Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 May 2016
1190. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the full implementation of the Construction Contracts Act including when persons will be able to avail of it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10593/16]
View answerThe provisions of the Construction Contracts Act, 2013 will apply to certain construction contracts entered into after the 25th July 2016 in accordance with Statutory Instrument No. 165 of 2016 entitled 'Construction Contracts Act, 2013 (Appointed Day) Order 2016'. From that date the parties to a construction contract covered by the Act must ensure that the contract conforms to its provisions.
The Act provides, subject to some exceptions, new minimum contractual provisions concerning payment arrangements between the parties to a construction contract. If a payment dispute does arise between the parties in respect of a contract entered into after the 25th July 2016, either party will have the right to refer the payment dispute for adjudication, which will be concluded within a set timeframe. Where the parties cannot agree on an adjudicator, an application can be made by one of the parties to the Chairperson of the Ministerial appointed Panel of Adjudicators, who will appoint an adjudicator from that Panel to make a determination in respect of the payment dispute.
I will publish a Code of Practice on the conduct of adjudications under section 9 of the Act in the coming weeks, following which there will be a public information campaign undertaken by my Department.
