By Dan Walsh
IDA and Wexford County Council have confirmed today that they are partnering to secure an advanced planning permission for an ABS (Advanced Building Solution) in Enniscorthy.
Welcoming the announcement, Deputy Paul Kehoe said; “The partnership will see the design and planning for state-of-the-art facilities to be used for investment by multinational companies seeking to invest in the area. This development is a vote of confidence in the ability of Wexford to attract investment and sustain multinational operations, which will in turn bring massive benefit to the county, in terms of employment opportunities, further inward investment.
Deputy Kehoe added; “There have been several key developments in Wexford over the last number of years which have made this progress possible. Connectivity provided by the expansion of the M11, the establishment of the SETU and today’s news that the Wexford Campus is getting ever closer, the expansion of Rosslare Port to name a few.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was drafted by IDA and shared with Wexford County Council for review. IDA has been informed via email that the terms of this MOU are agreed and we are awaiting return of the signed document for execution.
Once this is complete a tender will be issued by Wexford County Council for the design team to be appointed and following this an announcement will be made by WCC with the support of IDA’s Regional Communications team.
In other Enniscorthy news, Simon Harris T.D., Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science is in the Riverside Park Hotel tonight where he will address the Enniscorthy and District Chamber luncheon.
Minister Harris is deputising for An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar T.D., who was originally Enniscorthy bound, but was unable to keep the date as he is in Paris today (Thursday) to attend the International Conference on Humanitarian Assistance for the Civilian Population in Gaza.
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