Results 1-14 of 14 for construction industry council speaker:Dick Roche

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (20 Mar 2007)

Dick Roche: ...networks in these locations is being funded under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 as part of the €17.4 million Upper Liffey Valley Sewerage Scheme. Kildare County Council's Preliminary Report for the collection networks is under examination in my Department and is being dealt with as quickly as possible. I have already approved the Council's Preliminary...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (20 Mar 2007)

Dick Roche: ...Investment Programme 2005-2007 as part of the €31 million Lower Liffey Valley Sewerage Scheme. The works provided for in relation to Straffan have been completed. I have approved Kildare County Council's contract documents for the network upgrading in other locations and have also authorised the Council to prepare contract documents for the expansion of the Leixlip wastewater treatment...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (8 Mar 2007)

Dick Roche: ...The other part of that coalition Government's legacy is an interesting one. Some 250,000 people were out of work — unemployment was at 16% — and 71,000 people were working in the building and construction industry compared to 250,000 today. Deputy Gay Mitchell is correct that we have made progress. We will continue to do so. I wish to consider the Bill, although many of the...

Seanad: Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage (6 Mar 2007)

Dick Roche: ...and was debated in this House before Christmas. For this reason, I wish to correct some misconceptions and misstatements about Ireland's performance in this area. A campaign by one player in the construction sector alleges that Ireland is behind the game in energy performance and the Government has shown bias towards the concrete sector. I expect politicians to be sensible enough not to...

Seanad: Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage (6 Mar 2007)

Dick Roche: ...Federation said he had never thought he would see the day when one could envisage an end to second-rate water in the rural countryside. The money is there, as is the building capacity, and I urge councils to be much more ambitious than hitherto. Senators Mansergh and O'Rourke also mentioned the building and construction industry. I am at a loss as to how people in the Oireachtas and...

Waste Management. (27 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: ...In fact, in 2005 we passed the target set for this country for 2013, which was, by any standard, a significant achievement. With regard to specific waste streams, we have worked successfully with industry through a range of producer responsibility initiatives. Our recycling of packaging waste rose from 15% in 1998 to 60% in 2005, comfortably exceeding the 50% EU target set for 2005 and...

Seanad: Housing Policy: Motion (1 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: ...that existed in 1987, when Senator Bannon's party last relinquished power after a full term in office and when we were the basket case of Europe. We had 71,000 people working in the building and construction industry. Today, because of the Government's policies, we have 250,000. We had people fleeing the country and now we have people coming here, which is wonderful. They enrich us....

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (15 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: ...to submit comments on the draft regulations to my Department. In excess of 50 comprehensive submissions were received, several of which came from stakeholders with an interest in the building/construction industry. My Department is currently examining all of the submissions in detail with a view to incorporating any necessary amendments into both sets of draft regulations. I will issue...

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (29 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: ...and implementation by local authorities of strategic waste management plans under which specific national objectives and targets would be achieved, set out specific targets for the recycling of construction and demolition waste of at least 50% by end 2003, rising progressively to at least 85% by end 2013. A national construction and demolition waste council was established by the...

Seanad: Housing Policy: Statements. (23 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: ...a wrong that was created in Ballymun all those years ago. These achievements did not just happen. Government actions have supported the strong increase in overall housing supply and increased construction employment. Current policies have built on good foundations. Housing policy has been always a central plank of Fianna Fáil policy. In recent years, these policies have done the business....

Housing Policy: Statements. (16 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: ..., their area and their neighbourhood. These achievements did not just happen by accident. Government actions over years have supported the strong increase in overall housing supply and increased construction employment. Current policies have built on good foundations. Housing policy has been always a central plank of Fianna Fáil policy. In recent years, our policies have done the...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (18 May 2005)

Dick Roche: ...by local authorities of strategic waste management plans under which specific national objectives and targets would be achieved. It set out specific targets for the recycling of at least 50% of construction and demolition, C&D, waste by end 2003 rising progressively to at least 85% by end 2013. A National Construction and Demolition Waste Council was established by the construction...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (13 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: ...Waste Database Report in respect of 2001 was published by the agency in 2003. I understand that the agency is currently compiling the database for 2004 which will include data in relation to the construction and demolition waste stream and will be finalised by end 2005. In light of the significance of construction and demolition waste, the Government's policy statement, Changing Our Ways,...

Water Services Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: ..., as were Deputies on all sides of the House, that this section makes it an executive function of the relevant county or city manager rather than making it a reserved function of the elected council members. Members of the House will know my strong view that county managers play a good role but they are not the people who should determine policy in most areas. Deputy Lynch in particular...