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Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2019)

Brendan Ryan: ...is the issue of our times but one would never know it with this budget. The housing allocation does not seem to recognise that Ireland has a housing crisis. For example, €1.1 billion was allocated for the construction, acquisition and leasing of only 11,000 new social homes. However, recent figures put the number of homeless in Ireland at more than 10,300, and it is consistently...

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Paul Murphy: ...literally the developers who are writing the Government's housing policy. Just a couple of weeks ago, it emerged that the developers had written the strategic housing development laws. According to The Sunday Business Post,industry representatives said that the then Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Coveney, took their recommendations "lock, stock and...

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: ...social welfare spending. We are in a strong position to face this challenge. The economy is more balanced and diversified than it was at the onset of the great recession in 2008 with less reliance on construction, less dependence on credit growth and a much more moderate rate of increase in public expenditure. We are, therefore, facing a period of uncertainty from a position of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (3 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The National Competitiveness Council’s ‘Cost of Doing Business in Ireland 2019’ report found that while Ireland is a high cost economy, the cost base for enterprise is internationally competitive across a range of metrics (e.g. the cost of starting a business, communications costs, and average income taxes). However, the Council noted that cost pressures are evident in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Harbours and Piers Development (2 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: ...Clear, as well as the maintenance of a small number of specific piers, lights and beacons throughout Ireland, in accordance with the Marine Works (Ireland) Act 1902, and piers, lights and beacons constructed under the auspices of the former Congested Districts Board. The fishery harbour and coastal infrastructure development programme is a capital expenditure programme funded from the...

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (1 Oct 2019)

Eamon Ryan: ...; — that the extent of hedgerows declined massively during the 20th century but has since recovered slightly; — that having started from a forest cover of 1 per cent in 1923, the State and the forestry industry has grown substantially, and afforestation has brought major positive benefits including the development of a forestry sector and forest products industry that...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: ...by-election in 1966. Such was his success then, that he was invited to support and organise other by-elections across the country for the party, which, I understand, led to young Michael, our colleague, catching the electoral and political bug early in his life. That by-election lived long in political folklore, being responsible for the eventual construction of the bridge to Valentia...

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...all uncertainties. Whether we have a hard Brexit or any of these difficulties materialise, there are many areas where we need dramatic increases in investment and spending. Affordable housing and council housing are most obvious area. We are not doing enough. The Construction Industry Federation told the committee that the private sector will not meet the output targets the...

Climate Action Plan to Tackle Climate Breakdown: Statements (20 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: ...on Budgetary Oversight, which was attended by important stakeholders such as Social Justice Ireland, the Nevin Economic Research Institute, NERI, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, ICTU, the Construction Industry Federation, CIF and IBEC. Based on the research of Social Justice Ireland and NERI, I made the point that throughout our history - Deputy Howlin spoke this morning about the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019) See 4 other results from this debate

Maria Bailey: ...the delegates were not in attendance at yesterday's meeting and may not have seen it. One of our pilot schemes is likely to involve rents of approximately €1,200 as a result of hitting granite during the construction of underground car parking, as well as other complexities on the site. Do the witnesses have any suggestions around affordable housing, affordable purchase or cost...

Sustainable Tourism: Statements (13 Jun 2019)

Robert Troy: .... The United Nations defines "sustainable tourism" as "tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities". If sustainable tourism is to be responsible, a long-term view of its impacts must be taken. Tourism must be promoted in a way that works to the...

Seanad: Fire Safety in Apartment Dwellings: Statements (30 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I very much welcome the opportunity to be here today to discuss this very important issue of fire safety in apartment buildings. I think we are all agreed that this is a very important issue during construction but, of course, also during the lifetime of what is a person's home. The overall aim of the building regulations is to provide for the safety and welfare of people in and as they go...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...2040. The shovels are in the ground and Project Ireland 2040 is being implemented. While, understandably, there has been much focus on one particular hospital, there are three new hospitals under construction, one of which, the national forensic mental health service hospital in Portrane, will be completed very soon. Extensions are being built all over the country, including new wings...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

..., the audio-visual action plan, among other areas. Mr. Niall Ó Donnchú is the assistant secretary with responsibility for the heritage division which has responsibility for the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the National Monuments Service, the Heritage Council, national parks and nature reserves, as well as supporting all aspects of the built and natural heritage....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Housing Policy (28 May 2019)

Damien English: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue and for giving me an opportunity to clarify the relevant regulations as well as the importance of having modular homes and the use of off-site construction, which is something that our Department is for. We would like to encourage as many local authorities as possible to use the option of off-site construction, modular housing, rapid build...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: European Commission Strategy on Climate Action: Discussion (16 May 2019)

Eamon Ryan: The Commission and the outgoing Parliament have done a good job on the whole green energy package, particularly in the governance mechanisms which have been put in place. It has dragged the Council forward and I commend the Commission on how it has done that. However, now we have to act. The Irish plan, which we will see in June, is critical for us. This committee has looked at this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Energy Efficient Housing: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Mr. Pat Barry: I thank the committee for the invitation to present at today’s meeting. The Irish Green Building Council was founded by organisations operating in the construction and property sector to accelerate the transition to a sustainable built environment. We advocate and educate, but we also develop tools to facilitate this transition. For example, we have developed the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Council (8 May 2019)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 365 and 366 together. The Apprenticeship Council was appointed by the then Minister for Education and Skills in November 2014. The establishment of the Council was a key action in the implementation of recommendations from the independent 2014 Review of Apprenticeship Training in Ireland. The Council is enterprise-led with representatives from business, trade...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (8 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...to the Deputy's query, Ó’Cualann Co-Housing Alliance is a co-operative housing alliance with Approved Housing Body Status. The inaugural O'Cualann project in Poppintree, Ballymun, Dublin, involved Dublin City Council, AIB and industry professionals and comprised 49 A2 rated 2-bed, 3-bed and 4-bed homes with sales prices ranging from €140,000 to €220,000. The...

Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (18 Apr 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...housing crisis. Eight or ten years ago we had a financial crisis in which the banking sector was destroyed and unable to lend to people who wanted to borrow or builders who wanted to build. The construction industry was destroyed and 100,000 construction workers left the country. Rebuilding and turning it around was never going to happen quickly. No matter who is in office, it will...