Tom Parlon
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Turnover at top 50 Irish construction firms rises 12% to €6.72bn
- Construction
- July 4, 2018, 00:01
The Republic’s top construction companies increased their combined turnover by 12 per cent in the last year, despite a slow recovery rate in the resid(...)

Apple data centre: Low lies appeal of Athenry
- Construction
- May 11, 2018, 06:00
In the latter part of 2014, two State agencies were beavering away to secure a piece of land for an important investor. Between them, IDA Ireland and (...)

Construction worker shortage putting housing and infrastructure projects at risk
- Construction
- May 7, 2018, 06:55
The State will not be able to deliver on ambitious housing and infrastructure targets unless more is done to encourage workers who left Ireland during(...)

Exploding Ireland's housing crisis myths
- Environment
- April 16, 2018, 01:00
Tom Parlon of the Construction Industry Federation is never slow to defend builders. In his world, more houses would be built if value added tax and p(...)

Homeowners spend over €1.7bn under home improvement scheme
- Construction
- March 21, 2018, 06:10
Homeowners have spent over €1.7 billion upgrading their property under the Home Renovation Incentive (HRI). The Construction Industry Federation is n(...)

Labour shortages and inflation ‘threaten development plan’
- Irish News
- February 17, 2018, 01:00
Key labour shortages will have to be fixed and rising construction inflation curbed if the Government’s €115 billion National Development Plan (NDP) i(...)

‘Another cock-up’ or ‘visionary’? Politicians and industry react to the NDP
- Irish News
- February 16, 2018
As reaction to the National Development Plan emerges, there is a clear divide between the business and industry sectors which have broadly welcomed ne(...)

Bord Pleanála receives ‘fast-track’ applications for 4,000 homes
- Economy
- January 15, 2018, 06:15
An Bórd Pleanála has received 13 planning applications for developments that could see the construction of up to 4,000 housing units under the Governm(...)

Housing commencements to pass 15,000 for first time since 2008
- Homes & Property
- December 19, 2017, 17:23
New housing commencements are expected to surpass 15,000 this year for the first time since 2008, pointing to a significant pick-up in house-building,(...)

Budget 2018: 3,800 social homes to be built next year
- Environment
- October 10, 2017, 20:00
Local authorities and housing bodies are expected to build 3,800 social houses and apartments in 2018 as part of an overall social housing funding pac(...)