Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy 2019–2031

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   12.4 Monitoring and Reporting Monitoring and reporting on the RSES, through various mechanisms and channels which includes obligations under the Planning and Development Act 2000, will ensure the development of a responsive RSES focused on delivery. Office of the Planning Regulator The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) was established by government in April 2019. The Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 established the legal basis for the OPR and outlines its role and functions, which include the assessment of all local authority and regional assembly forward planning, including regional spatial and economic strategies; organisational review of the systems and procedures used by any planning authority, including An Bord Pleanála, in the performance of any of their planning functions; and driving national research, training, education and public information programmes. This office operates an independent monitoring role, advising the Minister, Government and the Oireachtas on implementation of the National Planning Framework under the statutory planning process, through Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies, local authority statutory planning processes and the decisions of An Bord Pleanála, and using a new set of indicators to be developed to assist effective monitoring. Phasing of Population Growth The NPF sets out phased regional population targets to 2026 and 2031. As outlined above, revisions to legislation under the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2016 provide for the broad alignment of city and county development plans to address a six-year period to 2026/27 following preparation of the RSES. This aligns with census periods and the availability of census data following Census 2026 will allow for more effective monitoring of the RSES in the future. Evidence Based Policy Making and Evaluation The EMRA is strongly committed to the preparation of evidence-based strategies and plans and this is demonstrated in the baseline data gathering and the preparation of Regional Profiles, which informed the development of the RSES. As part of this commitment EMRA will make available the baseline data as a shared evidence base for the Region and encourages other public bodies and local authorities to use this data, particularly to inform the preparation and implementation of city and county development plans, local area plans, and local economic and community plans. It is anticipated that the RSES evidence baseline data will be regularly updated as new data becomes available and the Regional Assembly will support the development and publication of a set of robust, relevant and timely Key Regional Indicators for policy making and evaluation. Baseline data shall be updated on at least a four yearly cycle to coincide with the EPA state of the environment reporting and shall take account of the monitoring requirements in the SEA. REGIONAL POLICY OBJECTIVES: Monitoring RPO 12.5: EMRA will carry out a regular update of baseline data for monitoring purposes and will make this data publicly available to facilitate evidencebased policy making and evaluation in the Region. 241Implementation & Monitoring

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   List of Tables EMRA RSES 3. Growth Strategy 3.1 Asset/Potential Based Criteria Approach to Growth Strategy..................................................... 28 3.2 Selection of preferred scenarios for the Eastern and Midland RSES ................................. 31 4. Settlement Strategy 4.1 NPF Population Projections ...................................... 44 4.2 Settlement Hierarchy ................................................ 44 4.3 Settlement Typologies and Policy Responses ...... 47 5. Dublin Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan (MASP) 5.1 Strategic Development Areas and Corridors, Capacity, Infrastructure and Phasing ................... 104 5.2 Strategic employment development areas in the Dublin Metropolitan Area .............................115 6. Economy and Employment 6.1 Retail Hierarchy for the Region .............................. 137 6.2 Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) - Themes and Priority Areas......................143 7. Environment and Climate 7.1 Strategic Natural, Cultural and Green Infrastructure Assets in the Region ......................165 8. Connectivity 8.1 Hierarchy of Policies and Plans ..............................185 8.2 Rail Projects for the Region .................................... 190 8.3 Bus Projects for the Region ......................................191 8.4 Road Projects for the Region...................................192 8.5 New and Enhanced Park and Ride ........................... 193 10. Infrastructure and Climate Change 10.1 Strategic Water Services Projects .........................212 10.2 Waste Water Infrastructure ..................................220 242 Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy

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   List of Figures EMRA RSES 1. Introduction 1.1 EMRA Strategic Planning Areas .................................7 1.2 Spatial Planning Hierarchy in Ireland ........................9 1.3 NPF Map ........................................................................ 11 1.4 RSES Process ............................................................... 13 1.5 Our Strategic Planning Areas ................................... 14 1.6 Population Change 2006-2016 ................................ 15 1.7 Age structure – EMRA and State ............................. 16 1.8 Resident Workers and Local Jobs ............................ 17 1.9 Defining Functional Urban Areas, Census 2016 ... 19 2. Strategic Vision 2.1 EU Thematic Objectives ......................................... 20 2.2 UN Sustainable Development Goals ....................... 21 2.3 National Strategic Outcomes ...................................22 2.4 Regional Strategic Outcomes .................................. 24 3. Growth Strategy 3.1 Growth Strategy – Strategic Connections ............. 29 4. People and Place 4.1 EMRA Large Towns .................................................... 43 4.2 Settlement Strategy ................................................... 45 4.3 Regional Growth Centres...........................................53 5. MASP 5.1 MASP Boundary ......................................................... 99 5.2 Dublin Metropolitan Area Strategic Pan ..............103 5.3 Metropolitan Cycle Network .................................. 110 5.4 Greater Dublin Area Public Transport Network 2027 ............................................................. 111 5.5 Green Infrastructure and Ecosystem Services Mapping ......................................................................119 6. Economy and Employment 6.1 Eastern & Midland Region Total Employment ....122 6.2 Percentage of Local Jobs by Industry .................... 123 6.3 The Economic Strategy ...........................................126 6.4 Enterprise 2025 Renewed Sectoral Cohorts ....... 127 6.5 EMRA’s Enterprise Development and Innovation Assets......................................................128 6.6 Dublin SPA’s Enterprise Development and Innovation Assets......................................................129 6.7 Smart City Concepts................................................ 144 7. Environment and Climate 7.1 Status of Water Bodies ............................................156 7.2 Designated Sites in the Region .............................. 160 7.3 Navigational map of the Region’s main Green/ Blueway routes ..........................................................166 7.4 Climate Stategy ......................................................... 173 7.5 Observed and projected climate changes and impacts for Ireland .................................................... 173 7.6 Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the Region.............. 175 8. Connectivity 8.1 EMRA Strategic Transport Infrastructure ............186 9. Quality of Life 9.1 Changing Demographic Profile ..............................198 9.2 Healthy Placemaking Stategy ................................205 9.3 Pobal HP Deprivation Index ....................................210 11. All Island Cohesion 11.1 TENT-T Core Network .............................................230 Photographs In addition to the resources of the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly, images have been provided courtesy of the 12 Local Authorities within the Eastern and Midland Region and Maynooth University. 243List of Tables & Figures

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   EASTERN & MIDLAND REGIONAL ASSEMBLY 3rd Floor Ballymun Civic Centre Main Street Ballymun Dublin 9 D09 C8P5 +353 (0) 1 807 4482 www.emra.ie Tionól Reigiúnach Oirthir agus Lár-Tíre Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly

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