Results 1-3 of 3 for construction industry council speaker:Jim Walsh

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Jim Walsh: ...lack of a housing policy from this Government, which is now in its fourth year in office. The number of homeless people has grown significantly. The number of people on waiting lists in every council area has increased enormously and very worryingly. There is no coherent policy to tackle these issues. We have a situation now in which people in the public service are advising those who...

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Second Stage (21 May 2009)

Jim Walsh: ...or down would be that over the past 30 or 40 years only upper rent reviews have been applicable. In general, this has not been a major problem and has attracted a great deal of investment into the construction sector and property development. I know it is popular now to keep scrutiny on developers and their kind but if we are to attract inward investment into the property sector,...

Seanad: Estimates for Public Services 2007: Statements (Resumed) (23 Nov 2006)

Jim Walsh: ...after the straight stretch. I did not know whether an accident had occurred but it transpired roadworks were the cause. My passenger was amazed it had not occurred to an official in the county council that traffic would be greatly increased on a bank holiday weekend and that the roadworks should be postponed until a more suitable day. If one makes such mistakes in the private sector one...