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The union claims that workers are being ‘forced’ to work as self-employed, “despite the fact that they are clearly employees.”
The rate has slowed slightly in the past couple of months but remains strong according to an index by Ulster Bank.
From access to childcare to disposing bank assets, they’ve covered a lot in the Statement of Priorities.
New company formation is outstripping all other sectors, with retail at the other end of the scale.
A councillor in south Dublin said the plan would to “nothing to tackle the growing house crisis” in the area.
Overall, company start-ups are up 14 per cent compared to the first six months of last year, according to business and credit analysts Vision-net.ie.
Education Minister Ruairí Quinn dealt with the claims raised by Fianna Fáil’s Robert Troy at Leaders’ Questions today.
There were 3,524 residential construction projects started in the first four months of 2014 compared with 1,517 for the same period in 2013.
The school will have eight classrooms and is expected to be completed in 2015.
Albeit from a low base, the pick up is leading to more positions for builders and property sector professionals.
The sector is 7.7% bigger than this time last year, with most gains in commercial property.
It is also providing another boost to the construction sector.
A new report has said the sector is ‘at a crossroads’.
The recovery continued to be centred on housing and commercial activity.
It is envisaged that the completed development will be similar in size to the commercial footprint of the Spencer Dock development.
There’s been a near-doubling of construction sector start-ups, too.
The education sector is again the biggest loser in the earnings stats for the first quarter.
Archive footage shows the huge crowds that gathered when the building was officially opened, 50 years ago today.
The newly constructed tunnel has been mired in controversy as it will house the onshore section of the Corrib gas pipeline.
An Taoiseach plans a tripling of housing output by 2020 but says its about addressing supply problems.
The national affordability index is stable, but there’s a big gap between Dublin and the rest of Ireland.
It’s planned a portion of mortgages for first-time buyers will be guaranteed by the State as part of the Government’s Construction 2020 scheme.
The construction industry and retail sector are not doing too great either, according to credit-risk analysts.
Construction on the new home of the Central Bank is now set to start in 2015.
The 57 km four-lane motorway between Tuam and Gort is to be completed by the end of 2018.
House building commencements are 192 per cent higher than last year.
The Construction Industry Federation says that its members have yet to raise the issue.
Will Dublin City Council be liable for the undeveloped site levy? They’re not sure.
Growth static in fourth quarter but big jump in annual statistics
The sharpest expansion in activity was again recorded on residential projects.
Business owners are happy to put up with the noise and construction work in anticipation of more customers when the line finally opens.
A new report shows that in 2013, just 8,301 residential units were completed, while in 2006 it was 89,000.
The incident occurred shortly before midday yesterday.
Some 94 per cent of TEEU members voted in favour of industrial action and notice was served on employers today.
A pamphlet published by two unions and Sinn Féin gives details of pay conditions as well as contact information for groups offering support to Irish migrants in the country.
There were 7,943 new buildings recorded in the Republic of Ireland in 2013.
Locals living in the area undergoing development for the Games say that their living conditions only got worse and that authorities are not listening to their grievances.
The Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) has confirmed that that they will ballot members on 7 February.