On the eve of Election 2016 Construction asked all the main parties a series of questions about the construction sector and it’s role in the economic recovery. Martin Foran reports on what they had to say. How important is the construction sector to Ireland’s economy? Fianna Fail For a strong balanced recovery, Ireland needs a […]
NewsAs the date for General Election 2016 is announced for Friday 26th February, the CIF is calling for the new Government to create a Minister for Infrastructure and Construction. Speaking today as the CIF publishes its election manifesto, Director General Tom Parlon said “I believe that the next Government must do better to address the […]
NewsThe Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has called for more investment in skills and infrastructure in the sector, so that the projects outlined by the Government in today’s Dublin Regional Action Plan for Jobs announcement, can be realised. The construction industry has the potential to be a key partner for Government in their aim to deliver […]
NewsThe much-anticipated amendments to Public Sector contracts will be implemented in the New Year, it has been revealed. In a statement issued to CIF members, Federation Director General said: “I am delighted to announce that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform have agreed the implementation of the Interim Measures amending the Public Sector Contracts, […]
NewsA further sharp rise in new business was central to improvements in activity, employment and confidence at Irish construction firms in October. Companies also continued to increase their purchasing activity, while the rate of input cost inflation moderated for the second month in a row. The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)– a seasonally adjusted […]
NewsDublin needs more skyscrapers. That’s according to property consultants Knight Frank, who say Ireland will lose out on tech investment if employees can’t live close to where they work. Speaking to The Irish Times yesterday, Declan O’Reilly, the agent’s commercial director for Ireland, said: “It used to be that when it came to office relocations […]
NewsBAM Ireland has won the contract to build the €350m M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy public-private partnership (PPP) motorway project. BAM will lead a consortium, including the Spanish infrastructure group, Iridium, and will begin construction in January 2016 with an expected completion date of 2019. Between 250 to 300 jobs will be created during the project’s duration. […]
NewsSpeaking to RTE in the immediate aftermath of the Budget announcement, CIF Director General Tom Parlon said that although there was a “wide appreciation” of problems facing the house-building sector, the new budget had “plastered over the issues”. “We needed something aggressive but that hasn’t transpired yet,” he said. “It’s too big an issue to […]
NewsThe National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) and Courts Service in partnership with Enterprise Ireland are running a series of Meet the Buyer information and networking events connecting local suppliers to opportunities in the construction sector as part of the €135m Courts Bundle PPP Project. On June 12th 2015, BAM PPP PGGM was appointed as the […]
FeaturedMuch like the general public, Irish main contractors are used to hearing about the upturn but have yet to feel the benefits in their own pockets. Brian Foley spoke to members of the CECA and MBCA to hear what the sector thinks about the current industry state of play, government forms of contract and much […]
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