June 3rd, 2021, Drogheda, Ireland -
edDrogheda & District Chamber Council have continued with their series of cabinet-level engagements to raise awareness and build strategies around local development by meeting with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, TD Simon Harris. The meeting took place on 24th May.
The discussion focused on initiatives to more effectively harness and develop the considerable talent pool incumbent within Drogheda and the local area, and in particular how greater educational resources for the region can be supported and complimented by increased opportunities for skilled people. The subsequent potential for population growth in the North East region to counter historical outward migration trends was cited as a one of many benefits greater educational and learning resources can produce for the local community.
The delegation was led by Robert Murray, President of Drogheda & District Chamber, along with Chamber Council members and representatives from Drogheda Institute of Further Education, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital and Dundalk Institute of Technology.
Speaking post-meeting, Drogheda Chamber President Robert Murray said “We thank Minister Harris for his positive outlook in what was a meaningful and constructive discussion. We are acutely aware of the huge human resource potential that exists in our region and how tapping into it more effectively can play a major role in developing Drogheda as a regional centre of excellence for job creation, local infrastructural development and inward investment. We have some world-class learning facilities in the local area, however our objective is to see how our existing institutions can be both scaled up and added to, and ultimately giving as many of our local residents as possible the capabilities to create bright and exciting futures for themselves”.
The team at Drogheda & District Chamber plans, over the coming weeks, to engage further with the necessary stakeholders to help improve the educational landscape in the area.