Intent: Continued investment in transport infrastructure to improve connectivity, competitiveness and sustainable economic growth in West Waterford and the South East.
Details: Continued investment in strategic and regional transport infrastructure, including the N25, to support business connectivity, employment and regional economic development.
Intent: Continued investment and policy support for town centre regeneration, vacancy activation and initiatives that strengthen regional town centres and local economies.
Details: Support for Town Centre First, town centre regeneration, vacancy reduction and local economic development in regional towns.
Intent: Investment in the infrastructure, skills and regional supply chains required to maximise the economic and employment opportunities from offshore wind in the South East.
Details: Development of the South East as a centre for offshore renewable energy, including supporting infrastructure, skills, supply-chain and regional enterprise opportunities.
Intent: Simpler and more accessible supports to enable micro and small businesses to adopt AI and digital technologies, improve productivity, innovate and invest without disproportionate administrative barriers.
Details: Budget 2027 supports for SME productivity, innovation and investment, particularly access for micro and small businesses to AI, digitalisation, automation, energy efficiency and related business supports.
Intent: Accelerated housing delivery and enabling infrastructure to increase housing availability and support workforce attraction, business growth and balanced regional development.
Details: Housing availability and delivery in regional areas and its increasing impact on business recruitment, workforce retention and regional economic development.
Intent: Simpler and more accessible supports to enable micro and small businesses to adopt AI and digital technologies, improve productivity, innovate and invest without disproportionate administrative barriers.
Details: Budget 2027 supports for SME productivity, innovation and investment, particularly access for micro and small businesses to AI, digitalisation, automation, energy efficiency and related business supports.
Intent: Simpler and more accessible supports to enable micro and small businesses to adopt AI and digital technologies, improve productivity, innovate and invest without disproportionate administrative barriers.
Details: Budget 2027 supports for SME productivity, innovation and investment, particularly access for micro and small businesses to AI, digitalisation, automation, energy efficiency and related business supports.
Intent: Simpler and more accessible supports to enable micro and small businesses to adopt AI and digital technologies, improve productivity, innovate and invest without disproportionate administrative barriers.
Details: Budget 2027 supports for SME productivity, innovation and investment, particularly access for micro and small businesses to AI, digitalisation, automation, energy efficiency and related business supports.
Intent: Accelerated housing delivery and enabling infrastructure to increase housing availability and support workforce attraction, business growth and balanced regional development.
Details: Housing availability and delivery in regional areas and its increasing impact on business recruitment, workforce retention and regional economic development.
Intent: That Waterford City & County Council notes:1. That Bord Bia's mission is to bring Ireland's outstanding food, drink and horticulture to the world, thereby enabling growth and sustainability for producers.2. The importance of Irish food and drink exports to the Irish economy.3. The importance of Ireland's international reputation as a producer of high-quality food.4. That the Irish food and drinks industry is dependent on Irish farmers as the primary producers; and::the animal health and welfare standards that Irish farmers must adhere to, in particular the standards and conditions contained within Bord Bia's sustainable Quality Assurance Scheme.This council notes with serious concern recent events and feels that there is no choice but ask the Chair of Bord Bia, to resign immediately in order to restore public confidence.::In the event that he fails to do so, this Council further calls on the Government and the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to intervene without delay an