S.I. No. 182/2004 - Statistics (Quarterly Survey of Construction) Order 2004

1. Particulars of the nature of the business.

2. Particulars of the number of persons engaged in the undertaking in the period concerned.

3. Particulars of the value of new construction work done (including the substantial refurbishment of an existing building) in the period concerned.

4. Particulars of the value of repair and maintenance work done in the period concerned.

5. Particulars of the value of all new contracts and orders obtained for new construction (including the substantial refurbishment of an existing building) in the period concerned.

6. Particulars of the value of all new contracts and orders obtained for repair and maintenance in the period concerned.

7. Particulars of the type or nature (including, existing, proposed or intended use) of the building or construction concerned.

GIVEN under my hand

27 April 2004.

MARY HANAFIN,

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This is a new survey, which will provide quarterly statistics on output in the construction sector. These figures are important to the construction industry and this survey is supported by the Construction Industry Federation. The statistics are also required for EU comparisons under Council Regulation (EC) No. 1165/98. The information on our surveys facilitates the Government in decision making.

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O.J. No. L 162, 5.6.1998

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O.J. No. L 293, 24.10.1990, p.1

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O.J. No. L 83, 3.4.1993, p.1

I, MARY HANAFIN, Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 25

(1) of the

Statistics Act 1993

(No. 21 of 1993), and the Statistics (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 (

S.I. No. 313 of 2002

), and for the purpose of giving further effect to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1165/98 (Annex B) of 19 May 1998

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, hereby order as follows