Results 1-4 of 4 for construction industry council speaker:Kevin Humphreys
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2017)
Kevin Humphreys: ...the problems of the 2000s when so-called reputable developers left mayhem and destruction across this city with so-called quality-built apartments featuring cold bridging or downright dangerous construction. I am still living with the problems, and so are the residents. We cannot go back there. I totally accept that finance is a factor and has to be dealt with. In the construction...
- Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (10 Dec 2014)
Kevin Humphreys: ...own constituencies on all issues. I accept there is particular difficulty in the greater Dublin area but also in the Kildare area, where there has been a surge of employment, for example, in the construction industry, following the announcement of the jobs at Kerry Group and given the lift in employment in the IT sector, including at Intel, and in other areas. While that growth in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)
Kevin Humphreys: I thank the council members for attending and I wish them a happy Christmas. I am also a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht. During June and July, that committee tried to design an expert advisory group on climate change to mimic the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council structure. It is quite a compliment to the council that we are trying to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (24 Apr 2013)
Kevin Humphreys: The work the council does is very much appreciated and I find it challenging when it comes before the committee. The reports are very helpful, as are the witnesses' contributions. I want to start off with the benefit from the promissory notes and the extra €2 billion needed in 2014, with €400 million of that coming from the Department of Social Protection. Our growth base...