Table 6.2 | Ports and Harbour Assets in the Southern Region
County
Port/ Harbour
Cork
Cork, Ringaskiddy, Tivoli, Cobh, Rushbroke Dry Dock facilities, Kinsale, Bantry, Castletownberehaven, Youghal, Baltimore, Ballycotton, Union Hall, Schull
Clare
Kilrush, Moneypoint, Cahercon
Limerick
Limerick, Shannon-Foynes
Kilkenny
Belview Port
Waterford
Waterford, Dungarvan, Dunmore East
Wexford
Wexford, Kilmore Quay, Rosslare Europort, New Ross
Kerry
Tralee-Fenit, Daingean Úi Chúis
The strategic development of Tier 1 and 2 Ports, ports of regional significance and smaller harbours are addressed as part of the RSES, MASPs, and local authority development plans. The Metropolitan Area Strategic Plans for Cork, Limerick-Shannon and Waterford, presented in Volume 2, include further policies and objectives relating to ports and harbours.
RPO 143
RPO 142
Ports and Airports The critical role of the Region’s port and airport assets will be protected by ensuring that local land-use policies subject to required planning and environmental processes facilitate and do not undermine their functions and their landside access capacity, subject to consideration of environmental concerns including water quality, flood risks, human health, natural and built heritage.
Ports It is an objective to strengthen investment to deliver actions under National Ports Policy and investment in sustainable infrastructure projects that: a. Strengthen and develop the strategic international, national and regional economic roles of our Tier 1 Ports (Port of Cork and Shannon-Foynes Port) and Tier 2 Ports (Port of Waterford and Rosslare Europort) and support the strategic role of our Region’s port and harbour assets under the National Marine Planning Framework; b. Support the achievement of Ports of National Significance Tier 1 status for the Ports of Waterford and Rosslare Europort c. Strengthen and develop the strategic regional economic role of other regional fishery harbours, ports and harbours; d. Support the export, fisheries, marine tourism and marine economy potential of port and harbour assets in the Southern Region as listed in Table 6.2 and support investment in the transition to smart technologies of port and harbour assets. e. Support the sustainable development of the 9
no. strategic development locations adjoining sheltered deep-water in line with the recommendations of the SIFP for the Shannon Estuary and subject to the implementation of mitigation measures outlined in the SEA and AA undertaken on the SIFP. Development proposals will be subject to environmental assessment, implementation of mitigation measures outlined in applicable SEAs and AAs and feasibility studies to establish that any expansions can be achieved without adverse effects on any European sites and within the carrying capacity of the receiving environment of the ports
RPO 144
f.
Port Infrastructure It is an objective to complement investment in port infrastructure by seeking the sustainable development of improved access infrastructure to ports from their regional catchments, including the promotion of rail access where practicable.
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