Results 1-2 of 2 for construction industry council speaker:Shane McEntee

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2006)

Shane McEntee: I have never been involved in a council so find it difficult to get a grasp of planning procedures. In the past ten or 20 years, we have gone from being an island that for 80 or 90 years had a small business outlook and a narrow approach to an island with a big economy, which is welcome. Only when one visits other places like London or Paris does one recognise that we are still in our infancy...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Feb 2006)

Shane McEntee: ...to stand on our own two feet or stand back and dictate the kind of Europe we want. We all know that this country is in its infancy with regard to building. I hope there will be another 20 years of construction and long may the current property boom last, although the time will come when enough houses have been built and building comes to a halt. However, the industry on which this country...