Recovery effort has started
KERRY County Council is working on a range of ambitious programmes and schemes aimed at steering the county to recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
Council staff are working closely with other agencies and key sectors in the local economy on the rollout of various supports and initiatives designed to assist businesses and support the economic recovery in the county in the coming months and years.
The Council’s Economic Recovery Team and two supporting sub-committees are coordinating the provision of advice and assistance to key sectors of the Kerry economy, and supporting and informing initiatives to secure the local economic recovery as the COVID-19 restrictions continue to be eased.
Among the measures being taken, the council is to begin a campaign to promote and market Kerry as a safe place to work, do business and visit when restrictions are eased.
Work is also underway on the development of a new ‘Safe Destination’ programme to attract domestic tourists and a ‘Discover Your County’ programme to support the hospitality industry
A dedicated free-phone helpline for businesses seeking advice and supports has been set up while bespoke COVID-19 compliance training programmes for the hospitality/retail sectors are being organised in conjunction with Kerry ETB and IT Tralee.
Work is also taking place on physical planning in towns and destinations to ensure social distancing and support the reopening of businesses over the coming months.
Kerry County Council will be announcing full details of these and other initiatives in the coming weeks.
This work will be informed by the report which the Council published last week on the economic impact of the Coronavirus on the county.
“There is an exceptionally strong ambition to work together across all public bodies and sectoral interests in the county to pursue the recovery as there is a gradual unwinding of the COVID-19 restrictions. I am confident that with this approach we can pursue Kerry’s economic revival over the coming months and years,” said Mayor of Kerry Cllr Niall Kelleher.