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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 January 2021

Wednesday, 13 January 2021

Questions (23)

Gerald Nash

Question:

23. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of cases heard by the panel of adjudicators established under section 8 of the Construction Contracts Act 2013 in each year since the commencement of the operation of the panel to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44856/20]

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The Construction Contracts Act, 2013 applies to certain construction contracts entered into after the 25th July 2016. If a payment dispute arises between the parties to a construction contract covered by the Act, a party to the contract has the right to refer the payment dispute for adjudication, which will be concluded within a set timeframe. The parties may jointly agree to appoint an Adjudicator of their own choice. If the parties cannot agree on whom to appoint as Adjudicator, a party to the contract may apply to the Chairperson of the Ministerial appointed Panel of Adjudicators, Dr. Nael Bunni, to appoint an Adjudicator to the dispute from that Panel.

I set out below the number of Adjudicator appointments made by the Chairperson since the commencement of the Construction Contracts Act, 2013.

Construction Contracts Act, 2013

2016

2017

2018

2019  

2020

Total

Number of Adjudicator appointments made by the Chairperson of the Ministerial appointed Panel of   Adjudicators

0

1

21

34

40

96

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