Results 1-17 of 17 for construction industry council speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Much has been done to tackle operational carbon in a building’s lifecycle, however, the carbon emitted in the production and transportation of materials (embodied carbon) used in construction along with excavation and demolition material is more challenging to address. The current Building Regulations apply Nearly Zero-Energy Building standards (NZEB) to new buildings, whereas...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (27 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...delivery pathways in a complex technical and commercial environment that is highly regulated. The nature of public works delivery is changing in response to reducing the environmental impact of construction, developing more efficient methods of delivery such as off-site construction and the adoption of digital project delivery processes which enable both. An agile approach to the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (20 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...of best practice guidance, standard contracts, generic template documents and procedures that cover all aspects of the delivery process of a public works project from inception to completion of the construction stage and the review of its delivery. A review of the policies and practices deployed in the procurement of public works projects commenced in March 2019 and is ongoing. The focus...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Consultations (15 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...ACS Ireland HBAN / DublinBIC Macra Na Feirme Age Action Ibec Maynooth University Alone ICMSA National Competitiveness Council Ask About Money ICSA National Federation of Voluntary Service Provider British Irish Chamber of Commerce ILCU National...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Policy (16 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...an obvious role in alleviating housing market pressures, there are also significant non-fiscal constraints. In particular, the public health measures needed to suppress the spread of the virus have placed a direct restriction on the construction of new housing. The industry is now facing increased costs and difficulty sourcing building materials as a result of the pandemic, high...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: ...scheme has reduced the time required to save for all claimants and has improved the overall affordability of housing for these individuals. Significant progress has been made in recent years to add to the construction of additional housing units. Before the onset of Covid-19, the number of housing completions forecast for 2020 was in the range of 24,000 to 26,000 units, which was an...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Submissions (21 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ...The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland Hardware Association Ireland Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Horse Sport Ireland Irish Petroleum Industry Association Japan Tobacco International Ireland Arigna Fuels Irish Council for Social Housing Imperial Brands Tobacco Food Drink...

Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ...that will protect the most vulnerable in society, support sustainable mobility projects, deliver new agri-environmental schemes and invest in our low-carbon future. This approach is supported by the Climate Change Advisory Council, the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action and the recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on climate change, which also point in that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision (19 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ...) and relevant local authorities; - development and implementation of plans by the OPW to implement flood relief schemes; and - ongoing communication between the OPW and the insurance industry, in order to reach a better understanding about the provision of flood cover in marginal areas. The above approach is complemented by a Memorandum of Understanding between the OPW and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Economic Competitiveness (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: ...on it earlier, and Deputies Burton and Durkan did so in the last set of questions to me. We must build more homes to meet the existing housing need. On the other hand, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has warned that if too many homes are built at a particular point, and specifically if a level of workers is not available to build them, it would mean that our efforts to meet the level...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: .... We are close to approaching what could be termed full employment. The next set of official macroeconomic forecasts will be produced as part of budget 2019, following the Irish Financial Advisory Council, IFAC, endorsement process which is currently under way. We must be mindful, however, of new challenges in the wake of the growth we are now experiencing in our economy....

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: ...total €7.5 billion for the four year period to 2021 and will allow continued progress on many areas such as the national indoor arena, the Sallins bypass, the Oberstown interchange project and many other projects across the country that will begin construction, assisting commuters, enhancing development and improving our national competitiveness. BusConnects is also a programme of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Economic Dialogue (12 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: ... Byrne Nicola Irish Exporters Association Calleary T.D. Dara Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight Callinan John Department of the Taoiseach Callinan Patricia IBEC Callinan Kevin ICTU Carroll Philip Meat Industry Ireland Clinch Peter National Competitiveness Council Cody Shay ICTU Coffey Seamus Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Comer John Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2017 (18 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ...for Finance, a number of representative organisations.  Officials from my Department also attended these meetings. The representative organisations involved were IBEC, ICTU, the IFA, the ICMSA, the Construction Industry Federation and the Community and Voluntary Pillar. Representation at the meeting on behalf of the Community and Voluntary Pillar included: - Community Platform;...

Public Transport Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ...is to clarify the procedure for on-the-spot fines and loosen some of the rigidity taxi businesses and owners encounter following the death of a licensee. This measure has been broadly welcomed by the taxi industry. I acknowledge the support of Deputies Dooley and Ellis for some of these measures. Deputy Dooley commented on complaints about taxi drivers, saying that no further action...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Agencies (30 Sep 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: ...establishment of a National Facilitation Committee. Sub-Group on Airport Immigration Matters Sub-group was been established to deal with the full range of issues concerning immigration at airports, including the introduction of new technology and passport matters. 19.11.13 None - Sub-group of the National Faciliation Committee Railway Procurement Agency Responsible for managing the...

Seanad: Social and Affordable Housing (29 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: ...and Dominick Street had collapsed as an omen that the environment in which Ireland had been operating and prospering was beginning to change. For a long time we were able to rely on a booming construction industry, not only to deliver the tax revenues necessary to fund public services, but to deliver specific social and affordable housing projects. The model of using private industry to...