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Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA) Statement

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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Reimagining our Country:
Government launches €116bn
Project Ireland 2040

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

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Government launches €116bn
Project Ireland 2040
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Prospects for Irish Regions and Counties: Scenarios and Implications Economic and Social Research Institute ( ESRI) Research Series No.70

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,

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Over 3,000 Students Nationwide Paint a Picture of how they want Ireland to look in 2040

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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