SRA Corporate Plan 2020-2024 A4 WEB

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EU Programme Management The SRA is the Managing Authority for the €500 million Southern & Eastern (S&E) Regional Programme 2014-20.

EU Programme Support, Audit & EU Project Participation We are actively involved in EU Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programmes (Interreg) in a variety of ways. • Supporting Irish organisations in applying for projects and supporting them during implementation as contact points and programme partners; • First Level Control audit function on the spend of Irish project partners of six ETC programmes; • Representing regional and national interests on programme monitoring committees; • Project partner on EU projects on a variety of topics aimed to support the sustainable economic development of the Southern Region. Projects we participate on are linked to the aims of Operational Programmes and the RSES. Irish Regions European Office The Irish Regions European Office (IREO) is a Brussels-based specialised support service, acting as a bridge between Irish local and regional government and the EU, guiding its stakeholders through the Brussels scene and promoting Irish interests and best practices at the European level.

This is the third successive Regional Programme for the S&E Region that the Southern Regional Assembly has managed.

The funding package of €500 million approx. from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Irish Exchequer targets growth opportunities in the S&E region in five areas:

• Strengthening RTDI;

• ICT Infrastructure;

• SME Supports;

• Low Carbon Economy;

• Sustainable Urban Development.

The Programme complements wider investment programmes in targeted high growth and innovative sectors to support the creation of new quality jobs, boost innovation, increase licenses granted, as well as helping to grow the local economies in the Southern & Eastern region of Ireland.

The IREO is a shared service between the Regional Assemblies and local authorities of Ireland and the Secretariat to the Irish delegation to the CoR.

Southern Regional Assembly | Corporate Plan 2020-2024

Southern Regional Assembly | Corporate Plan 2020-2024

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