Decision in favour of largest single investment project outside of capital will be a major pivot moment for Limerick Friday 28 February 2020: Limerick City and County Council has today said that the granting of planning permission by an An Bord Pleanála for the Opera Site will prove one of the key pivotal moments in…
Chambers Ireland today (24 January 2020) calls for the next Government to deliver on commitments in the National Planning Framework and Climate Action Plan and ensure delivery of important infrastructure needed to support the competitiveness and sustainability of our economy. Speaking this morning, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive, Ian Talbot said, “Although job creation is at…
At the outset of President Von der Leyen’s Commission Presidency, Chambers Ireland is today (21 January 2020) leading a delegation from our Network of 40 Chambers to Brussels, meeting with EU officials to set out the priorities of Irish business during this new legislative term. Speaking this morning, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive, Ian Talbot, noted…
1st January 2020 The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation has today announced a new round of the tariff suspension/quota schemes and is calling for applications from manufacturers in the chemicals, microelectronic and related sectors. The tariff suspension scheme offers the possibility for such companies to import raw materials, components or intermediate products from…
Industry 4.0 Strategy to help manufacturing firms to respond to technological change. Sector supports 227,000 direct jobs and 4 out of 5 of these jobs are outside Dublin. Strategy developed as part of Future Jobs Ireland, the whole-of-Government plan to prepare our businesses and workers for the future. Minister announces funding of €23.5…
Dublin, Ireland, 09 December 2019 The Minister for Training, Skills, Innovation and Research and Development, John Halligan TD, has welcomed the latest figures on Government investment in research and development (R&D) published today by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation. These figures are provided by the Department to the CSO/Eurostat under Commission Regulation (EC) No….
Twelve successful applicants representing Academic Institutions from across all regions have secured funding for their projects. Friday, 06 December 2019 Speaking ahead of a special Cabinet meeting on jobs in Trim, Co. Meath, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD and Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD today announced…
Dublin, Ireland, 02 December 2019 The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys T.D., has signed the Commencement Order that will bring the Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019 into operation from Monday, 2 December 2019. The purpose of the Act is to modernise the copyright regime in Ireland by…
20 November 2019 Today, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, welcomed the entry into force of the important Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU and Singapore. The Agreement was signed in October 2018 and ratified by the European Parliament in February 2019. However it was necessary for Singapore to establish a…
Mr Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development , has welcomed the announcement that €23 million has been allocated from the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund to projects in the Atlantic Economic Corridor (AEC) region. The AEC covers Counties Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon, Mayo, Galway, Clare, Limerick, and…
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