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CSO construction stats a "positive signal"
CSO - Production in Building and Construction Index Q1 2013The 4.4% increase in building and construction output recorded by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) during the first quarter of 2013 has been described as a positive signal for the construction industry. That’s the view of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) who says that optimis...
Read MoreISIF must not be a substitute for capital spending
Use of the new Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) must be in addition to Exchequer capital spending and can’t become a substitute for that source of expenditure, according to the Construction Industry Federation (CIF). The CIF were speaking to welcome the announcement that the Government is reorienting the National Pension Reserve Fund and ...
Read More10 new CIF members approved
At today's meeting of the CIF Executive Body a total of 10 companies received approval for their membership applications. The approved companies are:Adman Civil Projects LtdAlan Hart Construction Services LtdBridgewater Contracts LtdCastle Engineering Services LtdCloonacurra Construction Ltd (t/a Currid Construction)Ezo Teoranta t/c Corais EiticiulaIcarus Pr...
Read MoreCapital spending running €108m behind by end of May
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has noted today’s Exchequer returns for May show that capital spending is running €108 million or 12.6% behind where it should be. This comes on the same day that the Government has announced a commitment to bring forward increased capital spending.“We continue to be very concerned by the way ...
Read MoreCIF welcomes Government provision of extra €150m in Exchequer capital spending
• Average spend of €1.78m per school building project• Average spend of €2,000 per energy efficiency measure in houses• Average spend of €83,000 per kilometre of road improvementThe Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has welcomed the Government’s announcement that t...
Read MoreCIF Housing Statistics Bulletin - April 2013
CIF Housing Statistics Bulletin - April 2013...
Read MoreNew housing starts up by almost 20%
Click here for full statistics tableThe number of new housing being built has increased by almost one fifth during the first three months of 2013, according to new figures released by the Construction Industry Federation (CIF). A total of 965 units were started around Ireland in the first quarter of 2013, up 159 units or 19.7% from the same period in 2...
Read More1 billion investment in construction would create 10,000 jobs
Investing €1 billion in the construction sector would create at least 10,000 jobs and would lead to at least half the expenditure being returned to the State if the work goes to Irish companies and Irish workers, according to the Construction Industry Federation (CIF). The CIF were reacting to media reports which suggest the Government is looking ...
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