Results 1-4 of 4 for construction industry council speaker:Willie Penrose

Consumer Issues: Motion (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)

Willie Penrose: ...a trickle since 2001. Most people did not notice the end of this growth because it was replaced by the property boom. An increase in population led to increased demand for housing which fuelled a construction boom which required more immigrant workers who needed more houses to live in. That was a cycle which any economist not in the pay of the building industry or the banks could have...

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

Willie Penrose: ...were absurdly optimistic. When the plan was launched, housing completions had peaked and the Minister must have been aware of how dependent the Exchequer had become on taxes from the building industry. At a time when construction in the rest of Europe comprised about 5% of GDP, construction in Ireland reached a totally unsustainable 11% of GDP. The Taoiseach must now recall with...

Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: ...laws, from the perspective of job security, access to sick pay and pension entitlements or to other non-pay benefits, that are considered the norm for comparable employees working in the same industry. The founding ethos of my party was to promulgate, espouse and acknowledge the principle of equality. The Labour Party, along with Sinn Féin, is tonight focusing on the plight and treatment...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)

Willie Penrose: ...may not be shared by everyone. This Bill will fundamentally change our country's planning laws and some people argue this change is not for the better. Section 3 effectively provides that major construction projects, including private projects, can be built without going through the normal planning process. These projects include waste incinerators, chemical treatment plants, major...