Results 1-6 of 6 for construction industry council speaker:Terence Flanagan
- Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)
Terence Flanagan: ...as well, including more affordable housing. With the prices, particularly in Dublin, rapidly increasing yet again, this will be a further issue in the coming months and the years ahead. The construction of new homes, and rolling out a new project in that regard, would be welcome news, particularly for the 100,000 who are on the waiting lists. The Minister of State, Deputy Jan...
- Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (18 Dec 2013)
Terence Flanagan: ...the now Minister, Deputy Hogan, the late Shane McEntee and the now Taoiseach, Deputy Kenny, visited some of the residents affected in the Santry area. It is one of the legacy issues of the rapid construction of homes throughout Dublin and other areas during the Celtic tiger, a sign of the madness that prevailed during the building boom. The Bill provides for the establishment of the...
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2010)
Terence Flanagan: ...how bad is the housing market. It is estimated that as many as 600 unfinished housing estates are scatted throughout the country, roughly equating to 300,000 empty properties. I know the Construction Industry Federation and academics in NUI Maynooth have differed as to the number of empty housing units in the country. There is certainly a large number of them, probably as many as...
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (5 Mar 2009)
Terence Flanagan: ...the need for extra Exchequer funding, and that is to be welcomed. The Bill is necessary because the Government has failed to deliver promised social and affordable housing. The collapse of the construction industry, caused by the Taoiseach's boom and bust economics, has made the delivery of new social and affordable housing difficult. The legislation does not address the issue of...
- Housing: Motion (16 Dec 2008)
Terence Flanagan: ...-door to her in Darndale has been boarded up for the past year and a half. Why has this been allowed to happen at a time when people are crying out for housing? I call again on the Dublin City Council manager to ensure that boarded up houses are turned around within strict timelines. The comment by the Minister of State, Deputy Finneran, to RTE that he thinks 9,000 houses will be...
- Management Companies (Housing Developments): Motion (8 May 2008)
Terence Flanagan: ...management companies. What we currently have is yet another quango where a director and staff have been appointed with a substantial budget but the office has no statutory powers to regulate the industry. Today, problems continue with management companies because of the Government's slow-footed approach. Apartment owners remain unprotected as they have been neglected by this Government....