During the initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic the devastating impact on care homes and the experience of staff and residents became apparent. Residents could not receive visitors or external...
GOSTOP Programme was created to bring together the research sector and companies to boost development of four priority areas of the Factories of the Future.
Strategic research and innovation partnership factories of the future
The objective of the SRIP FoF is to create an open environment for the development of breakthrough innovations that will go beyond the national framework.
Energy retrofitting of family houses owned by citizens at risk of energy poverty
The first national project that aims to significantly improve energy and living conditions of single-family houses owned by citizens at risk of energy poverty.
The aim is to reach a consensus of the role of forestry in water and landscape conservation. A Payment for Ecosystem Services mechanism has also been designed.
Encouraging Behavioural Change in Households and Micro SMEs
This good-practice aims at engaging with home owners and micro-SMEs to identify suitable energy efficiency measures, following a walk-through energy audit.
Covid-19 Stability Fund for Community and Voluntary, Charity and Social Enterprises
The fund was a specific measure introduced by the Irish Government to support voluntary organisations whose income was severely affected by the Covid pandemic.