As part of Project Ireland 2040, the Government announced the establishment of a new Urban Regeneration and DevelopmentFund (URDF), primarily to support the compact growth and sustainable development of Ireland’s five cities and other large urban centres. The Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG) has responsibility for implementing the URDF, which has an
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As required under EU legislation, the Government carried out a number of environmental assessments of the draft National Planning Framework. These included a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), an Appropriate Assessment (AA) in relation to the EU Habitats Directive, and also a Strategic Flood Risk Appraisal (SFRA). These assessments were taken into consideration in the finalisation
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Issued by the Government Press Office First time in Irish history that Planning & Investment have been linked Four new funds totalling €4bn for rural & urban growth, climate action & innovation Major transport focus linking all parts of Ireland & filling gaps in North West €22bn climate change programme as well as major public
Reimagining our Country:
Government launches €116bn
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The ESRI research, published today, provides projections for regions and counties across Ireland up to the year 2040, examining what will happen if current spatial planning patterns continue (known as the Business as Usual approach), and what would happen in a range of alternative scenarios. Under the alternative scenarios, the broad regional distribution of population,
Submissions on Ireland 2040 – Our Plan, draft National Planning Framework are no longer being accepted. The deadline for receipt of submissions was 12pm, Friday November 10th 2017.
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The closing date for submissions has been extended until 12 Noon on Friday 10th November 2017. See the Share Your Views page for details on how to make your submission.
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Today the Government published “Ireland 2040 – Our Plan” for its final round of public consultations. Over the next number of weeks, until 3 November, the public will have a chance to review what is essentially the long-term strategic planning framework for our country’s future growth and prosperity. Ireland 2040 – Our Plan will guide
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Winners of the ‘Green-Schools Ireland 2040 – Our Plan’ National Poster Competition were today presented with their prizes by Minister Simon Coveney at an Awards Ceremony at the Custom House in Dublin. Over 3,000 students from 255 schools representing every county in Ireland responded to the challenge of creating a poster to share their thoughts
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