ADM Area Development Management
BICs Business Information Centres
BIM Bord Iascaigh Mhara (Sea Fisheries Board)
BMW Border, Midlands, West (NUTS II) Region
CAP Common Agricultural Policy
C&AG Controller & Auditor General
CDP Community Development Programme
CEBs County Enterprise Boards
COMHAR National Sustainable Development Partnership
CSF Community Support Framework
CSO Central Statistics Office
D/A&F Department of Agriculture and Food
D/AST Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
D/CMNR Dept. of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
D/CRGA Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
D/EHLG Dept. of Environment, Heritage & Local Government
D/E&S Department of Education and Science
D/ETE Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
DOF Department of Finance
D/JELR Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
D/SFA Department of Social & Family Affairs
D/T Department of Transport
DTI Dublin Transport Initiative
EAGGF European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund
EDI Electronic Data Interchange
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ERDF European Regional Development Fund
ESF European Social Funds
ESRI Economic & Social Research Institute
FAS Foras Áiseanna Saothair (Labour Training Agency)
FCILC Foyle Carlingford Irish Lights Commission
FI Fáilte Ireland
FIFG Finance Instrument for Fisheries Guidance
GFP Good Farming Practice
GNP Gross National Product
GVA Gross Value Added
IBEC Irish Business Employers Confederation
ICA Irish Countrywomen’s Association
ICBF Irish Cattle Breeding Federation
ICMSA Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association
ICTU Irish Congress of Trade Unions
IFA Irish Farmers Association
IHB Irish Horse Board
IHR Irish Horse Register
IPC Integrated Pollution Control
IRL Irish Rural Link
IU Income Units
LA Local Authority
LFS Labour Force Survey
LTU Long Term Unemployed
NAPS National Anti-Poverty Strategy
NCFRS National Co-operative Farm Relief Services
NDP National Development Plan
NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
NMHP National Monuments & Historic Properties
NSMC North-South Ministerial Council
NSS National Spatial Strategy
NUTS Nomenclature Units for Territorial Statistics
OP Operational Programme
OPLURD Operational Programme for Local Urban & Rural Dev.
OPW Office of Public Works
PPPs Public Private Partnerships
REPS Rural Environment Protection Scheme
RTA Regional Tourism Authorities
RTDI Research and Technological Development and Innovation
SAC Special Areas of Conservation
S&E Southern and Eastern (NUTS II) Region
SFM Sustainable Forest Management
SME Small or Medium-sized Enterprise
STAR Committee for Agricultural Structures & Rural Development
SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats
UAA Utilisable Agricultural Area
UVRS Urban & Village Renewal Strategy
VAT Value Added Tax
VEC(s) Vocational Education Committee(s)
WDC Western Development Commission
WMPs Waste Management Plans
YPFSF Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund
