Results 1-8 of 8 for construction industry council speaker:Phil Hogan

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...

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 — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...Expenditure 2011 Expenditure 2012 Expenditure 2013 (to date) Expenditure AECOM Cost Optimal study for non domestic buildings. €17,393 €26,792 BRE Study for assessing acceptable construction details to support TGD L Conservation of Fuel and Energy-Dwellings 2010. €103,836 Building Research Establishment Ltd. Retrofitting Code of Practice. ...

Seanad: Local Authority Housing (23 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: ...are continuing and it would be inappropriate to anticipate their conclusion. I imagine Senator Power has no wish for me, as a public representative, to intervene in court proceedings. Dublin City Council's appeal against the High Court order that it pay the costs of providing alternative accommodation for the Priory Hall residents will be heard on 24 April 2012. I realise this has...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (2 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 38 and 46 together. The legal requirements applicable to the design and construction of new buildings, including dwellings, are specified in the second schedule to the Building Regulations. Technical Guidance Documents are published by my Department to demonstrate how the legal requirements can be achieved in practice. Compliance with the regulations is...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (2 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: ...by builders and designers of buildings confirming that the statutory requirements of the Building Regulations have been met; (b) the lodgement of drawings at both commencement and completion of construction, demonstrating how the building has been designed and built to comply with all parts of the Building Regulations; (c) more efficient pooling of building control staff and resources...

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: ...in the announcement of its package of measures yesterday that it has taken 11 years to blow the boom. It ignored all warnings from the IMF, the Central Bank and the National Competitiveness Council that there was a problem on the horizon with jobs and the construction industry. I agree with Deputy O'Keeffe that there should have been a financial framework under the auspices of the...

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage. (23 Feb 2005)

Phil Hogan: ...under the act, a system of accreditation for people acting as trainers or assessors. The Minister of State will be aware of matters I raised on Committee Stage and during Questions regarding the construction industry. It has emerged that employees did not receive proper training or certification of their training under the FÁS schemes established for this purpose. The Health and Safety...