Results 1-9 of 9 for construction industry council speaker:Alan Kelly

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Alan Kelly: ...Party proposed a living wage for these workers. There is a real issue in the area of social protection. This is a lesson for everyone in the Dáil and the Oireachtas. Work must pay, but the budget goes in the opposite way. Liam who works in the security industry was in touch with me yesterday. He asked me whether it was true that somebody on the minimum wage and working 40 hours a...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (28 Apr 2016)

Alan Kelly: ...in the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. Many pieces of this conundrum need to be aligned for it to be solved but they are not all within my Department. Issues around construction input costs, how building materials are taxed or the price of land are relevant examples but none of these come through the lever of the Department of the Environment, Community and...

Housing Issues: Statements (14 Apr 2016)

Alan Kelly: .... As anyone with a genuine interest in housing knows, tackling the housing problem is not an overnight process; it is a long process. We all know that the consequences of the collapse of the construction industry have been devastating. We need to realise the scale of the challenge that faces us. Since 2006, when more than 93,000 houses were built in a single year, the property collapse...

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: .... However, it also requires a significant response from local authorities and approved housing bodies. In terms of the wider housing market, facilitating and encouraging the recovery of the construction sector and, in particular, the increased supply of residential units is the key objective of the Government's Construction 2020 strategy. This strategy which was published in May 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: ... 1 1 IRISH COMMERCIAL PEAT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION 1 0 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1 1 ARCHITECTS ALLIANCE 1 1 ASSOCIATION OF FARM CONTRACTORS 1 1 CERBERUS (DAN QUAYLE) 1 1 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEDERATION 5 3 DUBLIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2 1 ERNST & YOUNG on behalf of CENTER PARC 1 1 ERVIA 2 2 FRANK LAHIFFE – IRISH PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOC....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Dublin Housing Supply and Co-ordination Task Force was established under Action 2 of the Government’s Construction 2020Strategy with an immediate focus on addressing supply-related issues and to work closely with industry and other parties, including those responsible for key infrastructure such as schools, to identity and address any obstacles to viable and appropriate...

Housing Provision: Motion [Private Members] (23 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following:"acknowledges that the economic downturn and contraction in construction activity since 2008 have created significant difficulties for many communities and individuals across Ireland; recognises the high priority which the Government has assigned to housing and homelessness issues,...

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: ...in having high quality supplies of fresh water available for use. We must make the most of this opportunity and create a world class system of water services delivery. By doing this, Ireland can both support indigenous industry and attract overseas investment in water-intensive industries such as ICT and pharmachemicals. Already, the metering programme undertaken by Irish Water is...

Seanad: Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007: Second Stage (25 Oct 2007)

Alan Kelly: ...parts of it may have to be re-examined on Committee Stage in the other House. The Bill aims to identify areas in which clarification or correction were required by the Financial Regulator and the industry on the directive and related areas and I welcome a number of the Bill's aspects. It widens the range of core investment services and activities that can be carried out across the EU....