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The Moycullen Bypass is on course to commence later this year. Tender documents are almost complete and pre-qualification for contractors will take place in June.

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has launched a short, interactive on-line course titled ‘An Introduction to Construction Safety for Small Contractors and the Self-Employed’.

Builders and contractors throughout Galway will be given an update on the prospects for house building in Galway at a free briefing taking place in Galway on Thursday March 5. The event will also address the changes to public procurement for the construction sector and which will have massive implications for all those looking to win local public contracts such as schools, roads, social housing or water works.

Westmeath construction companies and sole traders can now apply to join the new register for the construction industry. The Construction Industry Register Ireland (CIRI) is being set up to help distinguish competent, experienced construction companies and sole traders from those who have given the construction industry a bad name.

Relevant contract tax is a withholding tax which applies to all those involved in construction, forestry, and meat processing operations. The legislation obliges the principal contractor to deduct 35 per cent tax from the amount payable to contractors/subcontractors engaged to carry out activities for which he/she does not hold a relevant payment card. In general, a principal contractor may include property developers, building companies, construction trades. Local authorities and public utilities companies established under statute are also deemed to be principal contractors. The principal contractor is also obliged to maintain records of all payments regardless of whether they have a relevant payment card on file for them.

Independent councillor Michael Kilcoyne put forward a motion at the monthly meeting of Mayo County Council calling on the authority not to issue full payment to contractors until they have paid all subcontractors. This is to be included as a clause on contracts issued to main contractors. The motion received huge support from Cllr Kilcoyne’s fellow councillors this week.

Speaking in Castlebar today Independent General Election candidate Councillor Michael Kilcoyne has expressed his deep concern at the number of sub-contractors in Mayo who have been deprived of their money by the main contractor on public works projects.

Speaking in Castlebar today Independent General Election candidate Councillor Michael Kilcoyne has expressed his deep concern at the number of sub-contractors in Mayo who have been deprived of their money by the main contractor on public works projects.

Further protests are being planned by subcontractors who have not been paid for work that they carried out on the Watershed in Kilkenny.