mr. Pat Barry: The Irish Green Building Council is working in co-operation with the industry and key stakeholders to develop a roadmap to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment. For the first time, we have tried to capture the total environmental impact of construction and the built environment across its whole life cycle. This work, done in close co-operation with University...

National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements (17 Feb 2022)

Joan Collins: ..., with the remaining 900 to be completed by the middle of this year, they hope. The latest Housing for All progress report attributed the significant delays to the pandemic, citing “reduced capacity in the construction sector and related COVID-19 protocols for surveyors and contractors, given the homes retrofitted under these programmes are occupied”. However, that is not...

Written Answers — Transport Network: Transport Network (19 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: ...than €30 billion in direct transport user benefits. These transport benefits are reflected in lower transport costs and access to wider labour markets, raising productivity and reducing costs to industry. This has helped to make Ireland a more cost-efficient place to do business than would otherwise have been the case. A recent submission by the Construction Industry Council prepared by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Building Reform Regulations: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Feb 2023)

...of a register of competent builders. SI 9 created a responsibility, starting with the owner or initiator of a project, to identify competent people to act at design stage, follow through into construction stage and, ultimately, achieve certification at the end for compliance with building regulations. The Hackitt report, which came out on foot of Grenfell four or five years later,...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: The National Safety Council is the agency mandated with responsibility for road safety advertising and education. The Council has now published road safety leaflets in 8 languages including Polish, Latvian and Lithuanian. The leaflets have been distributed widely through foreign newspapers that are in circulation in this country and throughout the relevant communities. The leaflets are also...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Harris: The Douglas Flood Relief Scheme is being progressed by Cork County Council as the Contracting Authority for the project as part of an overall scheme for Douglas and Togher, with funding being provided by the Office of Public Works (OPW). It is expected that the Scheme will be brought though Planning in the third quarter of this year. Subject to the proposed scheme being accepted, the detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Construction Product Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 (CPR) sets out rules for the marketing of construction products in the EU, regardless of where the construction products are manufactured. Where a construction product covered by a harmonised standard is being placed on the EU market, the CPR requires the manufacturer to draw up a ‘declaration of performance’ and affix a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (8 Feb 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...sensitive, I am advised that IDA Ireland continues to explore all possible options to identify and secure suitable lands aligned with investor needs and is continuing to liaise with Longford County Council and wider stakeholders in this regard. On conclusion of site selection, the design and planning phases will commence. The specific dates for commencement of construction are wholly...

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Gerry Adams: What is the status of the work of the expert panel which was established in February to examine the issue of defective concrete blocks in the construction of homes in Donegal and Mayo? The panel's terms of reference cover only private housing. Last night, "Prime Time" revealed the profound failure of State regulation of the industry and the very deep trauma this has caused for the families...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Nov 2016)

Damien English: ...together. Under the , the Government is committed to a broad range of measures to tackle, among other things, some of the costs associated with the provision of housing in the interests of reducing construction overheads. This includes undertaking a detailed analysis, in conjunction with the construction sector, to benchmark housing delivery input costs in Ireland, in order to facilitate...

Migrant Workers. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael D Higgins: ...the social welfare scheme of workers, particularly migrant workers, such as those affected by the abandonment of a public contract for the refurbishment of Eyre Square in Galway for Galway City Council and earlier the workers who are at risk following the collapse of a firm in Portumna; the increasing vulnerability of migrant workers affected by sudden closures in the construction...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (30 Jan 2008)

John Gormley: ...Surveyors in the Republic of Ireland The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland The Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland The Irish Landscape Institute Economic Development & Construction Industry (Panel B) The Construction Industry Federation Forfás The Irish Business and Employers' Confederation Chambers Ireland The Irish Auctioneers and Valuers Institute...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Nov 2014)

..., there would have to be pre-talks among both sides for them to establish that they are substantive. I refer to the group of unions together with people outside the unions. The vast majority of construction workers are members of our union. There are 95,000 on the live register. I have been unemployed for the past 12 months. Who would represent me? I am 54 years of age. I have...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (8 Feb 2012)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 216 together. The initial applications submitted by Donegal County Council to the National Roads Authority (NRA) for funding under the Specific Improvement Grants in 2012, in order of priority, along with the allocation provided in 2012 is outlined in the following table: Priority Project Amount Requested Amount Allocated 1 R263 Killybegs Industry...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (4 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Building Control Act 1990 places a clear statutory obligation on owners, designers and builders to ensure that buildings are designed and constructed in compliance with the building regulations. This applies to all sectors of the construction industry, including the self-build sector. Neither the Building Control Act 1990 nor any regulations made thereunder, including the new Building...

Construction Industry. (19 Dec 2007) See 1 other result from this debate

Tommy Broughan: ...builders from a quarry located near Ballycoolin in Dublin 15 which is owned by the Irish Asphalt division of the Lagan Group. In my view and that of my constituents, the response of the Dublin City Council manager, the Fingal County Council manager and the Ministers for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to this crisis in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Consultations (15 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...ACS Ireland HBAN / DublinBIC Macra Na Feirme Age Action Ibec Maynooth University Alone ICMSA National Competitiveness Council Ask About Money ICSA National Federation of Voluntary Service Provider British Irish Chamber of Commerce ILCU National...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (17 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: ...education capital budget to the schools capital budget. In relation to the calculation of the number of jobs generated, there is general agreement that school works are very labour intensive. Industry norms as recommended by the Construction Industry Council have been used to determine the number of jobs likely to be generated from the investment in question. The Council has suggested...