Results 1-15 of 15 for construction industry council speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...anticipated to be on site in 2024 including the advanced manufacturing factory at Marlinstown Business Park, Mullingar. I am further advised that 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 a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Research and Development (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...Cross-Border Trade: A Discussion Paper on North–South Trade Issues 2000 Supply Chain Challenge. A Discussion on the North/South Dimension 2000 Higher Education – Industry Cooperation. A Discussion Paper on the North-South Dimension 2000 Small kitchen appliances. An Ireland retail perspective ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)

Simon Coveney: ..., to ensure we are on a viable path to meet the targets we have set on carbon abatement and renewable energy. As members know, my Department leads on addressing emissions from our manufacturing industry, and on the commercial built environment, as well as enterprise policy broadly. My Department will shortly publish two decarbonisation roadmaps, under the heat and built environment task...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (7 Nov 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...has been completed, I am advised that IDA Ireland continues to explore all possible options to identify and secure suitable lands aligned with investor needs and is continuing to liaise with Longford County Council and with wider stakeholders in this regard. On conclusion of site selection, the design and planning phases will commence. The specific dates for commencement of construction...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (29 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: .... The FDI performance in the region has been consistent over the past five years with employment among IDA clients increasing by 48% over that time. The region has an impressive range of companies across all industry sectors, with strengths in Life Sciences, Technology, Global Business Services, International Financial Services, and Engineering & Industrial Technologies. ...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Simon Coveney: .... We have made a range of financial, upskilling and advisory supports available to businesses. Budget 2021 allocated €340 million to Brexit-related measures. In response to a specific demand from industry, the July jobs stimulus package included a €20 million ready-for-customs package to assist with hiring and training staff in the customs area, where so much work will be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (5 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: ...and specific Rebuilding Ireland-related structures are in place, including an Oversight Group and Project Board with membership from relevant Government Departments, local authorities, approved housing bodies, the construction industry and other stakeholders across the housing spectrum. In addition, the development of individual policy initiatives involves extensive public consultation...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...within three months in some ways misses the point a little. We have a very complex series of matters we need to solve, including homelessness, the private rental market, social housing, the construction industry, the planning system, the interaction between my Department, local authorities and a series of different State agencies in order to consider how we use national land banks. We...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...look at it in the context of seeing what we might be able to do to alleviate some of these concerns. There is no effort to bypass local government I can assure the House. In the vast majority of councils, as I stated, there will be very few such applications. This year, 15 applications were made to An Bord Pleanála. Next year it expects perhaps 50. This is what it is gearing up...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (21 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...to be on the list. They want to access properties to rent or purchase. That is why are introducing a new so-called cost rental category, for example. I acknowledge there is a big emphasis on the construction industry and building private houses on private land as well as a big emphasis on dramatically increasing the social housing stock, but both are important. There is a significant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consultancy Contracts (17 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: ...Internal Audit Unit 84,851 Deloitte Certifying Body, providing independent certification of the Department’s EAGF/EAFRD annual accounts and compliance with EU accreditation criteria, as required under EU Council Regulation 1290/05. 519,168 Dr Noel Cawley Chairman of Seafood Strategy Implementation Group 83,970 Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers Castletownbere Harbour...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consultancy Contracts (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: ...to the Internal Audit Unit 56,634 Deloitte Certifying Body, providing independent certification of the Department’s EAGF/EAFRD annual accounts and compliance with EU accreditation criteria, as required under EU Council Regulation 1290/05. 509,829.79 AON McDonagh Boland AON were retained to review the insurance policies of Italian companies who had submitted claims for...

Programme for Government: Motion (15 Mar 2011)

Simon Coveney: ...reputation and, most importantly, the pride of our people. The people have voted for significant change and we intend to deliver that. The Taoiseach has already attended his first European Council meeting and defended this country's economic interest. Later this week I will attend my first EU Agriculture Council meeting and I intend to take the opportunity to set out our position in...

Climate Change: Statements (1 Dec 2009)

Simon Coveney: ...of the joint committee. I had some experience of this when I was in the European Parliament. When going to conferences such as this and getting involved in negotiations, as has been the case in Council meetings within the European Union, there is a tendency among small countries to become, essentially, observers or commentators when big deals are being put together. It is very important...

Broadband Services: Motion (26 Feb 2008)

Simon Coveney: ...with which we must compete, have average speeds of 43 and 94 megabits per second, respectively. Although these figures refer to advertised speeds as opposed to actual speeds — some in the industry have a concern in this regard — they give a good guide as to what is universally accepted to be Ireland's disastrous position in terms of the broadband speeds available to the vast majority...