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Summary of ideas submitted in the Construction category…

• Granting those private rich individuals, who are willing to invest, planning permission to encourage construction.
• Speed up the decision making process of An Bord Pleanala on planning applications.
• Utilise unemployed construction workers to work on unfinished and local projects (e.g. schools), and infrastructure. (There are 19 similar ideas posted)
• Centralise Planning Departments. Speed up the decision making process of An Bord Pleanala on planning applications.
• The government should grant financial assistance to emigrants and returning migrants.
• Abolish statutory pay rates for construction workers, enabling an open market for increased competitiveness.
• A 100% reclaim on Stamp Duty on improved properties (e.g. insulation).The allowance would only be available for a limited period.
• Efforts to reskill unemployed construction workers should be made.
• The government should finance deposits for first time buyers.
• The use of FAS apprentices to carry out repairs and maintenance work on houses for the disabled and elderly should be investigated and a review of the Disabled Persons and Essential Repairs grant schemes carried out.
• Encourage private industry companies to develop cycle and walkways throughout Ireland along our railway lines to boost construction work and tourism.
• Abolish the ‘Local needs only’ rule to increase planning permissions and hence construction.
• Abandon the renting of prefabs and build actual school buildings.
• Extend the time period of existing planning permissions and reduce red tape limitations.
• Local authorities to build homes for first-time buyers priced at four times the average salary. Introduce stamp duty for first-time buyers remitted to local authority for community development.
• The government should act as guarantor of loans for schools looking to renovate or expand rather than paying for prefabs.
• Remove/reduce stamp duty.
• Speed up the decision making process of An Bord Pleanala on planning applications.
• There should be investment in, and construction of, the Brian Boru Stadium in Co Clare.
• Set up a local website where workers bid for repairs and maintenance work as required by the community.
• Simply the first-time buyers grant scheme.
• The National Roads Authority should be disbanded.
• There could be a grant scheme for those wishing to insulate their homes.
• Surveying and renovating Dublin city centre properties providing more work for the construction industry.
• A policy where one could offset tax against any home improvements and maintenance expenditure incurred.
• An NCT for homes (NHT) whereby houses are reviewed and any necessary essential repairs would be carried out etc.
• A moratorium on greenfield development for 10 years and carry out future development within the boundaries of existing cities, towns and villages.
• Build a Sky train, and run a link between car parks, the airport and the Dart.
• Extend the time period of existing planning permissions and reduce red tape limitations.
• Reduce the monies Gov. gives to overseas aid and redirect to more private aid initiatives such as Goal and Trocaire where the money goes directly to those in need of it. Also you could utilise those unemployed construction workers to work as volunteers with these charities.
• Renovate Dublin city centre properties providing more work for the construction industry and imposing a levy on the owners of those buildings which are not maintained.
• The government should loosen the red tape around planning permission and therefore encourage more construction.
• Start a government grant scheme for first-time buyers.
• Run the Luas along the M50 and intersect two existing lines therefore creating one entire link.