The Mid-East · 2019-05-02 · The Mid-East has experienced high levels of population growth in recent decades, at more than twice the national growth rate. Managing the challenges

The Mid-East

Project Ireland 2040 in the Mid-East

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The Mid-East

(Eastern and Midlands Regional Assembly)

Key Facts and Projects NSO 1 - Compact Growth

627 new social housing builds in the Mid-East in 2018 3,321 total new dwelling completions in the Mid-East in 2018 11 successful applicants to the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund

NSO 2 - Enhanced Regional Connectivity

The M7 Naas to Newbridge Bypass Widening – implementation/construction stage M11 Capacity Enhancement (Phase 1 & Phase 2) – planning/design stage Slane Bypass – detailed appraisal stage

NSO 3 - Strengthened Rural Economies and Communities

10 projects were approved for funding from the first call of the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

NSO 4 - Sustainable Mobility

The Dart Expansion Programme to Drogheda, Celbridge and Maynooth. Initial sequencing of investment in the Mid-East will focus on electrification of these lines

NSO 5 - A Strong Economy, supported by Enterprise, Innovation and Skills 13,088 in IDA supported employment, 20,266 in EI supported employment 187 in Údarás supported employment 1 successful applicant for the latest round of the Regional Enterprise Development Fund 2 successful applicants for the latest round of the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund

NSO 6 - High Quality International Connectivity

The Mid-East will benefit from its close access to Dublin Port and Airport and the ongoing investment in both

NSO 7 - Enhanced Amenity and Heritage Improve the condition and visitor experience at National Monument sites such as Brú na Bóinne Over €700,000 has been allocated to enhance access to the Wicklow Mountains National Park 218 successful applicants from the Mid-East in the last round of the Sports Capital Programme The average sports capital grant for the region was €33,495

NSO 8 - Climate-Resilient Society

Ten flood relief schemes including the Arklow Flood relief Scheme

NSO 9 - Sustainable Management of Water and other Environmental Resources There are currently 15 water and waste water projects in progress in the Mid-East e.g. the Meath Water

Mains Rehabilitation Project

NSO 10 - Access to Quality Childcare, Education and Health Services

6 new schools were delivered in the Mid-East in 2018 A further 63 schools projects are at various stages of planning, design and construction There will be three healthcare projects completed in 2019, including the Primary Care Centre in Rathdrum

Co. Wicklow


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1. Project Ireland 2040

This document sets out the regional projects and programmes which are being planned and

delivered in the Mid-East as part of the public investment detailed in Project Ireland 2040 - the

Government’s National Planning Framework and National Development Plan.

While this document does not provide an exhaustive list of all public capital expenditure in the

region, it does serve to highlight the diverse range of investment being made the State under Project

Ireland 2040. Project Ireland 2040 set out ten National Strategic Outcomes (NSO’s), built around the

over-arching themes of well-being, equality and opportunity. This document sets out the main

achievements under each NSO to date for the Mid-East and highlights priorities for the coming

years.

The document draws on information from a wide range of publicly available sources as well as

material provided by Government Departments and Agencies – a list of the major projects in the

Mid-East is contained in the Appendix.

2. The Mid-East and Project Ireland 2040 Area The Mid-East has experienced high levels of population growth in recent decades, at more than

twice the national growth rate. Managing the challenges of future growth is critical to this area. A

more balanced and sustainable pattern of development, with a greater focus on addressing

employment creation, local infrastructure needs and addressing the legacy of rapid growth, must be

prioritised.

3. Progress against National Strategic Outcomes

3.1 National Strategic Outcome 1 – Compact Growth

This outcome aims to secure the sustainable growth of more compact urban and rural settlements

supported by jobs, houses, services and amenities, rather than continued sprawl and unplanned,

uneconomic growth.

There were 627 social housing new builds in the Mid-East in 2018 with more planned in 2019.

In line with the national increase in new houses being built, there was a total of 3,321 new dwelling

completions in the Mid-East in 2018.

Table 1: Social Housing Completions in 2018

Mid-East Total New Build

Kildare County Council 225

Meath County Council 319

Wicklow County Council 83

Total 627

Source: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government


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Table 2: Total Housing Completions in 2018

Mid-East New Dwelling Completions

Kildare County Council 1,219

Meath County Council 1,512

Wicklow County Council 590

Total 3,321

Source: Central Statistics Office

Table 3: Total Planning Permissions in 2018

Planning Region and County Relating to

Dwellings

Other Extension Alteration

and

Conversion

Total

Mid-East 885 776 802 363 2,826

Kildare 266 334 303 192 1,095

Meath 397 280 270 82 1,029

Wicklow 222 162 229 89 702

Source: Central Statistics Office

The Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) will help to rejuvenate significant but

underused areas in Ireland’s five cities and other large towns. In the Mid-East these include: Bray,

Newbridge, Naas, Celbridge, Greystones, Leixlip, Maynooth, Arklow, Ashbourne, Laytown-

Bettystown-Mornington, Wicklow and Trim.

The URDF is a key part of Project Ireland 2040 and has a total budget of €2 billion over the period to

2027. The aim of the URDF is to stimulate new residential and commercial development in our larger

cities and towns. New services and amenities will support these new developments, and help to

achieve the ‘compact growth’ also set out in Project Ireland 2040.

In total, 11 projects were approved for funding from the first call of the Urban Regeneration and

Development Fund.

Table 4a: Successful Applicants for the latest round of the Urban RDF in the Mid-East

Mid-East

Category A (Ready

to Go)

Category B

(to be developed)

Total per County

Kildare County Council 1 3 4

Meath County Council 2 2 4

Wicklow County Council 3 0 3

Total 6 5 11



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Table 4b: Successful Applicants for the latest round of the Urban RDF in the Mid-East

Applicant County Description

Kildare County Council Kildare Naas Library (including Public Realm

works)

Kildare County Council Kildare Celbridge Southern Relief Road & Second

Liffey Crossing

Kildare County Council Kildare Newbridge Cultural and Civic Quarter

Kildare County Council Kildare Canal Quarter Naas

Meath County Council Meath Ashbourne Road and Public Realm

Improvement

Meath County Council Meath Navan Active Land Management Project

Meath County Council Meath Flowerhill Regeneration Project

Meath County Council Meath Railway Street Regeneration and County

Archive

Wicklow County Council Wicklow Bray Public Transport Bridge

Wicklow County Council Wicklow Arklow Historic Town Core

Wicklow County Council Wicklow Wicklow Town


3.2 National Strategic Outcome 2 – Enhanced Regional Connectivity

A core priority under the National Planning Framework (NPF) is the essential requirement to

enhance and upgrade accessibility between urban centres of population and their regions, in parallel

with the compact growth of urban centres.

There are six major regional transport projects planned for the Mid-East, including M7 Naas to Newbridge Bypass Widening, the M11 Capacity Enhancement (Phase 1 & Phase 2), the Sallins Bypass, the Slane Bypass, the Athy Southern Distributor Road and the Laytown to Bettystown Link Road.


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3.3 National Strategic Outcome 3 – Strengthened Rural Economies and Communities The full participation of rural communities in the strategic development as envisaged under the

National Planning Framework (NPF) is imperative to achieving the full potential of a broad range of

strategic outcomes detailed in the National Development Plan. This applies both in terms of the

traditional pillars of the rural economy, the natural resource and food sector, as well as those

emerging from such developments as improved connectivity, broadband and rural economic

development opportunities.

As part of Project Ireland 2040, the Government has committed to providing an additional €1 billion

for a new Rural Regeneration and Development Fund over the period 2019 to 2027. The Fund will

provide investment to support rural renewal for suitable projects in towns and villages with a

population of less than 10,000, and outlying areas. It will be administered by the Department of

Rural and Community Development.

10 projects for the Mid-East were approved for funding from the first call of the Rural Regeneration

and Development Fund.

Table 5a: Projects approved for funding under the first call of the Rural RDF in the Mid-East

Mid-East

Category 1

(Ready to Go)

Category 2

(to be developed)

Total per County

Kildare 1 2 3

Meath 0 4 4

Wicklow 2 1 3

Total 3 7 10

Source: Department of Rural and Community Development


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Table 5b: Projects approved for funding under the first call of the Rural RDF in the Mid-East

Applicant Project County Description Total

RRDF

Funding €

Coillte International

Mountain

Biking Project

Wicklow This flagship national project will develop

international standard Mountain Biking

Trails which will provide recreational,

health and tourism benefits. The locations

include: Ballinastoe in Wicklow.

€1,560,194

Department

of Culture,

Heritage and

the Gaeltacht

National Parks Wicklow This is a flagship national project which

will provide a major upgrade of National

Parks and Reserves in a number of

locations. It will aid the implementation

of the Tourism Interpretative Master Plan

for Ireland’s National Parks and Nature

Reserves. Works will include creating

new Park trails, upgrading of access

facilities and car parks, new signage and

visual imagery, and the use of hybrid

buses in selected National Parks to assist

in lowering the carbon footprint of visitor

activities.

€528,750

Kildare

County

Council

Athy / Ernest

Shackleton

Project

Kildare This project will deliver a comprehensive

upgrade of Emily Square in the centre of

Athy, while the Athy Heritage Centre

(former Town Hall) will become the

Ernest Shackleton Centre, leveraging

tourism potential and benefiting the

community.

€2,707,500

Department

of Culture,

Heritage and

the Gaeltacht

- NPWS

Ireland’s

National Parks

Wicklow Will implement the recommendations of

the Tourism Interpretative Masterplan for

Ireland’s National Parks to deliver a social

and economic benefit through

employment and revenue generation to a

large number of rural towns and villages

around the country.

€386,250

Meath

County

Council

Boyne

Navigation

and Greenway

Meath Technical assistance to address

cumulative environmental impacts for

restoring the Navigation and Greenway

between Drogheda and Navan.

€845,250

Meath

County

Council

Community

Facilities

Enfield

Meath Will develop a project to purchase a

disused building and associated space in

the town centre and develop plans to

deliver a new community centre and park

and ride facility on the site.

€726,000

OPW Trim Castle Meath Will undertake all necessary project

development to transform Trim Market

House into a visitor centre for Trim

Castle.

€262,500


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Meath

County

Council

Kell’s Heritage

Development

Meath Will focus on the regeneration and

adaptive re-use of four key heritage

buildings to develop an integrated

network of arts initiatives, cultural

facilities and bespoke dedicated spaces for

artists and the creative industries.

€452,625

Kildare

County

Council

Kildare Town

Centre

Regenerations

Kildare This proposal will act as the catalyst for a

significant urban regeneration of Athy

town centre to improve the urban

environments for town inhabitants and

visitors.

€80,000

Kildare

County

Council

Monasterevin

Town Centre

Regeneration

Kildare Will develop and bring to shovel-ready

stage a number of public realm

interventions to regenerate the centre of

Monasterevin.

€78,000

Source: Department of Rural and Community Development

3.4 National Strategic Outcome 4 – Sustainable Mobility The expansion of attractive and sustainable public transport alternatives to private based car

transport will reduce congestion and emissions and enable the transport sector to cater in an

environmentally sustainable way for the demands associated with longer term population and

employment growth envisaged under the National Planning Framework (NPF). Furthermore, the

provision of safe, alternative, active travel options such as segregated cycling and walking facilities

can also help alleviate congestion and meet climate action objectives by providing viable alternatives

and connectivity with existing public transport infrastructure.

The Dart Expansion Programme will proved fast, high frequency electrified services to Drogheda on the Northern Line, Celbridge/Hazelhatch on the Kildare Line, Maynooth and M3 Parkway on the Maynooth/Sligo Line.


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3.5 National Strategic Outcome 5 – A Strong Economy, supported by Enterprise, Innovation and Skills A competitive, innovative and resilient enterprise base is essential to provide the jobs and

employment opportunities for people to live and prosper in all regions. Achieving the ambitious

employment targets in the National Planning Framework (NPF) in the context of increased global

uncertainty, Brexit and technological disruption, underlines the importance of building competitive

regional clusters and generating an uplift in enterprise export competitiveness to secure sustainable

jobs and growth.

Table 6: Agency Supported Employment in the Mid-East in 2018

Total Employment 337,300

IDA Ireland Employment 13,088

Enterprise Ireland Employment 20,226

Údarás Employment 187 Source: CSO and Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

The Regional Enterprise Development Fund is about supporting every region to build on its unique

strengths and ultimately create sustainable jobs. Collaboration is at its core – among the public and

private sectors, within and across regions. In December 2018 the successful applicants of the second

round of the Regional Enterprise Development Fund worth over €29 million were announced. The

Fund, which is administered for the Government by Enterprise Ireland, will operate on a rolling basis

as part of Project Ireland 2040.

Table 7: Successful Applicants for the latest round of the Regional Enterprise Development

Fund in the Mid-East

Project

Approved

County Description Fund

Boyne Valley

Food Innovation

District DAC

Meath

A Hub that delivers smart specialisation through an

innovation-rich building and stimulus project for the

Mid and North East regions which will empower

food and drink entrepreneurs, escalate their growth

and provide the economic, physical, and networking

assets to create impact of 250 new jobs, 50 new and

expanding food businesses, 200 new/improved food

and drink products, €25m per annum in new export

sales, 900 entrepreneurs and learners with increased

competencies and 60 interns delivering fresh talent

and innovation.

€1,580,640

Source: Enterprise Ireland

As part of Project Ireland 2040, the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund will see investment in

the development and deployment of disruptive innovative technologies and applications, on a

commercial basis, targeted at tackling national and global challenges. The fund will drive

collaboration between our world class research base and industry as well as facilitating enterprises

to compete directly for funding in support of the development and adoption of these technologies,

and seeding a new wave of start-ups.


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Table 8: Successful Applicants for the latest round of the Disruptive Innovation

Technology Fund in the Mid-East

Lead Applicant Consortium

Partners

County Description

Davra Networks DANALTO,

INTEL, DCU

Dublin and

Kildare

The goal of this project is to provide a

reliable, verifiable and secure end-to-end

remote patient monitoring system which

has rich data, affordable & reliable

network connectivity, machine learning

and data integrity at its core.

Onkimmune Janssen, NUIG Kildare and

Dublin

Towards safe and effective off the shelf

cellular therapy for cancer. Source: Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

Enterprise Ireland in the Mid-East

In 2018, 20,266 people were employed in 481 Enterprise Ireland (EI) supported companies in

the Mid-East Region.

EI supports all sectors with success in the food, electronics and manufacturing sectors.

Enterprise Ireland has co-funded, with local enterprise development groups, 157 Community

Enterprise Centres across the country including 8 in the Mid-East.

The Technology Centre Programme is a joint initiative between Enterprise Ireland and IDA

Ireland allowing Irish companies and multinationals to work together in these centres.

Technology Centres are collaborative entities established and led by industry. These centres

are resourced by highly qualified researchers associated with research institutions who are

empowered to undertake market focused strategic R&D for the benefit of industry. The

Innovation Value Institute Technology Centre is located in Maynooth University.

Enterprise Ireland has funded the establishment of a national network of business

innovation centres and specialist bio-incubation facilities across the Higher Education Sector

including MaynoothWorks located in the region.

EI supports and collaborates with Higher Education Institutes in the region including

Maynooth University through Innovation supports such as the Commercialisation Fund,

Innovation Partnerships and Innovation Vouchers.

Local Enterprise Offices

The Mid-East Region is served by its Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) in Kildare, Louth, Meath and

Wicklow which are co-located with the Local Authorities. In 2017, the LEOs operating in the Mid-East

Region supported an additional 460 jobs from 2016 (total of 5,457 jobs) and the establishment of 24

new companies, bringing the total number of companies supported by the LEOs in the Mid-East

Region to 1,002.


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IDA in the Mid-East Region

The IDA Mid-East Region includes the counties of Kildare, Meath and Wicklow. The region is home to

66 IDA supported companies recording employment of 13,088 for 2018, an increase of 7% on

employment growth since 2017.

To support the delivery of IDA’s current strategy Winning FDI 2015-2019, IDA has a number of flagship Business Parks in key locations across the region; Navan, Drogheda, Greystones and Arklow. Private developments such as Millennium Park in Naas, Liffey Business Campus in Leixlip and City North in Stamullen provide a range of strategic property solutions helping attract FDI into the region. IDA also works closely with the private sector to secure the provision of appropriate and cost effective building and property solutions suitable for FDI clients.

3.6 National Strategic Outcome 6 – High-Quality International Connectivity

As an island, continued investment in our port and airport connections to the UK, the EU and the

rest of the world, is integral to underpinning international competitiveness. It is also central to

responding to the challenges as well as the opportunities arising from Brexit.

The Mid-East will benefit from its close access to Dublin Airport and the ongoing construction of the North runway as well as Dublin Port which is progressing a c.€230 million infrastructural investment at the port to accommodate larger sea-going vessels and to increase capacity.


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3.7 National Strategic Outcome 7 – Enhanced Amenity and Heritage

The National Planning Framework (NPF) recognises the value of cultural heritage as a key

component of, and contributor to, the attractiveness and sustainability of our cities, towns, villages

and rural areas in terms of developing cultural creative spaces, private inward investment, and

attracting and retaining talent and enterprise.

Heritage

Investment will improve the condition and visitor experience at National Monument sites such as

Brú na Bóinne.

Wicklow Mountains National Park

Over €700,000 has been allocated to enhance access to the Wicklow Mountains National Park,

including key parts of the Wicklow Way, under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

(RRDF). The Department of Rural and Community Development are providing 75% of the funding

through the RRDF and Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht are providing the

remaining 25%. The funding will be used to:

Improve facilities and access at the Knocksink Nature Reserve (within the National Park) including road works and expanded car parking facilities;

Create looped walks in the Vale of Clara;

Enhance the long-range walking route, the Wicklow Way, by upgrading over 2 kilometres of boardwalk at the White Hill walk on Djouce Mountain;

Upgrade 2 routes at Tomnafinnoge Wood (an Oak Wood in the National Park);

Upgrade boardwalk and trails (combined 1km) between Lugduff & Ballinafunshogue mountains on the Wicklow Way and

Create a new link between Derrybawn (a mountain overlooking Glendalough) and the

existing trail network.

€500,000 has been allocated under Category 2 of the RRDF to conduct a feasibility study to build a

new Visitor Centre.

Sports

The Sports Capital Programme is the primary means of providing Government support to sports

clubs and organisations for sports capital works. The most recent allocations under the Programme

were made at the end of 2017, with €60 million allocated to sporting clubs and organisations

throughout the country.

Table 9a: Successful applicants to the latest round of capital sports grants

Mid-East Successful Applicants Average Grant €

Kildare 80 €37,973

Meath 77 €32,018

Wicklow 61 €29,488

Total 218 €33,495

Source: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport


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Table 9b: Large successful applicants to the latest round of capital sports grants

Mid-East Successful Applicants Grant €

Kildare Straffan GAA €108,000

Meath Kilmessan Hurling Club €94,000

Wicklow Aughrim Street 9/10th Scout Group €125,000

Source: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport


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3.8 National Strategic Outcome 8 – Climate-Resilient Society The National Planning Framework (NPF) highlights the centrality of this National Strategic Outcome

(NSO) to all other elements of spatial policy. The themes highlighted in the NPF are focused on the

role of spatial policy in influencing where we live, where we work, and how we travel. These are all

directly relevant to the pattern of energy use and in particular the current level of harmful

greenhouse gas emissions to which Ireland is committed to achieving substantial reductions.

There are ten flood relief schemes currently ongoing or planned for the Mid-East Region, four in

Kildare, one in Meath and five in Wicklow. The largest flood relief scheme targeted for the Mid-East

is the Arklow Flood relief scheme.

The first year of Project Ireland 2040 has also seen major investment by the commercial state sector

in energy. In the Mid-East investment plans include the North-South Interconnector Project and a

proposed electricity infrastructure project by EirGrid/ESB to strengthen the electricity network

between the Dunstown substation in Kildare and the Woodland station in Meath.

Four Climate Action Regional Offices (CAROs) were established in 2018 to facilitate effective climate

action at regional and local level. The CAROs are being operated by a lead Local Authority in four

different regions around the country. Counties Kildare, Meath and Wicklow are covered by the

Midlands and Eastern Region CARO which is operated by Kildare County Council.

Homes

Grants to improve home energy efficiency are available nationwide. A number of these were

expanded in 2018, increasing the grant amounts available and introducing new grants for renewable

heating systems in homes. Free home energy upgrades are also available to households on lower

incomes.

Table 10a: Home Energy Grant schemes in the Mid-East

Counties Number of homes completed Amount paid (€,000)

Wicklow 437 €1,320

Kildare 1051 €1,785

Meath 1901 €2,391

Total 3,389 €5,496

Source: Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Commercial Grants are available for large energy users and SMES to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings, equipment and processes.

Table 10b: SME Lighting Scheme in the Mid-East

Counties Number of Grants

Average

Grant Value

Total Grant

Value

Kildare 1 €11,075.23 €11,075.23

Meath 3 €3,008.04 €9,024.13

Wicklow 1 €24,211.06 €24,211.06 Source: Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment


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Table 10c: Dairy Farmers Pilot Scheme in the Mid-East

Counties Number of Grants

Average

Grant Value

Total Grant

Value

Kildare 3 €3,906.67 €11,720.00

Meath 5 €6,076.00 €30,380.00

Wicklow 4 €3,780.00 €15,120.00 Source: Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Excellence in Energy Efficient Design (EXEED)

The Excellence in Energy Efficient Design (EXEED) scheme administered by SEAI provides support for businesses to consider the most efficient processes when commissioning or designing a new project process or asset.

Table 10d: EXEED Grant Sectors by Region and County 2018 in the Mid-East

County Value Sector

Kildare €31,575.00 University/Institute

Kildare €10,000.00 Agribusiness

Meath €154,155.00 Manufacturing

Meath €2,125.00 Waste

Meath €41,890.00 Mining

Total €239,745.00


Public Sector

Since 2017, the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment has funded two

partnership pathfinder programmes – SEAI/DES Retrofit Programmes in schools and SEAI/OPW

Retrofit Programme in OPW Buildings. These partnership programmes are delivering energy

upgrades in central government buildings and in schools. The fundamental objective of each is to

test approaches, build best practice and capacity, and develop a scalable model for large energy

retrofit investment which can be replicated throughout the wider public sector and schools.


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For 2018, €12.6m funding was provided which contributed to the retrofit of 69 buildings nationally,

including those in table 10e and 10f in the Mid-East.

Table 10e: Wider Public Sector Grants in the Mid-East

Project County

Newbridge Garda ASU Kildare

Newbridge Garda Quarters Kildare

Newbridge Garda Main Kildare

Kilcock Garda Station Kildare

Celbridge Garda Station Kildare

Naas Garda Station Kildare

Dunboyne Garda Station Meath

Navan Garda Station Meath

Kells Garda Station Meath

Trim Courthouse Meath

OPW Drainage Trim Meath

Abbey Mall Navan Meath


Table 10f: Schools Grants

Project County

Scoil Bhride, Kilbride Meath


3.9 National Strategic Outcome 9 – Sustainable Management of Water and other Environmental Resources The National Planning Framework (NPF) highlights the centrality of our sustainable water resources

to underpin our environmental and economic well-being into the future against the backdrop of the

significant deficits in the capacity and quality of our current provision reflecting historic

underinvestment.

There are currently 15 water and waste water projects in progress in the Mid-East e.g. the Meath

Water Mains Rehabilitation Project which will replace a 5.2km water mains in Kells which are prone

to frequent bursts and leakage. This €8.5 million project will improve security of water supply to

business and residents across Meath including Kells.

Table 11: Irish Water Projects

Mid-East Completed In Progress Planned

Kildare 2 5 1

Meath 3 7 3

Wicklow 3 3 2

Total 8 15 6

Source: Irish Water


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3.10 National Strategic Outcome 10 – Access to Quality Childcare, Education and Health Services Access to quality primary education, health services and childcare, relative to the scale of a region,

city, town, neighbourhood or community is a defining characteristic of attractive, successful and

competitive places. Project Ireland 2040 provides significant public investment in education and

health infrastructure to meet current infrastructure needs, cater for an estimated population growth

of one million and respond to Ireland’s changing demographic profile.

There were 6 new schools delivered in the Mid-East in 2018. Table 12: Schools Delivered in 2018 in the Mid-East

No. County School School Type

1 Kildare Scoil Mhuire JNS, Ballymany Primary

2 Kildare St. Conleth's Vocational School,

Newbridge

Post Primary

3 Meath Kildalkey Central NS Primary

4 Wicklow Ravenswell Primary School, Bray Primary

5 Wicklow Lacken NS, Blessington Primary

6 Wicklow Coláiste Raithin, Bray Post Primary

Source: website of Department of Education and Skills


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A further 63 schools projects are at various stages of planning, design and construction in the Mid-East. Table 13: Status of School Delivery in 2019 in the Mid-East

No. County School Name & Address School Project Status

1 Kildare Hewetson NS Project Brief Stage

2 Kildare Mercy Convent, Naas On Site

3 Kildare Scoil Eimhinn Naofa & St Peter's NS,

Monasterevin

Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

4 Kildare St Joseph's BNS, Kilcock Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

5 Kildare St. Corban's NS, Naas Procurement process

for Project Manager to

be initiated in Q1 2019

for delivery under

ADAPT programme

6 Kildare Maynooth BNS Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

7 Kildare St Conleth's/ St Mary's, Newbridge Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

8 Kildare St Conleth's Infant school Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

9 Kildare Scoil Mhichil Naofa, Athy Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

10 Kildare St Raphael's Special School Site Acquisition Process

11 Kildare St Anne's Special Sch, Ballymany Cross,

Curragh

Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

12 Kildare St. Mark's Special, Newbridge Procurement process to

commence in Q1 2019

13 Kildare St Patrick's BNS, Clane Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

14 Kildare Scoil Naomh Padraig, Celbridge Site Acquisition Process

15 Kildare Maynooth ETNS On Site

16 Kildare Patrician Post Primary, Newbridge Procurement process to

commence in Q1 2019

17 Kildare Cross & Passion Secondary School,

Kilcullen

Procurement process to

commence in Q1 2019

18 Kildare St Pauls' Secondary School, Monasterevin Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

19 Kildare St. Mary's Girls Post Primary, Naas Procurement process to

commence in Q1 2019

20 Kildare Athy Community College Project Devolved to

ETB for Design Team

appointment


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21 Kildare Maynooth PP, Moyglare Rd, Maynooth On Site

22 Kildare St Farnan's Post Primary, Prosperous Project Devolved to

ETB for Design Team

appointment

23 Kildare Maynooth Community College On Site

24 Kildare Naas Community College Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

25 Kildare Celbridge Community School Site Acquisition Process

26 Meath St Joseph's Mercy Convent NS, Navan Stage 1 (Preliminary

Design)

27 Meath SN Cros Ban, Whitecross, Julianstown Stage 3 (Tender Stage)

28 Meath SN Na Trionoide Naofa, Lios Muilinn Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

29 Meath St. Ultan's Special School, Navan Site Acquisition Process

30 Meath St Paul's NS, Abbeylands, Navan Stage 3 (Tender Stage)

31 Meath Scoil An Spioraid Naoimh, Laytown Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

32 Meath Dunboyne Junior NS & Snr NS Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

33 Meath St. Peter's N.S.Dunboyne Stage 1 (Preliminary

Design)

34 Meath Ard Rí Community NS Site Acquisition Process

35 Meath Trim ETNS Stage 1 (Preliminary

Design)

36 Meath St Joseph's Mercy Secondary School,

Navan

Project Brief Stage

37 Meath Eureka Secondary School, Kells On Site

38 Meath Franciscan College, Gormanston Project Brief Stage

39 Meath Scoil Mhuire, Trim Project Brief Stage

40 Meath O'Carolan College, Nobber Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

41 Meath Ratoath Community College To be re-tendered for

completion of project.

42 Meath Colaiste na Mi, Phase 2 & Campus Project

with St Marys Special Sch 19560T

Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

43 Meath ETB, Dunboyne College Site Acquisition Process

44 Meath Ashbourne Community School Project Brief Stage

45 Meath Boyne Community School, Trim Stage 1 (Preliminary

Design)

46 Meath De Lacy College, Ashbourne Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)


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47 Wicklow St Catherine's Special school, Newcastle Site Acquisition Process

48 Wicklow Gaelscoil Chill Mhantain, An Casadh

Meidhreach, Ráth Naoi

On Site

49 Wicklow Gaelscoil an tÍnbhir Mhor, Arklow Stage 1 (Preliminary

Design)

50 Wicklow GS na Lochanna, Blessington Site Acquisition Process

51 Wicklow Newtownmountkennedy Primary School,

Kilcoole

Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

52 Wicklow Kilcoole Primary School, Kilcoole Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

53 Wicklow Community National School Greystones On Site

54 Wicklow Arklow CBS Procurement process to

commence in Q1 2019

55 Wicklow Loreto Secondary School, Bray Procurement process

for Project Manager to

be initiated in Q1 2019

for delivery under

ADAPT programme

56 Wicklow St. David's Holy Faith, Co-Educational

School, Greystones

Stage 2b (Detailed

Design)

57 Wicklow North Wicklow ET Secondary School Project Brief Stage

58 Wicklow Blessington Community College Project Devolved to

ETB for Design Team

appointment

59 Wicklow Coláiste Bhride, Carnew Project Brief Stage

60 Wicklow St Kevin's Community College, Dunlavin Procurement process to

commence in Q1 2019

61 Wicklow Avondale Community College,

Rathdrum

Procurement process to

commence in Q1 2019

62 Wicklow Coláiste Chraoibh Abhainn, Kilcoole Procurement process to

commence in Q1 2019

63 Wicklow Gaelcholáiste na Mara, Arklow Stage 1 (Preliminary

Design) Source: Department of Education and Skills


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Health

There will be three healthcare projects completed in 2019 in the Mid-East, including the Primary

Care Centre in Rathdrum Co. Wicklow.

Table 14: HSE Capital Infrastructure 2019 in the Mid-East

Facility Project details Project

Completion

Fully

Operational

Rathdrum,

Co. Wicklow

Primary Care Centre, by lease agreement Q4 2019 Q4 2019

St. John of

God, St.

Raphael's

Centre,

Celbridge, Co.

Kildare

One unit of purchase / refurbishment to meet

housing requirements for four people

transitioning from congregated settings

Q1 2019 Q1 2019

St. Joseph's

Community

Nursing Unit,

Trim, Co.

Meath

Upgrade and refurbishment to achieve HIQA

compliance (including 12 bed dementia unit) and

two respite specific beds in new build of dementia

unit

Q1 2019 Q1 2019

Source: HSE Service Plan 2019

3.11 Other Public Investment Sectors

A new Forensic Science Laboratory will commence construction in 2019 at the State’s Backweston site in Country Kildare.


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Appendix Major Project Investment Tracker

Name of

Project

Brief Description of

Project

Location

(County)

Project

Commencemen

t Date

Project

Completion

Date

Maynooth

Post-Primary

schools

A new 1,000 pupil post-

primary school and a

1,000 pupil replacement

post-primary school with

a stand-alone shared PE

Hall.

Kildare 2017 2020

Naas

endoscopy

suite

Day Procedures Unit,

Oncology & Physical

Therapy Unit - provision

of a replacement

Endoscopy Suite.

Kildare 2020 2022

Naas Acute

Mental Health

New 50 Bed Acute MH

unit, including 9 Intensive

Care Beds, to replace

existing.

Kildare 2021 2023

Vartry Water

Supply Scheme

Irish Water is making a

significant investment in

the Vartry Water Supply

Scheme to ensure a safe

and sustainable water

supply for the north

Wicklow and south

Dublin areas. This

investment will ensure

that water provided

complies with water

quality standards set out

in the European Union

Drinking Water Directive

and the current, national

Drinking Water

Regulations. The project

will also ensure that this

critical water supply

network can operate

safely through any intense

rainfall events.

Wicklow Ongoing 2021


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Upper Liffey

Valley

Sewerage

Scheme Phase 3

Contract 2A

Irish Water is progressing

the Upper Liffey Valley

Sewerage 2A which

includes the construction

of a new interceptor sewer

to connect Newbridge to

the Osberstown

Wastewater Treatment

Plant.

Kildare 2019 2021

Arklow

Sewerage

Scheme

Wastewater

Treatment

Plant

The Arklow Sewerage

Scheme project will

include the development

of a new WWTP and

associated network to stop

the discharge of untreated

wastewater to the Avoca

River.

Wicklow 2020 2022

Upper Liffey

Valley

Sewerage

Scheme - 2B

The aim of this project is

to provide an upgrade of

the existing waste water

collection networks within

the catchments in the

Osberstown

agglomeration through

the development of

existing pumping stations

and construction of new

rising mains and gravity

sewers. This is required to

facilitate the effective

collection and transfer of

the waste water generated

within the collection

network to the WwTP at

Osberstown. It is also to

provide a scheme which is

in line with modern

practices and compliant

with current

environmental legislation

and sustainability

principles.

Kildare 2019 2022


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Leixlip

Transfer

Pipeline

The Leixlip Transfer

Pipeline project will

include the construction

of a new rising main and

gravity sewer and

upgrade to the

wastewater network in

Leixlip to cater for

additional load

requirements.

Kildare 2019 2021

Arklow Flood

Relief Scheme

Flood Relief Scheme for

Arklow.

Wicklow 2020 2023

M7 Naas to

Newbridge

Bypass

Widening

The scheme involves the

widening of the M7

motorway from a 2 lane

into a 3 lane carriageway,

in each direction, starting

from the 3 lane N7 dual

carriageway East of

Junction 9 Naas North to

the M7 and M9 merge at

Junction 11 in Co Kildare

(13.5 km). The scheme

includes the removal of

the existing on/off access

ramps at Junction 10 Naas

South and the

construction of a new

interchange, immediately

south of the existing

Junction 10.

Kildare 2017 2020

R407 Sallins By

Pass

R407 Sallins Bypass will

be located to the West of

Sallins Town commencing

at the proposed M7

Osberstown Interchange

and tying into the existing

R407 Clane Road to the

North of Sallins Town.

The bypass will be

approximately 3.6kms in

length. Two link roads -

Sallins Link Road and the

Distributor Link Road are

included in the scheme.

Kildare 2017 2020


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N2 Slane

Bypass

An N2 bypass of Slane is

required to alleviate traffic

congestion in the village

and to reduce the

potential for serious

vehicular accidents due to

the steep approaches to

the very narrow Slane

Bridge and the high

commercial vehicle

content in the traffic flow.

Meath 2021 2024

Athy Southern

Distributor

Road

Construction of a

Distributor Road to the

south of Athy connecting

to the N78.

Kildare 2023

M11 Capacity

Enhancement

(Phase 1 &

Phase 2)

The corridor under

consideration is the

existing corridor of the

N11/M11. The scheme

extends from Junction 4

(M11) to Junction 14

(Coyne’s Cross). The

scheme is 22km in length

with approximately 4km

in Dún Laoghaire –

Rathdown County

Council (DLRCC) and the

remaining 18km within

the jurisdiction of

Wicklow County Council

(WCC). There is a Section

85 Agreement in place

between DLRCC and

WCC with WCC acting as

the Sponsoring Agency.

Wicklow 2020 TBD

Laytown to

Bettystown

Link Road

The scheme is intended to

significantly improve the

alignment of the R150 and

will also significantly

improve accessibility to

the area for pedestrians,

cyclists and all road users.

Meath 2020

North-South

Interconnector

Project

Proposed 400kV

electricity infrastructure

project to connect the

grids of Ireland and

Northern Ireland.

Monaghan

/Cavan/

Meath


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Capital Project

966

Proposed electricity

infrastructure project to

strengthen the electricity

network between the

Dunstown substation in

Kildare and the

Woodland station in

Meath. Capital Project 966

is a proposed

development that will

help transfer electricity to

the east of the country and

distribute it within the

network in Meath, Kildare

and Dublin. The project

will help to meet growing

demand for electricity in

the east of the country

(Meath, Kildare, Dublin)

and integrate generation

in the West and South

West.

Kildare/

Meath

Source: Investment Tracker - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

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