Results 1-5 of 5 for construction industry council speaker:Brendan Smith

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (5 Mar 2024)

Brendan Smith: The comments in the British command paper prior to the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Executive and the North-South Ministerial Council were particularly negative in regard to the all-Ireland economy. Regardless of what British public servants or politicians think, the all-Ireland economy exists, is growing and is being strengthened every day, thankfully, for the benefit...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (15 Feb 2024)

Brendan Smith: ...for her support in getting major funding for the flagship project for the Shannon Pot and Cavan Burren Park interpretive centre. We are well advanced with that project and it will proceed to construction within the next few months. It is a €7 million project. The Minister's assistance in promoting it and ensuring substantial funding was provided is very much appreciated in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economic and Social Benefits of the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement: IBEC (9 Feb 2023)

Brendan Smith: ...agreements, Government policy, State policies or whatever, that we review what has happened. We should posit and put that out there, and show what can be done. Mr. D'Arcy mentioned the agrifood industry. That has grown so much on an all-Ireland basis. The company, Lakeland Dairies, made massive investment in the likes of Omagh, and throughout Northern Ireland, where both the raw and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Challenges Facing Cross-Border Authorities: Irish Central Border Area Network (14 Feb 2019)

Brendan Smith: ...- I brought parliamentary delegations from abroad to Cavan and Monaghan, including the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons. In the presentations that were made to Monaghan County Council and Cavan County Council, we drew widely on ICBAN's publications. I compliment ICBAN on them. At the time, I passed on our thanks to Councillor Paddy O'Rourke, who chaired ICBAN, for the...

Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)

Brendan Smith: ...The current operations are modern, largely escape-proof units which developed following the introduction of the 1965 order, in marked contrast to the small scale units which were the norm until the industry was brought under statutory control. There is no evidence to support the claim made by Deputy Cowley that following the introduction of the ban on fur farming in the UK, the industry...