Sligo/Leitrim TD concerned that Ireland 2040 is forgetting the North West
Ahead of the National Planning Framework launch today, a Sligo/Leitrim TD is raising concerns that the North West has been forgotten about. Fianna Fail TD Eamonn Scanlon raised the issue in the Dail in November of 2017 where he says there was no mention of the region in the plan…
Coveney says new plan is ‘very different’ to Fianna Fail’s decentralisation
The government is now calling for submissions on how people in the regions want Ireland to look in 2040. It’s part of the launch of the new ‘Ireland 2040 plan which has been launched by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny and the Minister for Housing and Local Government Simon Coveney today.…
Ireland 2040 plan aims to address rural urban divide
A new government plan which aims to strike a balance between urban and rural development is to be launched at noon. The ‘Ireland 2040’ scheme is being launched today and comes amid warnings that three-quarters of new homes will soon be clustered around Dublin, unless radical action is taken. The…