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Construction Industry Federation Annual Report 2023
The Construction Industry Federation has published its 2023 annual report, outlining a review of activities to support our members and highlights across the wider construction sector over the past year.
SCSI Publishes the ‘Real Cost of New Housing Delivery’ Report 2023.
On 7th December, the SCSI published their report into ‘The Real Cost of New Housing Delivery 2023’, which analysed the cost of delivering a typical 3-bedroom house across 80 sites
CSO Publishes Q3 2023 Planning Permission Statistics
The CSO have published the latest planning permission approvals for Q3 2023. They show an annual increase of 43% in the total number of dwelling units approved compared to the
The Construction Industry Federation and Irish Home Builders’ Association Welcome New Planning and Development Bill
The Construction Industry Federation and Irish Home Builders’ Association have welcomed the new Planning and Development Bill. Conor O’Connell, Director of Housing and Planning with the Construction Industry Federation and
Residential Property Price Index for September 2023 published by the CSO
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) have published the latest Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) for September 2023. The Index has increased by 1.4% in the 12 months to September 2023,
Construction Industry Federation Q3 Economic Outlook: Half of construction companies remain positive about health of the industry, despite rising material and labour costs.
Half of construction companies in Ireland remain positive about the health of the industry despite 76% reporting a year-on-year increase in labour costs and 64% citing a year-on-year increase in
Construction Industry Federation welcomes increased provisions for capital spending in Budget ’24
In response to Budget 2024 Hubert Fitzpatrick, Director General of the Constriction Industry Federation, said: “We welcome the increased provisions for capital spending in Budget ’24 and we also welcome
Government must invest in the planning system to accelerate infrastructure and housing delivery in Budget 2024, says Construction Industry Federation
Construction delegation will meet with Government on Monday 18th September to outline budgetary recommendations. The Construction Industry Federation is calling on the Government to allocate additional funding to ease
Construction Industry Federation Q2 Economic Outlook Survey: Positive growth in construction sector continues but 77% of companies cite access to labour as biggest concern
Over a third of construction companies experienced an increase in turnover in Quarter 2 (34%) but 77% of companies cite access to skilled labour as their top concern, according to
Corporate Partner Feature: Leading HESQ platform HammerTech becomes latest Corporate Partner of the CIF
Hammertech VP of Marketing, Georgia Bergers MRICS, writes about how HammerTech’s technology is streamlining onsite safety and consistently improving safety record keeping. HammerTech, construction’s leading safety and site operation platform,