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Sustainable Mobility Index 2024 for Rural Towns in Ireland’s Western Region
The Western Development Commission (WDC) has published the updated Sustainable Mobility Index 2024 (SMI 24) for 40 rural towns in its seven county Western Region. Better understanding of active modes and public transport in a rural…
WDC report shows travel to work patterns across the Western Region, with an overall increase in numbers employed
More people living in the Western Region and at work – up by over 13% since last Census Nearly 30% (29.9%) of all workers in the Western Region live in Galway city catchment, up 3% since…
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18 Oct 2024
WDC Briefing on Electricity Transmission Infrastructure Needs in the West and Northwest
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10 Jun 2024
WDC Submission to the the Commission for Regulation of Utilities Consultation on the Draft EirGrid Transmission Development Plan 2024-2033
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21 Feb 2024
WDC submission to the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications on the Draft Offshore Renewable Energy Policy Framework
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17 Jan 2024
Western Development Commission (WDC) Submission to the Review of the National Ports Policy
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14 Dec 2023
Western Development Commission (WDC) Submission to EirGrid Tomorrow’s Energy Scenarios consultation
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26 May 2023
Policy Briefing No. 10 – Linking Sustainable Regional Development with the National Well-Being Framework
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7 Feb 2023
WDC Presentation: Some Missing Links in Ireland’s National Well-Being Framework – Irish Postgraduate & Early Career Economists (IPECE) Conference 2023.
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31 May 2022
WDC submission to the Department of Transport consultation on the Electrical Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy
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