Results 1-5 of 5 for construction industry council speaker:Mick Wallace

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: If the Minister of State wants to debate this in public with me I will have a debate at any time. Whether he likes it or not, I understand the industry. It annoys me that the people in this Government who make the decisions around the supply of housing do not seem to understand it. They do not even seem prepared to talk to the people who do understand it. I want to give credit to a few...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: ...should be as laid out in Table 1. The size of 45 sq. m for a one-bedroom apartment refers back to the old legislation. I am not opposing the Government's move. It is, obviously, a climbdown from Dublin City Council's recommendation of March 2007 of 55 sq. m. for a single bedroom apartment. We can live with small sizes for single bedroom apartments. Likewise, I have not opposed the idea...

Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Oct 2015)

Mick Wallace: ...to share time with Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan. Even though we are talking specifically about the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, the responsibility for which is moving back to the city council, this Bill is about development, which includes housing, and there are probably more plans to put more of the high-end business element in the area than housing. It is interesting that...

Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (18 Dec 2013)

Mick Wallace: I am not going to defend the ethics of the construction industry. Of course, there were plenty of people who behaved properly, but in general, the sector left too much to be desired. There was no chance it would give us any money if it could get away with it. The same goes for the banks and the insurance bodies. Bearing in mind that it has been possible for those concerned to wash their...

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: ...did not erupt. All that happened was that the main contractor did not pay when the subcontractor wanted to be paid. I did a great deal of work for local authorities, most of it for Dublin City Council, with which I had an arrangement, whereby I would submit invoices at the end of the month for the work I had carried out. When I submitted an invoice, it had two weeks to deal with it. If...