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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
Project Ireland 2040 Read More »

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, …

Prospects for Irish Regions and Counties: Scenarios and Implications Economic and Social Research Institute ( ESRI) Research Series No.70 Read More »

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.

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.

The closing date for submissions has been extended until 12 Noon on Friday 31st March. See the Share Your Views page for details on how to make your submission.