Dublin
Port Company, the wholly State-owned commercial
company that operates Dublin Port, is poised to
buy 40 hectares of motorway-connected land adjacent
to the capital to support its future growth.
Minister for Housing Simon Coveney, TD, has announced
the allocation of funding of €22 million for the
development by Dublin City Council of new social
housing apartments on Dominick Street, Dublin 1.
Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Mr. Shane
Ross TD has announced the award of funding for greenway
projects in Kildare, Meath, Longford and Westmeath.
The Port of New Ross has been a hub for dry and
liquid bulk traffic and project cargoes for many
years. In 2015, total trade through the port exceeded
286,000 tonnes.
An Bord Pleanála has given the green light to a
€40m residential development for Howth, in spite
of opposition from former junior Labour government
Minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and former senator Averil
Power.
The first funding agreements for the delivery of
the LEADER 2020 programme in 18 counties has been
issued
by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht,
Heather Humphreys.
Donald Trump’s controversial €10 million rock barrier
plan for his Doonbeg golf links resort has received
a setback after a Government department ruled it
has not been proved necessary.
The contract for Skibbereen Flood Relief Project
was signed recently by Cork County Council. This
project, when completed, will ensure that priority
areas in the town will be protected from the severe
floods experienced over recent decades.
A Local Infrastructure Fund of €200m to provide
public off-site infrastructure to stimulate
an increase in private housing in Dublin and
in urban areas of high demand for housing
has been established.
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