Council supports economic recovery in Tipperary

Tipperary County Council has published a plan setting out a series of measures which can contribute towards post Covid-19 local economic recovery and renewal in the county.

The Government Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business and the recently published Return to Work Safely Protocol set out timeframes for return of local business and reopening of town centres. While the council will continue to focus on the management of the Covid-19 health pandemic and comply with public health guidelines, it is timely to bring forward measures to assist local economic recovery and return to business. The measures identified by the council are set within the context of the very significant challenges presented by the Covid-19 public health pandemic and the preparation of a new National Development Plan. The format follows the template provided by the draft framework "to facilitate negotiations with other parties on a plan to recover, rebuild and renew lreland after the Covid-19 Emergency” with specific emphasis on policies and projects within the direct remit of Tipperary County Council. 

A number of schemes have already been put in place including the three month Rates Waiver Scheme for certain businesses and the Business Restart Fund. The Council's Local Enterprise Office is offering a range of business supports including online trading vouchers and business continuity vouchers. 

Cathaoirleach of Tipperary County Council, Councillor Michael Murphy, welcomed the plan and said that "the Govemment's Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business charts the way forward, but at a local level it is impoftant that State agencies, the local authority, local business and our local communities work together to get our local economy and society in general back up and running". 

Chief Executive of Tipperary County Council, Joe MacGrath, said that "the Council is continuing to progress projects under Project lreland 2040 funds to regenerate and rejunevate our towns. A number of applications have already been successfully made for these funds and further applications are proposed in future calls. The council is firmly committed to projects already commenced and those due to start later this year.” 

The national and local recovery processes will require investment and commitment across all sectors of our society and economy. Tipperary County Council, as a local authority with responsibility for the delivery of a broad range of economic policies and local services, will play our part in this recovery process.