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€300M Investment into Waterford City

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    #3722
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    smellyoldboot wrote: »
    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40063934.html%3ftype=amp

    Spot who isn't getting any more money....

    On the plus side, Shannon and Cork airports are getting €10M each.....

    The gubberment has already committed 5m for the runway extension.


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    #3723
    tbayers
    Registered Users Posts: 501 ✭✭✭tbayers


    Disappointing to say the least, unless they're holding back for one big announcement. I don't think they would hide a big announcement like it would be in a budget like this. Here's hoping


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    #3724
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    What are you looking for? Anything regarding NQP will be under the general Capital spend, and the airport is getting the 5m I mentioned plus the local/independent funding.


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    #3725
    tbayers
    Registered Users Posts: 501 ✭✭✭tbayers


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    What are you looking for? Anything regarding NQP will be under the general Capital spend, and the airport is getting the 5m I mentioned plus the local/independent funding.

    Isn't that the point, the big ticket items have been mentioned in the budget the NQP hasn't??


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    #3726
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Not really, the total public spend would be about 100m, it's quite a lot but not blockbuster "gets it's own headline" type spending. And even if it were the examiner might be the last place it would be reported ;)


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    #3727
    smellyoldboot
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,075 ✭✭✭smellyoldboot


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    The gubberment has already committed 5m for the runway extension.

    And when did they forward that on? Or is it on the never never as well. Remember WIT were "going to be" building this Engineering building for about 20 years, who knows it might get done but unless you have a contract sealed in blood by a politician and start physically doing the work it's still fairytale forest stuff.


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    #3728
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Good question, I have no answer.


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    #3729
    hardybuck
    Registered Users Posts: 5,172 ✭✭✭hardybuck


    smellyoldboot wrote: »
    And when did they forward that on? Or is it on the never never as well. Remember WIT were "going to be" building this Engineering building for about 20 years, who knows it might get done but unless you have a contract sealed in blood by a politician and start physically doing the work it's still fairytale forest stuff.

    Probably when it's actually needed.

    A planning notice only went up for this in July.


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    #3730
    smellyoldboot
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,075 ✭✭✭smellyoldboot


    hardybuck wrote: »
    Probably when it's actually needed.

    A planning notice only went up for this in July.

    Ah yes, planning. I "plan" to take a **** soon. But until I plonk the cheeks above the porcelain throne and engage the sphincter, it's turtle neck danger zone.

    Plans are great. But they don't get **** done.


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    #3731
    hardybuck
    Registered Users Posts: 5,172 ✭✭✭hardybuck


    smellyoldboot wrote: »
    Ah yes, planning. I "plan" to take a **** soon. But until I plonk the cheeks above the porcelain throne and engage the sphincter, it's turtle neck danger zone.

    Plans are great. But they don't get **** done.

    Indeed...but just to confirm - the State won't give money to a private company looking to build a runway before they have secured planning approval for it.


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    #3732
    spaceCreated
    Registered Users Posts: 402 ✭✭spaceCreated


    hardybuck wrote: »
    Probably when it's actually needed.

    A planning notice only went up for this in July.

    Have you ever been to WIT, its been needed for more than 20 years.


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    #3733
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 14,011 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    hardybuck wrote: »
    Probably when it's actually needed.

    A planning notice only went up for this in July.

    Did the opriginal planning expire?


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    #3734
    hardybuck
    Registered Users Posts: 5,172 ✭✭✭hardybuck


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    Did the opriginal planning expire?

    No idea - did they previously get planning?


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    #3735
    hardybuck
    Registered Users Posts: 5,172 ✭✭✭hardybuck


    spaceCreated wrote: »
    Have you ever been to WIT, its been needed for more than 20 years.

    No I went to University.

    Sorry couldn't resist it!


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    #3736
    Bards
    Registered Users Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭Bards


    Back on topic... Budget has been and gone... Any news on Govt Funding?


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    #3737
    smellyoldboot
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,075 ✭✭✭smellyoldboot


    Bards wrote: »
    Back on topic... Budget has been and gone... Any news on Govt Funding?

    There's always next year?


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    #3738
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    No, but no project specific list was drawn up for announcement beyond some transport commitments as far as I can see, to be honest the money in question should already be "in the system", not reliant on fresh capital from this budget. That said it would be nice to have a fresh commitment by the gubberment or one of their lackies locally.


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    #3739
    Asdfgh2020
    Registered Users Posts: 1,530 ✭✭✭Asdfgh2020


    smellyoldboot wrote: »
    Ah yes, planning. I "plan" to take a **** soon. But until I plonk the cheeks above the porcelain throne and engage the sphincter, it's turtle neck danger zone.

    Plans are great. But they don't get **** done.

    The above deserves the most ‘Retarded comment Of the day award’


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    #3740
    BBM77
    Registered Users Posts: 1,879 ✭✭✭BBM77


    smellyoldboot wrote: »
    There's always next year?

    The story now is the minister is drawing up a funding proposal according to the Taoiseach. The last time it was going to come before cabinet in September. It is an absolute joke. It is just the same old story when it comes to Waterford and the government. They are just a complete barrier to progress.


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    #3741
    imacman
    Registered Users Posts: 690 ✭✭✭imacman


    hardybuck wrote: »
    No idea - did they previously get planning?

    The WIT engineering building had planning permission and was weeks away from digging foundations and the project was pulled in 2011. Mysteriously the ITcarlow research building was in a similar situation at the same time but it got built , a certain disgraced former Carlow/kilkenny Td made sure it got done


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    #3742
    smellyoldboot
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,075 ✭✭✭smellyoldboot


    Asdfgh2020 wrote: »
    The above deserves the most ‘Retarded comment Of the day award’

    You ok Hun? X X X


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    #3743
    91wx763
    Registered Users Posts: 526 ✭✭✭91wx763


    Bards wrote: »
    Back on topic... Budget has been and gone... Any news on Govt Funding?

    Mary the canary TD was on the radio yesterday saying she spoke to city manager and a memo has to go to governemnt ASAP, the minister Darragh O'Brien had told her 2 weeks ago that "it" would be happening in October and she was going off to chase him.

    Whether the "it" was funding or a decision on funding is another story....


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    #3744
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Matt Shanahan spoke in the Dail yesterday putting specific questions on funding to Michael Martin.


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    #3745
    BBM77
    Registered Users Posts: 1,879 ✭✭✭BBM77


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Matt Shanahan spoke in the Dail yesterday putting specific questions on funding to Michael Martin.

    I mean you can just see through every word they say at this stage. He said

    “I often felt we could have done better with financial services in Waterford from a foreign direct investment perspective, and I am keen on that.”

    So he knows what we already know that a financial services company has taken space in the north quays development. So he is saying he is aspiring for Waterford to do better in financial services then will take credit when it happens that he has achieved this aspiration for Waterford. Even though in reality this is something he has done nothing to achieve. And in fact over his time in politics he has actively prevented government support for Waterford. This is a man who when he was minister for trade and enterprise removed the IDA regional director from Waterford. Listen to what he has said. Everything that is in his power now to work on, that he was asked about, he did not answer or fluffed over.


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    #3746
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 29,397 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    BBM77 wrote: »
    I mean you can just see through every word they say at this stage. He said

    “I often felt we could have done better with financial services in Waterford from a foreign direct investment perspective, and I am keen on that.”

    So he knows what we already know that a financial services company has taken space in the north quays development. So he is saying he is aspiring for Waterford to do better in financial services then will take credit when it happens that he has achieved this aspiration for Waterford. Even though in reality this is something he has done nothing to achieve. And in fact over his time in politics he has actively prevented government support for Waterford. This is a man who when he was minister for trade and enterprise removed the IDA regional director from Waterford. Listen to what he has said. Everything that is in his power now to work on, that he was asked about, he did not answer or fluffed over.

    i hope hes considering the possible negatives of increasing financial services activities in the region!


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    #3747
    BBM77
    Registered Users Posts: 1,879 ✭✭✭BBM77


    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    i hope hes considering the possible negatives of increasing financial services activities in the region!

    These kind of comments are starting to get like finger nails being dragged across a blackboard.


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    #3748
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 29,397 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    BBM77 wrote: »
    These kind of comments are starting to get like finger nails being dragged across a blackboard.

    good!


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    #3749
    Asdfgh2020
    Registered Users Posts: 1,530 ✭✭✭Asdfgh2020


    BBM77 wrote: »
    I mean you can just see through every word they say at this stage. He said

    “I often felt we could have done better with financial services in Waterford from a foreign direct investment perspective, and I am keen on that.”

    So he knows what we already know that a financial services company has taken space in the north quays development. So he is saying he is aspiring for Waterford to do better in financial services then will take credit when it happens that he has achieved this aspiration for Waterford. Even though in reality this is something he has done nothing to achieve. And in fact over his time in politics he has actively prevented government support for Waterford. This is a man who when he was minister for trade and enterprise removed the IDA regional director from Waterford. Listen to what he has said. Everything that is in his power now to work on, that he was asked about, he did not answer or fluffed over.

    Could you explain a bit better what you are trying to say here...? You start off saying that Matt shanahan put questions to ‘me-hole’......then you start a quote from someone talking about how Waterford should have more financial services type companies etc.....is this a quote from ‘me-hole’.......?


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    #3750
    BBM77
    Registered Users Posts: 1,879 ✭✭✭BBM77


    Asdfgh2020 wrote: »
    Could you explain a bit better what you are trying to say here...? You start off saying that Matt shanahan put questions to ‘me-hole’......then you start a quote from someone talking about how Waterford should have more financial services type companies etc.....is this a quote from ‘me-hole’.......?

    Yeah, the quote was part of Micheal Martins reply to Matt Shanahan.

    https://www.wlrfm.com/2020/10/15/waterford-td-asks-do-we-matter-in-health-education-and-economic-revival/


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    #3751
    Deiseen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,745 ✭✭✭Deiseen


    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    good!

    Very very close to muting you Wanderer.

    I know you are a decent person, unlike that other troll, but your derailing this thread every bit as much.

    To insinuate that it would be bad to have additional financial companies in the area, providing well paying jobs to the people of waterford, is about as idiotic a statement as I've ever seen on here.


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