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Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy for the Southern Region
The regional strategy for the Southern Region, including the Cork, Limerick–Shannon and Waterford metropolitan area strategic plans.
Southern Regional Assembly · January 2020 · 382 pages
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- Southern Regional Assembly | RSES351 Age 15-24 Age 25-44 Age 45-64 Age 65+Age 0-14 Population by Age Old & Young Age Dependency Rate 10.7% UP South-East SPA 9.9% UP Southern Region 12.3% UP State Population Change 2006 - 2016 22.8% 33.9% 32.6% 32.3% 22.4% 20.4% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% SE SPA Southern Region State Old Young 21.6% 11.6% 27.1% 25.1% 14.6%
- Southern Regional Assembly | RSES352 SE SPA Southern Region State Diversity and our Migrant Communities 9.3% 11.4% 10% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% SE SPA Southern Region State Households with Broadband 65.1% 70.7% 66.4% 20% 10% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% SE SPA Southern Region State Education Attainment: All Third Level 26.7% 33.4% 30.3% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 2016 Census Non-Irish Nationals
- Southern Regional Assembly | RSES353 Education Attainment: No Formal/Primary SE SPA Southern Region State 14% 12.5%12.6% 3% 6% 9% 12% 15% South-East SRA Southern Region State Housing Vacancy 9.6%9% 9.1% Mode of Travel to Work 70.6% 7.7% 12.8% Private Transport Public Transport Walking & Cycling SE SPA 70% 7.8% 13.5% Private Transport Public Transport Walking & Cycling Southern Region 62.4% 12.9% 16.6% Private Transport Public Transport Walking & Cycling State *Excluding Holiday Homes
- Southern Regional Assembly | RSES354 Overview of the South-West SPA Introduction The South West Strategic Planning Area (SW SPA) covers an area of 12,100 sq.km and recorded a population of over 690,000 people in 2016, 44% of the total Southern Region’s population. The South West is accessed by strategic seaports (Tier 1 Port of Cork), Airport (Cork National Airport and Kerry Regional Airport), road and rail networks. It is comprised of the counties of Cork and Kerry and three Local Authorities of Cork City Council (210, 853 population) Cork County Council (332,105 population) and Kerry County Council (147,707). The population has grown 11.2% over the ten-year period 2006-2016, greater than the region overall in the same period (9.9%). With a population of 304,169 in 2016, the Cork Metropolitan Area is the second largest Metropolitan Area in the State with Cork City and Suburbs at its core. Cork City and Suburbs is the largest urban settlement in the Southern Region and second largest settlement in the State after Dublin (population 208,669 in 2016 and 102,139 jobs). Important corridors provide regional accessibility to the South West and include the M8 Cork to Dublin, N20 Cork to Limerick, N25 Cork to Waterford, N22 Cork to Tralee, N21 Tralee to Limerick, and N69 Tralee to Tarbert/Port of Foynes, N72 Killarney-Mallow-Fermoy-Dungarvan and N71 West Cork Corridor. The rail network connects Cork to Dublin, Cork to Limerick (via Limerick Junction), Tralee to Cork and Dublin (via Mallow) and Cork to Waterford (via Limerick Junction). The South West has a strong network of urban settlements. Of the region’s 28 settlements greater than 5,000 population (outside of the three city and suburbs of Cork, Limerick and Waterford), the South West recorded 12 settlements greater than 5,000 population in 2016. The largest of these include: Tralee (23,691 population), Carrigaline (15,770 population), Killarney (14,504 population), Cobh (12,800 population), Midleton (12,496 population), Mallow (12,459 population), Youghal (7,963 population), Bandon (6957 population), Fermoy (6585 population), Passage West (5843 population), Kinsale (5281 population), Carrigtwohill (5080 population). Towns with the largest job numbers in 2016 include Tralee (12,517 jobs), Killarney (7,108 jobs), Midleton (3,871 jobs), Mallow (3,775 jobs), Clonakilty (2,376 jobs), Bandon (2,334 jobs), Charleville (2,249 jobs), Fermoy (2,168 jobs), Killorglin (2,038 jobs) and Listowel (2,030 jobs).
- Southern Regional Assembly | RSES355 Cork Metropolitan Area • Location of the State’s second largest metropolitan area and city (Cork City and Suburbs and Cork Metropolitan Area). • Location of Cork City Docklands and Tivoli, significant urban regeneration areas of scale and transformative projects for the Region. • Potential transformative transport investment through the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (CMATS) which includes a potential new Light Rail Corridor. Refer to Chapter 6 Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Investment Priorities and Cork MASP Objective 8 for specific details and objectives. Refer to the Cork MASP for strategic housing and economic locations in the Cork Metropolitan Area. Cork Harbour (within the Cork Metropolitan Area) • Europe’s largest natural harbour in Cork, with significant multi-sectoral strengths across port, industry, recreation, tourism, heritage, the marine economy balanced with protection and enhancement of the ecology and natural heritage of the harbour. There are opportunities to support the role of the Cork Harbour area as a special driver for the region through an integrated framework plan initiative. Refer to Chapter 4 Marine and Coastal Assets and Growing the Blue Economy and Cork MASP Objective 3 Cork Harbour for specific details and objectives. Ports and Marine • Tier 1 Port of Cork (within the Cork Metropolitan Area), • Cork regional ports and harbours include Cobh, Rushbroke Dry Dock facilities, Kinsale, Bantry, Castletownberehaven, Youghal, Baltimore, Ballycotton, Union Hall and Schull. • Kerry regional ports and harbours include Tralee- Fenit, Daingean Úi Chúis • Refer to Chapter 4 Marine and Coastal Assets and Growing the Blue Economy, Chapter 6 Our Region’s Strategic Port and Harbour Assets and Cork MASP Objective 13 Port of Cork for specific details and objectives. Air Connectivity • Cork Airport (within the Cork Metropolitan Area) • Kerry Airport • Refer to Chapter 6 Airports and Cork MASP Objective 14 Cork Airport for specific details and objectives. Networks of Settlements • The RSES promotes strengthening and growing the Cork Metropolitan Area and harnessing the potential for greater collaboration and combined strengths of our three cities and metropolitan areas to drive our region’s growth, as a counterbalance to the greater Dublin area. • In addition to Cork City, a strong urban structure with twelve settlements greater than 5,000 population. • Four Key Towns identified in the RSES including Mallow, Clonakilty, Tralee and Killarney. Refer to Chapter 3 Key Towns for further specific details and objectives. • Network of settlements driving sub regional growth across rural hinterlands with shared assets, strengths and opportunities for collaborative partnerships. Refer to Chapter 3 of the RSES for examples including Kerry Hub and Knowledge Triangle, North Kerry/West Limerick/Shannon Estuary, North Cork Agri-Food Network, West Cork Marine Network, Cork Ring Network. • Cork County boundary towns have potential for social and economic initiatives to drive sub regional growth in shared hinterlands. Examples include Charleville sharing hinterlands with Co. Limerick, Mitchelstown sharing hinterlands with Co. Tipperary, Youghal sharing hinterlands with Co. Waterford and Bantry sharing hinterlands with Co. Kerry. Education and Research The RSES promotes Cork’s as a Learning City in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities and supports the spread of such initiative’s region wide. • Higher Education Institutes of University College Cork, Cork Institute of Technology and Tralee Institute of Technology (both merging as the Munster Technological Institute). • The SW Regional Skills Forum, actions driven through the SW Regional Enterprise Plan and Educational and Training Boards are further enterprise, training and skills development assets in the SW. • Strength of the agriculture sector, research and development led by centres of international innovation such as Teagasc Moorepark Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre Fermoy. • Examples in Kerry of creative design, innovation and enterprise centres include Tom Crean Business Centre, Service Design and Innovation I-Hub Killorglin, Skellig Centre for Research and Innovation (an outreach campus of UCC), Dingle Creativity and Innovation Hub, Sneem Enterprise Centre, Kenmare Innovation Centre and Killarney Technology Innovation Centre. • Refer to Chapter 4 for rural innovation, Chapter 7 for a learning region, skills and talent and the Cork MASP for further specific details and objectives.
- Southern Regional Assembly | RSES356 Energy and Renewable Energy Production • The SW has strategic energy assets, power generation infrastructure and is a significant contributor to State renewable energy production with more generation than demand. • Opportunities for the region through the Eirgrid Celtic Interconnector from a location in East Cork direct to Europe (France) enabling renewable energy connection to the grid and security of supply. Refer to Chapter 8 for further specific details and objectives. • Example of an asset location: Whitegate-Ireland’s Energy Park. Refer to Chapter 8 and Cork MASP objectives for specific details. • Example of an opportunity: Tarbert- Ballylongford Landbank LNG and CHP Project, a key site identified in the Strategic Integrated Framework Plan (SIFP) for the Shannon Estuary. Refer to Chapter 8 for specific objectives. The SIFP is also cited as a Good Practices example in Chapter 4. Tourism • Significant attractions and destinations in the South West include, inter alia, the Wild Atlantic Way, Irelands Ancient East, Ireland’s Maritime Paradise, Cork City (English Market, Cork City Goal, Shandon etc),Blarney Castle, Kinsale, Fota Wildlife Park, Spike Island (2017 European No 1 Tourist Attraction), Midleton Distillery, Cobh Heritage Centre, Doneraile Park, Munster Vales, Blackwater Valley, Ring of Kerry, Dingle Peninsula, Killarney NP, Muckross House, Killarney, Blennerville Museum, Kerry County Museum in Tralee, UNESCO site of Skellig Michael, proposed UNESCO site at Valentia Island Cable Station, festivals, mountain ranges, extensive coastline and blue and green flag beaches, peninsulas and islands. • Significant existing and future potential for Greenway and Blueway Corridors including proposals such as the South Kerry Greenway, North Kerry Greenway Corridors and Midleton to Youghal. • Refer to Chapter 4 , Chapter 7 and the Cork MASP for further specific details and objectives Island Communities • West Cork Islands of Chléire, Bere, Whiddy, Dursey, Long, Sherkin and Heir. The Draft RSES supports initiatives to sustainably develop the physical, economic, social and cultural development of our Islands.
- Southern Regional Assembly | RSES357 ATTRIBUTES ATTRIBUTES OF THE SOUTH- WEST INCLUDE: • Critical Mass of South West population 690, 575 people in 2016, 44% of the total Southern Region’s population. • Atlantic Economic Corridor: Extends to Kerry and close connectivity to Cork. • Cork City and Suburbs, States second city with an international role, a population of 208,669 and location of 102,139 jobs in 2016. A WHO Heathy City and UNESCO Learning City and first in Europe for cultural vibrancy and business friendliness. • Cork Docklands Renewal: Flagship regeneration project for the region with 160ha brownfield renewal in Cork City Docks and 61.5ha in Tivoli Docks. • Cork Metropolitan Area, State’s second largest after Dublin 2016 population of 304,169. • Strong Urban Network: 4 Key Towns of Tralee, Killarney, Mallow and Clonakilty. 12 towns over 5,000 population. • Tier 1 International Port of Cork: A premier multi-purpose deep sea port facility. In 2017, over 10.3 million tonnes of trade traffic handled by the Port of Cork. • Cork Harbour: Europe’s largest natural harbour, multi-faceted roles, special driver for the region, potential for SW to be first mover in Marine Spatial Planning. • Other Regional Port and Harbour Assets: Cobh, Kinsale, Bantry, Castletownberehaven, Youghal, Baltimore, Ballycotton, Union Hall, Schull, Tralee- Fenit, Daingean Úi Chúis • Cork Airport: State’s second international airport, reaching over 40 international destinations. Over 2.3m passengers moved through Cork Airport in 2017. • Kerry Airport: Important regional airport for business and tourism into the SW with Dublin, UK and Europe connections. 335,480 passengers used the airport in 2017. • Higher Education Institutes including UCC, CIT and IT-Tralee (transitioning to Munster Technological University). • Strategic inter-regional rail connectivity (Cork and Tralee on network to Dublin, Limerick and Waterford). • Strategic road network connectivity: Connecting the Metropolitan Areas of Cork, Limerick-Shannon, Waterford, Key Towns, Atlantic Economic Corridor, Ports and Airports. • Energy: SW is a strategic location with surplus energy and renewable energy production supplying national grid. Existing Whitegate Energy Park and potential of Tarbert-Ballylongford. • Sectors: Life Sciences life science (pharma, bio-pharma and med-tech), ICT Companies, Traded Services (extension to strong presence of manufacture base), Financial and Business Services, Fintech, Engineering Industries, Agri Food & Beverage, Agri Tech, Tourism, Energy, Renewable Technologies, Marine, Forestry, Research and Education. • Health: Cork University Hospital, the Southern Region’s tertiary referral centre, University Hospital Kerry, Tralee, General hospitals of Mallow and Bantry. • Tourism: Significant culture, heritage, tourism (Wild Atlantic Way and Ireland’s Ancient East corridors), natural heritage (national parks, river valleys, coastline, mountains, lakes, forests), UNESCO Heritage Sites, existing and potential greenway and blueway corridors and urban tourism assets.
- Southern Regional Assembly | RSES358 Age 15-24 Age 25-44 Age 45-64 Age 65+Age 0-14 Population by Age Old & Young Age Dependency Rate 11.2% UP South-West SPA 9.9% UP Southern Region 12.3% UP State Population Change 2006 - 2016 22% 31.7% 32.6% 32.3% 22.4% 20.4% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% SW SPA Southern Region State Old Young 20.6% 12% 28.4% 24.6% 14.3%
- Southern Regional Assembly | RSES359 SW SPA Southern Region State Diversity and our Migrant Communities 11% 11.4% 10% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% SW SPA Southern Region State Households with Broadband 68.6% 70.7% 66.4% 20% 10% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% SW SPA Southern Region State Education Attainment: All Third Level 33% 33.4% 30.3% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 2016 Census Non-Irish Nationals
- Southern Regional Assembly | RSES360 Education Attainment: No Formal/Primary SW SPA Southern Region State 11.5% 12.5%12.6% 3% 6% 9% 12% 15% South-West SRA Southern Region State Housing Vacancy 9.6%8.8% 9.1% Mode of Travel to Work 69.4% 8.4% 13.8% Private Transport Public Transport Walking & Cycling SW SPA 70% 7.8% 13.5% Private Transport Public Transport Walking & Cycling Southern Region 62.4% 12.9% 16.6% Private Transport Public Transport Walking & Cycling State *Excluding Holiday Homes
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