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CIF welcomes Accelerating Infrastructure Action Plan but calls for detailed roadmap
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has welcomed the publication of the Government’s Accelerate Infrastructure Action Plan, describing it as an important milestone in tackling Ireland’s infrastructure deficit.
CIF welcomes today’s launch of the Government’s new housing activation plan
The CIF has welcomed today’s launch of the Government’s new housing activation plan and has stressed that success rests on unlocking zoned land with infrastructure and planning permissions.
CIF calls for streamlining of judicial review and ‘overly prescriptive’ planning process to fast-track vital infrastructure
The CIF has called for streamlining of the judicial review and ‘overly prescriptive’ planning process to fast-track vital infrastructure at its annual conference today.
Budget 2026: ‘Government must back promises with funding to deliver water and electricity infrastructure’ – CIF
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has urged the Government to back promises with funding to deliver water and electricity infrastructure in Budget 2026.
CIF welcomes Government’s publication of ‘Accelerating Infrastructure’ report
The ‘Accelerating Infrastructure: Report on Stakeholder Consultation and Engagement with Emerging Themes on Infrastructure’ has been published by the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation.
CIF and IHBA welcome Government instruction to local authorities to zone more land for housing
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) and its member body, the Irish Home Builders’ Association (IHBA), have welcomed today’s Government instruction to local authorities to zone more land for housing.
CIF welcomes revised NDP monetary provisions but calls for clarity on project delivery timeframes
CIF has welcomed the revised National Development Plan (NDP) monetary provisions announced today, but calls for clarity on project delivery timeframes and how they will be supported by multiannual funding.
CIF calls for urgent action on infrastructure, as it launches its Budget 2026 submission
The Construction Industry Federation has called for urgent action on infrastructure, Ireland’s greatest competitiveness challenge, as it launched its Budget 2026 submission today.
Planning and infrastructure barriers, not labour shortages, undermine housing delivery
Planning and infrastructure barriers, not labour shortages, are undermining housing delivery, the Construction Industry Federation has said in response to today’s ESRI quarterly economic commentary.
10% drop in residential construction highlights ongoing barriers to housing delivery
A 10.6% drop in residential construction in the first three months of the year highlights the ongoing barriers to housing delivery faced by the house building sector.