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Apprenticeship and Further Education and Training: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: ...not outsource that to a for-profit health sector or for-profit education system. The State educates those people so that they are able to provide these necessary skills. However, when it comes to construction, for example, or what will be a vital area of climate response in all its myriad of forms, we are largely relying on the private sector to provide apprenticeships. That simply is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Trade Relationship with Canada: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

...with groups such as Enterprise Ireland and Invest Northern Ireland - we are conscious of a one-island economy - to make the most of business opportunities that exist. We maintain close links with the Industrial Development Authority, IDA, Tourism Ireland, the Ireland Canada Business Association, which is our sister organisation in Dublin, and other Ireland-Canada chambers across Canada. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...the delivery and implementation of the climate action plan, such as in the area of marine planning and responding to the changing climate policy landscape as it evolves, particularly in the area of renewable energy. All new dwellings constructed under Housing for All are nearly zero energy buildings, NZEBs, which means most new dwellings now have renewable energy heating systems,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

...accompanied by my colleague, Ms Mary O'Brien, assistant chief fire officer. Dublin Fire Brigade provides the function of the fire authority for four Dublin local authorities, namely, Dublin City Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, South Dublin County Council and Fingal County Council. This includes the administration of part B of the building regulations in the Dublin...

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy: Statements (18 May 2023)

Cathal Berry: ...at the end of this initiative and consultative process. I recognise it is not just logic and reason that will cause this policy to evolve. There is an emotive component to it as well. I was heartened by what I have heard this afternoon. It was a constructive, civil and courteous debate. We are off to a good start. I look forward to this process, however long it lasts. Before...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...-medium term through its market engagement initiative - Project Tosaigh. The LDA has brought the first affordable purchase homes sourced via this initiative to market in conjunction with Cork County Council and Waterford City and County Councils and has a pipeline of further projects anticipated to deliver affordable for sale and cost rental homes. The First Home Scheme, launched in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Renewable Energy and Port Capacity: Discussion (16 May 2023)

...its stakeholders are embarking on the largest ever investment in the history of the port. Significant physical and digital infrastructure projects are under way at the port and include the following: construction of the T7 border control post; a port freight and passenger master plan; a berth extension programme; the purchase of additional land; digital port smart systems; a new port...

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...

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Paul Murphy: ...the root cause? It is a reliance on the private market to deliver housing and a policy which has seen those at the top, including the big corporate landlords, developers, speculators and the big construction companies, able to profit to a huge extent from this housing crisis. This is not just a housing crisis that affects everybody in the same way. Is this a terrible natural disaster...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development: Discussion (10 May 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

...role in the new offshore renewable energy hub. Rosslare Europort is now primed to take full advantage of these opportunities. The five infrastructure projects commencing this July include the construction of the terminal 7 border control facility in conjunction with the work that has been undertaken with the Office of Public Works, OPW, various Departments, CIÉ and our stakeholders...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

.... During my involvement with JFOC over the past eight years, we have specialised exclusively in residential living in low-, medium- and high-density environments, with projects in planning and in construction across Ireland. I am here with Ms Claire McManus, who is the other director of JFOC. She sits on the Housing Agency's supply and affordability panel, the joint housing committee of...

Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Catherine Connolly: ...out that the RIA for this Bill was not published. I am not sure why that RIA was not published. It was given to the library on the basis that it would be given to us but that we could not share it. That seems like something out of - I do not know what it is out of, but is there a reason for that? I have read it and I see nothing in it that cannot be shared, yet a decision was made that...

Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Second Stage (3 May 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...he could not get on the site, along with many other people, due to them being known union activists and the main contractor did not want them anywhere near the site. That was, by the way, building council houses. As a result of the fantastic campaigning of building workers and groups such as Building Workers against the Black Economy, eventually, after a couple of decades of campaigning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (2 May 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Mr. Mark Carlin: I thank the Chairman and members for the opportunity to engage with the committee on modern methods of construction. I am joined by my colleague Mr. Des O'Toole, who works extensively with our forest industries to develop and promote the use of home-grown timber in applications such as modern methods of construction, which is the main topic of discussion today. Our...

Seanad: Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023: Motion (27 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: ...surplus we can expect to have to hand this year will not be there forever and we must be awake and alert to potential shifting economic times and ensuring that floor is there for people working in construction. I acknowledge the submissions referred to by Senator Crowe, and as I outlined to Deputy O’Reilly yesterday, I am more than happy to engage and listen to anything in respect...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (27 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...delivery pathways in a complex technical and commercial environment that is highly regulated. The nature of public works delivery is changing in response to reducing the environmental impact of construction, developing more efficient methods of delivery such as off-site construction and the adoption of digital project delivery processes which enable both. An agile approach to the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...on development levies. Developers are levied by local authorities. The levy contribution scheme is a fully reserved function of all of the locally elected members of each of our 31 city or county councils and it is a matter for them. They propose, adopt and amend the scheme. There was no consultation with city or county councillors in respect of this. I spoke to the Minister yesterday...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: With the Chair's indulgence, we are seeing an increasing amount of certainty in the construction sector. People are going into work on jobs that are two, three or four years in duration on site. There are individual contractors, subcontractors and people working directly for developers and in-house. We see this not only in housing but in the commercial sector with large-scale building. We...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (20 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...of best practice guidance, standard contracts, generic template documents and procedures that cover all aspects of the delivery process of a public works project from inception to completion of the construction stage and the review of its delivery. A review of the policies and practices deployed in the procurement of public works projects commenced in March 2019 and is ongoing. The focus...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Apr 2023)

Leo Varadkar: I attended a meeting of the European Council on 23 and 24 March in Brussels. The agenda covered Ukraine; competitiveness; the Single Market and the economy; energy; and external relations. In his contribution to today’s debate, the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, will provide further detail on some of the external relations issues discussed, including Serbia-Kosovo relations,...