Housing Minister visits Waterford City
Today, Friday September 10th, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Peter Burke TD visited Waterford. Following a meeting with the Mayor of Waterford City and County Cllr. Joe Kelly and Chief Executive Waterford City and County Council Michael Walsh, Minister Burke visited a number of social housing projects in the city. St. Joseph’s House is a former religious convent on a landmark site on Manor Hill. Through the Repair and Lease Scheme, funded by the
Waterford outdoor dining awarded €500,000
Minister for Tourism Catherine Martin TD and Fáilte Ireland have announced €506,693 funding to Waterford City and County Council for outdoor dining in the City and Dungarvan under the Weatherproofing and Outdoor Dining Enhancement Scheme. Fáilte Ireland’s Outdoor Dining Enhancement Scheme opened for applications in March 2021, with all Local Authorities invited to apply for funding under the Scheme - to develop streets and public spaces to facilitate outdoor dining in urban tourism centres. Working in
Entrepreneurs and start-ups in Waterford urged to apply for Competitive Start Funds - Cummins
Entrepreneurs and start-ups in Waterford are invited to apply for funding to provide an innovative product or service aimed at international markets, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Cummins said: “I am delighted that my colleague Minister Damien English is inviting early-stage entrepreneurs to apply for two Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Funds (CSFs) which are now open for applications. “The value of the two funds for ‘All Sectors’ and ‘Women Entrepreneurs’ amount to a combined total of €2
Minister Eamon Ryan discusses Waterford’s Decarbonisation Zone designation
On Monday, September 6th, Minister for Transport and Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD visited Waterford to discuss Waterford’s Decarbonising Zone (DZ) designation with Waterford City and County Council. In Ireland’s Climate Action Plan, local authorities were identified as key enablers in advancing climate action in their local areas and the plan required that each local authority identify a Decarbonising Zone. In April 2021, Waterford City and County Council
Waterford receives €240,000 for remote working under the Connected Hubs Scheme
Waterford is one of 117 remote working projects to receive €8.8 Million in grants, announced on Thursday July 22nd by Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD. Waterford City and County Council, in partnership with Boxworks, WorkLabs, Waterford City Enterprise Centre, Dungarvan Enterprise Centre and Dunhill Ecopark have been awarded €240,890. The funding will enable the five participating Waterford hubs to enhance and add capacity to their remote and co-working
5 projects at WIT to receive investment in capital equipment for industry research
Fine Gael Senator John Cummins has this morning welcomed the announcement that Waterford Institute of Technology is to receive funding for five projects across three of W.I.Ts research centres, under the Governments Capital Equipment Fund to assist them in buying world-leading research equipment that will serve the Research and Development (R&D) needs of Irish industry. Senator Cummins said, “I am pleased that my colleague, Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD has
Updated Fair Deal scheme good for family owned businesses and farms
The Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021 completed its legislative journey through the Dail and Seanad today (16th July 2021). The Nursing Home Support Scheme, commonly referred to as the Fair Deal scheme represents a €1.4 billion investment annually by the state and benefits over 22,000 people. Speaking in Seanad Eireann, Waterford Fine Gael Senator John Cummins said “The changes passed by the Seanad today will have a very positive impact on families who have business and farm assets and are
Put ‘Place’ first and commit to radical plan to support recovery of cities and towns
Put ‘Place’ first and commit to radical plan to support recovery of cities and towns, says Chambers Ireland in Budget 2022 submission Chambers Ireland today (19 July 2021) has published its recommendations to Government ahead of Budget 2022. Central to the Chambers Ireland Submission is the call for Budget 2022 to support urban recovery and tackle vacancy. Specifically, Chambers Ireland calls for the expansion and reform of the Living City Initiative, incentives to enable brownfield development and the
Waterford Chamber calls for expansion of business supports
Following Cabinet’s latest announcement, Waterford Chamber has engaged with the Taoiseach and Tanaiste asking them to expand financial supports for impacted businesses. According to Chamber CEO Gerald Hurley, “The Government’s announcement of tighter restrictions will not have been the start to the new year many businesses and local economies were hoping for. However, with infection rates and hospitalisations beyond anything we have seen throughout 2020, the additional restrictions announced are essential
