Intent: Spotlight the scope and scale of the manufacturing sector in Ireland::Identify the need for a national competitiveness action plan to ensure future success::Ensure commitment to Ibec’s policy recommendations under the headings of Taxation, Sustainability, Digital, Talent & Innovation, Trade & Supply Chain and Regulation.
Details: Ibec’s ‘Manufacturing in Ireland, Today Tomorrow and Beyond’ Report
Intent: Clarity on what, if any, policy intervention might be required to avoid disruption of roll-on/roll-off (RORO) freight to the continent
Details: Possible disruption to marine freight post-Brexit
Intent: Support for strategic investment into one or more Irish ports to develop offshore wind farms, including providing operations and maintenance support::The Government must bring together industry, ports and local communities to develop offshore wind enterprise hubs to attract international investors and link them to Irish suppliers::Support the work of Enterprise Ireland to create an offshore wind cluster for Irish companies to enable them to the develop skills and experience they need to compete in the British and European offshore wind markets::Bring together schools, universities and training bodies to eliminate the skills gap and ensure that Irish workers can compete for the 2,500 construction – and 700 permanent – jobs that will be created just by achieving our 2030 targets
Details: Offshore wind energy
Intent: Support for strategic investment into one or more Irish ports to develop offshore wind farms, including providing operations and maintenance support.::The Government must bring together industry, ports and local communities to develop offshore wind enterprise hubs to attract international investors and link them to Irish suppliers.::Support the work of Enterprise Ireland to create an offshore wind cluster for Irish companies to enable them to the develop skills and experience they need to compete in the British and European offshore wind markets.::Bring together schools, universities and training bodies to eliminate the skills gap and ensure that Irish workers can compete for the 2,500 construction – and 700 permanent – jobs that will be created just by achieving our 2030 targets.
Details: Offshore wind energy
Intent: For people with disabilities to be included as part of the plan on public transport
Details: Submission to the Department of Transport on the Public Consultation on a Review of Sustainable Mobility Policy
Intent: Irish Government support for the European ferry operators' group, Interferry Europe who are lobbying EU Member States and the European Commission (DG Move) in respect of the interpretation and application of EU Regulation No. 1177/2010 concerning the rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway.::A submission by the Irish Government to the CJEU supporting the continuation of direct ferry services from Ireland to the Continent in relation the the CJEU's deliberations on certain questions referred by the High Court of Ireland in respect of the interpretation and application of EU Regulation No. 1177/2010 concerning the rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway
Details: Continuation of direct ferry services from Ireland to the Continent
Intent: To promote UK Ireland Trade Development
Details: Ports Policy Paper (January and April 2019)
Intent: To stop the award of the contract for sale and recommencement of a new sales process.
Details: Correspondence to Minister for Transport Tourism and Sport and meeting with Deirdre O’Keeffe, Assistant Secretary, with responsibility for the Maritime Sector and Evaluation in relation to the sale of a site by Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company
Intent: Ensure joined up thinking across the local authorities of County Dublin and Greater Dublin Area.::Development of a long-term strategy for the promotion of the region. Recognition of Dublin's vital role as a driver of national economic growth.::Promote city regions as the drivers of economic growth where investment in infrastructure will yield the highest return for the exchequer.::Coordinate urban consolidation on a regional basis.::Raise urban density and height requirements::Link urban planning permissions to density targets
Details: Seek the enactment of the Dublin Chamber's recommendations for the National Planning Framework.
Intent: We sought to have the wait time for divorced from 4 yearsto be reduced
Details: The wait time for divorce
