2. A new NSS for Ireland? Third
Time Lucky?
What is the current state of play
with national spatial planning?
And where are we going?
3. NSS Objectives
Support a better balance of activity and
development between areas X
Guide Government departments and agencies in
formulating and implementing policies and public X
investment
Set a national context for spatial planning to inform
regional/county planning X
Provide a framework, in conjunction with the
Regional Development Strategy for Northern Ireland X
Inform strategic investment, transport and other
infrastructure policy decisions, for both the public X
and private
14. Dublin
• Population growth has been concentrated primarily within Zone 2.
• The Dublin Gateway is ahead of the Gateway average in terms of new firm formation, as
well as supporting a dominant proportion of the national services base.
• Highest levels of walking, cycling and use of public transport out of all the Gateways
• Lowest number of people who live within 30 minutes of their work place out of all the
Gateways
• Highest rating on the accessibility index
• Highest number of households with private access to broadband
• The percentage of people who hold third level qualifications within the Gateway is
above the average for all Gateways.
• There has been significant dis-improvement in the amount of water sources within the
Gateway which are on the EPA RAL; it was also behind the national average and
required target in terms of the proportion of waste which was recovered in 2010.
• The overall rate of affluence has gone up slightly since 2006 which has been driven
primarily by the increase which has taken place in Zone 1.
• Lowest (best) YPLL of all the Gateways
• Average GP provision rate
15. Midlands
• Population growth has been concentrated primarily within Zone 2.
• The Midlands Gateway is below the Gateway average in terms of
new firm formation.
• The percentage of people who hold third level qualifications within
the Gateway is below the average for all Gateways.
• Low rate of green transport usage
• Lowest level of private access to broadband
• Highest retail outlet per 100 household rate
• High YPLL and poor primary health care provision
• Deepening deprivation (4th most deprived of the Gateways)
• Below average accessibility
16.
17. Europe 2020 Targets
Policy Priority EU Target Ireland Target Northern Ireland PFG (2011-2015)
Employment 75% of 20-64 year-olds to 69-71% of 20-64 year-olds to be Contribute to rising levels of employment by supporting
be employed employed the promotion of over 25,000 new jobs
R&D 3% of the EU's GDP to be Approximately 2% of GDP to be Support £300 million investment by businesses in R&D,
invested in R&D invested in R&D (2.5% GNP) with at least 20% coming from Small and Medium sized
Enterprises (SMEs)
Climate Change / Energy Greenhouse Gas Greenhouse Gas Emissions Continue to work towards a reduction in greenhouse gas
Emissions 20% (or 20% lower than 1990 emissions by at least 35% on
even 30%, if the 16% of energy from renewables 1990 levels by 2025
conditions are right) lower 2.75 million tonnes of oil Encourage achievement of 20% of electricity
than 1990 equivalent reduction of energy consumption from renewable sources and
20% of energy from consumption 4% renewable heat by 2015
renewables
20% increase in energy
efficiency
Education Reducing school drop-out 8% early school leaving Increase the overall proportion of young people who
rates below 10% 60% of 30-34 year-olds achieve at least 5 General Certificate Secondary
At least 40% of 30-34 completing third level education Education (GCSE) at A* - C or equivalent including GCSEs
year-olds completing third in Maths and English by the time they leave school
level education
Poverty / social exclusion At least 20 million fewer At least 186,000 people out of the Deliver a range of measures to tackle poverty and social
people in or at risk of risk of poverty and exclusion by exclusion
poverty and social 2016 through the 'Delivering Social Change' framework
exclusion
20. A New Structure?
Government Research Budget
Joint Joint
Departme Advisory
ntal &
Steering Research
Forum Council
CC SEAI
EAB
DECLG NOAC EPA NTA HA Forfa
s
Research Institutes
Develops NSS policy/Planning s.31 Planning Agency (ISPRAN)
Guidelines
Oversight Research
Education
Regional Assemblies
Investigative
EU Funding Function Other Research
Programmes Regional Spatial & Economic Funding
Strategies
Local Authorities
SPC Economic
Development County Development Plans/Local Area
Plans
