Results 1-8 of 8 for construction industry council speaker:Catherine Murphy

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Repeal of Part V Leasing) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 May 2021)

Catherine Murphy: ...part of the social housing mix. I believe the number of housing units being acquired in this way is seriously understated, however. In my constituency, several housing estates, which were under construction by private developers, were snapped up by the council or an approved housing body, AHB, under long-term leasing. I will refer to three of them by way of example. In Johnstown in...

Building Standards, Regulations and Homeowner Protection: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2017)

Catherine Murphy: ...the extent of the problem and considering other areas. It will be really important to see that. I compliment the Green Party on tabling this very timely motion. I was elected to a county council in 1991. Essentially, the nuts and bolts of what we did involved picking up the pieces after the last crash. Some of us are actually quite experienced in picking up the pieces after...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Catherine Murphy: ...his rationale for this measure and as he is entitled to his view on it I feel that I am entitled to mine. This is a monumental error. It is the kind of stuff we would expect to be written by the Construction Industry Federation. This is more to do with development - or a hope of development - rather than planning. With a really robust planning system one anticipates problems. A lot of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development in Ireland: Irish Planning Institute (25 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: ...regional planning guidelines knitted into the national spatial strategy, this produced a change in culture within the local authorities. I noticed a major change in culture within Kildare County Council when people fitted into that more strategic approach. However, does the institute accept that we cannot have a purely spatial strategy and that there must be some sort of dovetailing with...

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Catherine Murphy: ...'s report better than others. That tells us something. I do not buy into the claim in the Fianna Fáil motion that the decision was taken because Fine Gael and the Labour Party control particular councils. This is a philosophy which existed for several decades whereby the construction sector dictated a development approach rather than a real planning system. Planning should be aimed at...

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: ...the Bill, Senator Feargal Quinn, who is here today, and Mr. Seán Gallagher, who provided much of the expertise behind it. While it is important legislation, much more needs to be done in the construction sector. However, that should not stop us from doing things that could have a fairly immediate effect. I would like to see much more comprehensive legislation that puts the consumer...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: ...on this matter. Last week the "Gerry Ryan Show" covered the topic and I was contacted by the programme researchers for some background information. I was told a spokesperson for Fingal County Council said the council introduced the policy relating to management companies because it could not afford to take housing estates in charge. I was in the public gallery last week when the Kildare...

Housing Developments: Motion (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)

Catherine Murphy: ...is for 2002, but the situation has worsened since then. There are 19,000 houses in Kildare on that list. I do not know what the figure is nationally. Some housing estates have been described by the council as "abandoned", some are over 30 years old while some are reasonably new. The construction industry has not covered itself in glory in this matter. Most estates do not have management...