Written answers

Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Construction Contracts

Photo of Terence FlanaganTerence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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376. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason there is a delay in the enactment of the Construction Contracts Act 2013 which was signed into law on 29 July 2013; the reason the implementation body is not fully operational yet; if he will provide an up to date report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41468/14]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The Government approved the transfer of responsibility for implementation of the Construction Contracts Act 2013 to Minister for Business and Employment, Ged Nash, TD, from 20 October 2014.

The commencement of the Construction Contracts Act 2013 is dependent on a number of factors contained within the Act itself. These include the appointment by the Minister of the Panel of Adjudicators, who must be highly qualified and suitable in order to ensure quality outcomes in disputes referred under the Act, the appointment of a Chairperson for that panel, and the drafting and publication of a code of practice for the conduct of adjudications, which will be binding on all adjudicators operating under the Act, not just those appointed to cases by the Chair of the Adjudication panel. Work on these items, and the required consultation with industry, has been and is ongoing.

It is hoped that the Act will be implemented in full by Spring 2015. A specific date of implementation will be announced in advance once it has been finalised, to provide sufficient notice to those affected by the Act's provisions.

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