Results 1-5 of 5 for construction industry council speaker:Peter Burke

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (18 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: ...including the advanced manufacturing factory at Marlinstown Business Park, Mullingar. In relation to the Marlinstown Business Park facility, IDA Ireland secured planning permission from Westmeath County Council in November 2022 for the construction of a c.50,000sq.ft. Advanced Building Solution consisting of office and light industrial/production spaces which also included provision...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: ...across Government, in particular between the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, its agencies and my own Department, as well as between Government, industry, and the education and training system, which together constitute a highly responsive National Skills Architecture. This architecture is overseen by the National Skills Council and aims to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Jan 2024)

Peter Burke: ...in December 2015 and again in January 2016 were the catalysts to commence work for the design of a flood relief scheme for Midleton ahead of the conclusion of the CFRAM programme. Cork County Council is leading the design of the scheme and in 2017 appointed engineering and environmental consultants. Designing any flood relief scheme is complex and requires data on the flood sources...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2022)

Peter Burke: ...those who engage a registered builder the assurance that they are dealing with a competent and compliant operator. It will be a critical step forward in addressing shadow-economic activity in the construction sector and ensure fairer competition for compliant and competent operators in the industry. This obligation will apply to entities or individuals who hold themselves out for...

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: ...of social homes tenfold right up to 2019. This plan aims to double that output again, 48% of which will be social and affordable homes. I was privileged in 2009 to be elected to Westmeath County Council, where I started my political career, at a time when our economy, our country and our society was gripped by a huge recession in which society was torn apart. It was a very difficult...