Results 1-7 of 7 for construction industry council speaker:Niall Collins

Irish Apprenticeship System: Statements (26 May 2022)

Niall Collins: ...ambition there is for, apprenticeship in Ireland. Building on the existing excellent mix of first-hand practical experience from the worlds of further and higher education, providers and learners, industry, apprenticeship development and worker-focused advocacy, I believe that the strategies we are implementing will allow us all to reach our overall objectives under the plan....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 687 and 688 together. Education and training relevant to skills needs in the construction sector is delivered across the full remit of Further and Higher Education (through apprenticeship; non-apprenticeship further education and training (FET) and Higher Education (HE)) and through main stream education and training as well as through specific programmes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (13 Oct 2021)

Niall Collins: ...individuals to access the skills required to progress in a way that meets the needs of our economy as it evolves and recovers. Central to this is the partnership approach between Government, Industry, the National Skills Council, the National Training Fund Advisory Group, the Regional Skills Fora and the Further and Higher Education and Training system. The Department facilitates the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (7 Jul 2021)

Niall Collins: ...by the Minister for Education in November 2018. Liam is the Managing Director, SAP Labs Ireland. Mr Ryan's appointment was based on his role as a major employer, membership of National Skills Council, and Chairperson of Fast Track to IT. (FIT). The group consists of key stakeholders from the following employer representatives, agencies and Government Departments: - ISME - IBEC - Chambers...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2017)

Niall Collins: ...against judges and the Judiciary, one can ask what he has achieved outside of this within his Department. He threw a lousy €1 million to my part of the country to restart the programme for construction for the much-needed M20 motorway to link Cork and Limerick. I can give another example of the blatant hypocrisy with which he operates. There is a very significant commercial...

Social Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: .... The record speaks for itself. We have to be honest about the supply of housing. Supply has been limited because of the Government policy of nurturing two pillar banks to provide funding to the construction industry. This has limited the ability of the construction industry to build new housing units. That is the policy of this Government. It has nurtured two pillar banks but, in...

Private Members' Business. Building Control Regulations: Motion (6 Jun 2012)

Niall Collins: ...The watchdogs of the banks were reliant and dependent on the client for fees and other ancillary businesses and, as a result, there was a conflict of interest. Unfortunately, this extended to the construction industry and the building trade. When architects and those who must sign off on certification are reliant on the person they must certify, when they must declare that their work is...