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13-08-2024

Minister O’Donovan Announces Commitment to Upskilling with New MMC Initiative

Skillnet Ireland and the Construction IT Alliance (CitA), have collaborated to provide businesses with upskilling resources that will accelerate the adoption of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) to become day to day construction practices. “We are committed to finding solutions that will

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13-08-2024

Stabilisation in construction activity; signs of momentum ahead

There are renewed signs of momentum in the construction sector, the latest Purchasing Managers' Index from BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland indicates. The survey captured a marked expansion in new orders in July which was the sharpest since February 2022. The seasonally adjusted Total Activity Index

13-08-2024

Construction industry calls for ‘expansionary’ budget

Director General of the Construction Industry Federation Hubert Fitzpatrick has said that unprecedented demographic growth and an ageing population will mean that demand for investment in critical infrastructure will reach beyond the existing capital ceilings, especially in water services, housing

06-08-2024

Construction News

Government launches new scheme to kickstart apartment construction A Government scheme worth almost half a billion euro in funding has gone to tender. The Croí Cónaithe scheme aims at delivering 5,000 new apartments in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford. This is the third

30-07-2024

Construction News

Commercial construction inflation halved Inflation for commercial construction was 1.5% for the first half of 2024, the same rate as the previous six months. This means that the annual median rate is more than half of than the previous 12 months (6.2%). The SCSI welcomes the development that the

16-07-2024

Construction News

Government to establish a new regulator to oversee construction A new regulator is to be set up by the Government that will oversee the construction of buildings. The Buildings Standards Regulatory Authority will have powers of inspection, enforcement and will have a range of sanctions available to

09-07-2024

Construction News

Construction activity falls for second month in a row New data shows that construction activity fell for the second month in a row in June. BNP Paribas Real Estate Total Construction PMI Index fell from 49.8 to 47.5. This is largely due to a fall in commercial activity, large projects being

02-07-2024

Construction News

Procurement Guidance to Reduce Embodied Carbon in Construction The government has provided procurement guidance to public bodies, which aims to reduce the embodied carbon un publicly supported construction projects. As of September 1st 2024 new projects will need to specify low carbon construction

25-06-2024

Construction News

Labour Capacity Increase Needed to Deliver New Homes According to the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BFPI) if the number of new houses which began construction this year are to be completed, there needs to be an increase in labour capacity. In the first 4 months of 2024 30,138 units were

18-06-2024

Construction News

Build 2024 The Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe has recently published the Build 2024 – Construction Sector Performance and Capacity. In the report there several positive trends highlighted such as: a 21% increase in planning permissions for housing

04-06-2024

Construction News

Construction Output Falls 12.7% in Q1 of 2024 According to new figures published by the Central Statistics Office shows that the volume of production in Building and Construction has fell 12.7% in Q1 of 2024 compared to Q1 of 2023. Between Q4 of 2023 and Q1 of 2024 the volume of construction fell

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