Unite trade union demands that all work should stop.

A developer is calling for the minimum size of co-living bedrooms at a new Dublin property to be reduced from 12 square metres to just over six.

The Health and Safety Authority says there were 166, including two deaths, in the first six months of 2019.

The Construction Industry Federation has called for a tax rebate to aid companies with large building stock to renovate and improve the energy efficiency of their properties.

The collapse of Britain’s second largest contractor, a group with annual turnover in excess of £5bn, is a huge embarrassment to the British government.

The lack of a motorway between Cork and Limerick is the “single biggest gap in Irish infrastructure” and planning needs to be kick- started urgently, the boss of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has said.

Housing Minister Simon Coveney has pledged local authorities will significantly ramp up their housing construction after just building 72 units last year.

Funding is urgently needed to fast-track essential transport, water and flood defence projects that have stalled, the Construction Industry Federation has said.

New research shows that construction investment was ravaged by the recession.

A long-time Fine Gael TD says he could not afford to buy a house if he was entering the property market for the first time due to strict Central Bank mortgage rules to prevent another crash.

The construction sector in Ireland has the potential to double in size and create 25,000 extra jobs in the next few years, according to the Construction Industry Federation (CIF).

The construction industry says the Coalition is considering bringing in a British-style home purchase help package for first-time buyers which would see the Government fund 20% of mortgages.

New Offaly hurling manager Eamonn Kelly will have to plan without experienced wing-back Cathal Parlon for 2016.

Laois put a difficult fortnight behind them in the most definitive fashion possible, blitzing old rivals Offaly in the final 45 minutes to record their first championship victory over them in 43 years.

A former junior finance minister who became a lobbyist for the construction industry months after losing his seat has denied that firms were too close to politicians during the boom.

The Construction Industry Federation is to meet the Central Bank today ahead of tomorrow’s expected decision on mortgage deposit rules.

Despite a 45% increase in the number of people signing up to construction apprenticeships, the Constuction Industry Federation has warned that there will be major skills shortages in the sector in years to come unless more apprentices are secured.

The Construction Industry Federation has warned that many contractors in the building sector face going out of business due to yet another delay in introducing legislation which would mean they would have to be paid promptly.

The Construction Industry Federation has warned that the low level of housing supply will continue because of the lack of measures to address the issue in yesterday’s budget.

With a significant skills shortage set to cripple the construction trade within four years, the industry has entered talks with the Government and trade unions on a new apprenticeship programme to encourage people to take up training posts in the sector.

The head of the construction industry is denying that there is a property bubble.

The Construction Industry Federation has given broad approval to Government plans to energise house building, but says major barriers to construction must be removed in order to revitalise the industry.

The creation of a national strategic investment bank could be used to fund viable property development initiatives that would help to alleviate the housing shortage, according to Social Protection Minister Joan Burton.

Almost 80,000 homes, half of them in Dublin, will have to be built over the next five years to cater for Ireland’s rising population, a Government advisory body on housing warned.

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Up to 10,000 additional jobs are expected to be created in the construction sector this year, on the back of an anticipated €1 billion increase in the value of building activity during the year.

The Construction Industry Federation has called on the Government to take the reduced 9% Vat rate off the hospitality sector — and give it to its own sector.

The Construction Industry Federation is calling on the Government to remove the low VAT rate from the tourism and services sector and pass it on to the construction industry.

Almost two thirds of construction companies have been asked to do a job for cash outside the tax system as they are increasingly forced to compete with black market operators.

Two thirds of construction companies that survived the economic crash have projects to work on at the moment.

The main representative body for the building sector has slammed the Government’s current public procurement system — saying the “extremely flawed” process is costing the State “tens of millions of euro” every year.

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The director general of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) says there is no point in local authorities pressing for monies on developments that have not yet been built.

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The number of housing completions in Cork city and county dropped by 17% last year — but there are positive signs for the building sector.

Campaigners have warned of deepening boycotts against tax on family homes as Budget 2013 heralded the much-anticipated new 0.18% property tax rate.

The Director General of the Construction Industry Federation Tom Parlon has said it is vital that the Government bring in measures in December's Budget which will incentivise people to buy new homes.

The main representative body for the construction sector has called for a review of the public construction contract — saying Government promises regarding it have not been kept.

Construction Industry Federation director general Tom Parlon has said that "there is little sense of urgency" in the Government's new stimulus plan.

The Construction Industry Federation has called on the banks to start lending to the sector in a bid to stimulate activity in commercial construction.

Yesterday’s confirmation in the Dáil from Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin that the Government will extend Freedom of Information legislation to all public bodies, including An Garda Síochána and the Central Bank, is very welcome.