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€500m to be spent by Government on 11,000 new houses

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The investment arm of the Government will create nearly 2,000 construction jobs a year as it spends half a billion euro on 11,000 new houses. The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) has joined together with US investment firm KKR Credit on a new €500 million joint…

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Construction sector expands at fastest pace in six months

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Activity in the construction sector expanded at the fastest pace in six months during May. The latest Ulster Bank Purchasing Managers' Index, a monthly measure of sentiment and activity in the sector, showed the 21st consecutive month of growth. Total construction activity increased for the…

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Recovery of construction sector continues to gather pace

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The country’s construction sector grew at its fastest pace so far this year in April with new business on the rise and more people working in the sector. The industry showed further signs of recovery last month, with the Ulster Bank Construction purchasing managers’ index…

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€11 billion will be spent on construction here next year

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"Over €11bn in key and major construction projects is already scheduled for 2015 in the construction sector as the recovery takes hold," Construction Information Services managing director Tom Moloney said. More than 500 major projects covering all sectors are due to begin in the Republic…

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Government unveils €200m stimulus package for construction sector

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The Government has announced of a package of measures aimed at stimulating activity in the building industry. Taoiseach Enda Kenny said the central aim of the strategy was to triple housing output by 2020, and at the same time create 60,000 jobs in the sector.…

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Proposal to build more family homes to go before Cabinet this week

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A new proposal to build more family homes and boost the construction sector will be brought to Cabinet this week. It aims to triple the number of homes built - from 8,000 last year, to 25,000 by 2016. It also hopes to create 60,000 construction…

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Government targeting 12,000 construction jobs in next three years

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The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, has said the Government is targeting an additional 12,000 jobs in the construction sector over the next three years. Speaking ahead of an address to the IBEC National Council, the Tánaiste said the economy…

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Construction sector records fourth consecutive month of growth

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The country's construction sector has reported the fourth consecutive month of growth in activity in December. The Ulster Bank construction purchasing managers index came in 58.3 last month, and while this was down from the 58.8 reading in November, the index still pointed to a…

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Number of homes being built in Dublin "needs to treble"

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The number of family homes being built in Dublin needs to treble in order to meet pent-up demand, Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has said. Mr Varadkar said the Government was likely to introduce further measures to stimulate the construction sector. But he said that housing supply must…

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