Glossary of Terms
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Term |
Meaning |
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APJ |
Action Plan for Jobs (2015) |
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ASG |
Advisory Steering Group |
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CDP |
City/County Development Plans |
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CEDRA |
Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas |
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CSO |
Central Statistics Office |
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EAA |
Economic Action Area |
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EGFSN |
Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (SOLAS) |
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EI |
Enterprise Ireland |
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ERDF |
European Regional Development Fund |
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ETB |
Education and Training Board |
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EU |
European Union |
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FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
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GVA |
Gross Value Added |
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ICT |
Information and Communications Technology |
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IDA |
Industrial Development Authority |
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LCDC |
Local Community Development Committee |
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LEADER |
EU LEADER Programme – ‘Links between actions in support of the rural economy’. Liaison Entre Actions pour le Development d’lEconomie Rurale |
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LECP |
Local Enterprise and Community Plan |
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LEO |
Local Enterprise Office |
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M&E |
Monitoring and Evaluation |
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NSS |
National Spatial Strategy (Obsolete) |
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NUTS |
Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics Nomenclature d'Unités Territoriales Statistiques |
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PPN |
Public Participation Network |
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RDP |
Rural Development Programme |
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RLMB |
Regional Labour Markets Bulletin |
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RPG |
Regional Planning Guidelines |
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RSES |
Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies |
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REDZ |
Rural Economic Development Zones |
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SCO |
Sustainable Community Objective |
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SEA |
Strategic Environmental Assessment |
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SEDO |
Sustainable Economic Development Objectives |
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SES |
Socio-Economic Statement |
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SFI |
Science Foundation Ireland |
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SICAP |
Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme |
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SMART Objectives |
Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic, Time-Related Objectives |
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SME |
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (Employing less than 50 [EI]) |
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SPC |
Strategic Policy Committee |
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WIT |
Waterford Institute of Technology |