Results 1-5 of 5 for construction industry council speaker:Robert Troy
- Flexible and Remote Work: Motion [Private Members] (9 Mar 2022)
Robert Troy: ...the smarter travel policy. The State is committed to increasing remote work adoption in Ireland through removing barriers and developing infrastructure. Last Friday I joined the mayor of Galway, Councillor Colette Connolly, in opening the PorterShed, a facility for 180 hot desks, with the opportunity to increase by another 250 if required. Such facilities are being supported by this...
- Sustainable Tourism: Statements (13 Jun 2019)
Robert Troy: .... The United Nations defines "sustainable tourism" as "tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities". If sustainable tourism is to be responsible, a long-term view of its impacts must be taken. Tourism must be promoted in a way that works to the...
- Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)
Robert Troy: ...issue of social housing, I welcome the belated acknowledgement by the Government that this is a real issue. We now have 90,000 people on the housing list, up one third since 2009. The Government is talking about Construction 2020. The extra money that is being put into the provision of social housing is to be welcomed but what supports are being put in now to deal with rapidly rising...
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)
Robert Troy: ...programme, but it has been decimated. In one part of County Westmeath the allocation been reduced by more than 150% in the past three years. We moved from a situation where Westmeath County Council was building 40 to 50 houses a year to one where only four were built last year. This simply cannot continue. We have set out very clearly and explicitly in these proposals that some of the...
- Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 May 2012)
Robert Troy: ...McGrath, prior to Christmas. It is a worthwhile Bill and I hope the introduction of this legislation is a sign of things to come because we are all democratically elected and we can all play a constructive role in trying to rebuild our economy and putting the country on a better footing and trying to reach reasonable solutions to the many problems facing people. The construction...