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From:Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD and the Minister of State for Local Government and Planning John Cummins TD welcomed the new Exempted Development Regulations for Residential Dwellings coming into effect today. This reform is based on the Government’s Programme for Government commitment to lift the regulatory burden on homeowners and their families while also enabling planning authorities to focus…

In closing the Cabinet’s meeting on 24 July 2026 at the Peace Palace, Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet made the following statement regarding the Royal Government’s effort to speed up procedural reforms of the SMEs registration: […] To make the economy grow, we must strengthen ourselves. In this sense, we are working on two reforms – firstly, the reform of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), and we have evaluated, prepared, and are going to amend the (relevant) laws; and…

Participated in a discussion at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (24) to review the progress of projects implemented under the 2026 budget allocations for the Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure and to discuss the Ministry's proposals for the 2027 Budget. The discussion focused extensively on the progress of development projects being implemented by the Plantation Sector, the Community Infrastructure Sector and institutions under the State Plantation Companies, as well as t…

From:Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation MetroLink, Galway Ring Road and Greater Dublin Drainage are among first tranche of projects designated under new powers placing them at the ‘top of the queue’ for faster processing and decision making Government has approved the recommendation put forward by the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, Jack Chambers TD, to designate nine projects and…

At the beginning of the session, the Prime Minister thanked the members of the Council for their willingness to contribute to the development of economic policies. He stressed that the Government wished to draw on the experience and expertise of the business community in its work. “Improving the business environment is one of this Government’s key priorities. Everything else depends on how much we create,” the Prime Minister emphasised. He said that the Government wanted to listen to the busine…