The table below shows the existing strategic employment locations from a regional perspectiveasanindicationofexistingstrategic initiativesand locations.
Table 2 | Strategic Employment Locations
Location
Brief Description
Infrastructure Priorities
City Centre
As noted above for Strategic Residential. Significant existing property assets, lands and growth potential for jobs and employment growth in these locations.
City Docklands and Tivoli
Mahon
Hollyhill-Apple
Blackpool/Kilbarry
Cork Science and Innovation Park
The CSIP when completed, will be a critical piece of economic infrastructure for the Smart Economy inMetropolitan Cork.
As per Chapter 3 Objective on investment for holistic infrastructure for metropolitan areas.
Public transport and local road connectivity -CMATS.
N40 Junction improvements.
Zoned in Metropolitan Area for high value manufacturing Enterprise Lands
The MASP recognises the strategic importance of existing high value, larger-scaledmanufacturing sectors in the Cork Metropolitan Area in sectors including technology, engineering, life sciences, food and beverages and their future role. UCC has a student population of over 21,000. Elite research centres embedded in UCC include the Tyndall National Research Institute, the APC Microbiome Institute (both recognised as global leaders), the Environmental Research Institute, the Beaufort Laboratory and MaREI. CIT has a student population of 15,000. The Rubicon Centre at CIT is one of Ireland’s strongest- performing on-campus incubators; CIT partnerships include its key research centres and Enterprise I re l and- suppor ted technology gateways (NIMBUS, CAPPA, and B IOEXPLORE ) . A cons or t i um involving CIT and IT Tralee have been des ignated the Munster Technological University (MTU). Co- locat ion oppor tuni t i es for industry/enterprise with academia and R&D State’s largest university teaching ho s p i t a l , c en t r e f o r me d i c a l innovation and a significant employer.
As per Chapter 3 Objective on investment for holistic infrastructure for metropolitan areas.
Higher Education Institutes – main campus and associated off campus facilities, R&D and innovation centres.
As per Chapter 3 Objective on investment for holistic infrastructure for metropolitan areas.
University Masterplans.
Cork University Hospital
As per Chapter 3 Objective on investment for holistic infrastructure for metropolitan areas.
Hospital Masterplans.
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