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11/09/2023
Over £976m Investment Funding Announced For NI
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, the Irish Prime Minister, is in Belfast today to announce funding of more than £976 million (€1.14 billion) through PEACEPLUS, a new EU programme to build reconciliation and greater prosperity across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland.
The Taoiseach will be joined by Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe, European Commission Vice President Maros Šefčovič, a representative of the UK Government, and the head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Dr Jayne Brady.
The Taoiseach will hold a bilateral meeting with Commissioner Šefčovič to discuss the EU's commitment to peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland, as well as the state of play on the implementation of the Windsor Framework.
He will also have a bilateral with the UK Government representative in order to underline the importance the Irish Government attaches to the restoration of the power-sharing institutions and to the British-Irish partnership, as well as the Government's concerns relating to the UK Government's Legacy Bill.
The Taoiseach will also engage with Northern Ireland business during the visit.
The Taoiseach will be joined by Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe, European Commission Vice President Maros Šefčovič, a representative of the UK Government, and the head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Dr Jayne Brady.
The Taoiseach will hold a bilateral meeting with Commissioner Šefčovič to discuss the EU's commitment to peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland, as well as the state of play on the implementation of the Windsor Framework.
He will also have a bilateral with the UK Government representative in order to underline the importance the Irish Government attaches to the restoration of the power-sharing institutions and to the British-Irish partnership, as well as the Government's concerns relating to the UK Government's Legacy Bill.
The Taoiseach will also engage with Northern Ireland business during the visit.
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