Results 1-3 of 3 for construction industry council speaker:Thomas Byrne

Apprenticeships: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2018)

Thomas Byrne: I move:That Dáil Éireann:recognises the critical importance of apprenticeships and vocational education and training; accepts that:— the lack of apprenticeships is impacting the current construction industry and has the potential to hamper economic growth as the results of Brexit hit Ireland; — youth unemployment is still at 12 per cent; — of the 1,500...

Topical Issue Debates: Local Authority Funding (24 May 2018)

Thomas Byrne: ...money from the Department. That needs to change. The population in these areas continues to expand and the problem is going to get worse. The Minister of State can see the building all around our county and the way in which the council struggles to provide the services the public expects from a local authority. The county council is struggling to provide a park in Ashbourne due to lack...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Thomas Byrne: ...15 years or so there has been a history of bad planning, much of which relates to too much residential land being zoned without having regard to other requirements in an area, such as education and industry. The biggest problem we had in my constituency is not having a dearth of land zoned for industry, education or community purposes but rather that the land was not available for such...