Building on Recovery: Investing in Cork & Kerry
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Building on Recovery: Investing in Cork & Kerry BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE – BETTER SERVICES FOR YOU The Government has presented a new €42 billion framework continues its strong recovery. For Cork & Kerry, that means for infrastructure investment in Ireland over the period 2016 providing vital facilities for people in the form of schools, to 2021. The plan is sensible, responsible and prioritises health care, housing and policing. spending on those areas of greatest need as the economy Major Projects INVESTING IN THE ECONOMY – KEEPING THE RECOVERY GOING High-quality infrastructure is an important element of a to create the environment for job creation. To this end, modern society and economy. Investing capital spending investments are being made in public transport, water in this area strengthens economic growth and allows us services, tourism and important major projects. Building on Recovery: Investing in Cork and Kerry BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE – BETTER SERVICES FOR YOU The following school projects have been announced for construction in Cork & Kerry in addition Schools to the projects already announced in the Schools Capital Plan 2012-16 Douglas/Rochestown Educate Together Sacred Heart School, Clonakilty Scoil Chliodhna CNS, Carrigtwohill Gaelcholaiste Mhuire, Cathedral Road Scoil Mhuire gan Smál, Blarney St Patrick’s College, Gardiner’s Hill St Francis College, Rochestown Colaiste Ghobnatan, Baile Mhic Ire Clonakilty CC Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig Ballintemple NS Ballincollig CS School of the Divine Child, Ballintemple St Peters CS, Passage West GS Cionn tSaile New primary, Ballincollig Coachford CC, Coachford SN Mhuire na mBraithre, Tralee Cobh CC, Cobh Listellick NS, Tralee Clondrohid NS, Macroom Scoil Mhuire Lourdes, Carrigaline Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, Trá Lí Scoil An Athar Tadhg, Carrignavar Shanbally NS, Ringaskiddy Clochar Daingean & Scoil na mBraithre Holy Family Special School, Charleville St Johns Girls NS, Carrigaline Gaelscoil Lios Tuathail Ballinspittle NS St Killians School, Bishopstown St. Brendan’s, Killarney Dromahane NS St Kevin’s School, Infirmary Road St Brigid’s, Killarney Gaelscoil Droichead Na Bandan Ringaskiddy Lr Harbour NS Scoil Mhuire, Knocknagoshel Scoil Chroi Iosa, Blarney Hamilton High School Tralee Educate Together Health Housing Policing Capital spending on health in Cork €124m to provide 1,349 social homes in Capital spending on policing in Cork & Kerry includes the following Cork City by 2017 and Kerry includes: investments: New Garda stations for Macroom and CUH Radiation Oncology Unit €62m to provide 1,058 social homes in Glanmire Kerry by 2017 Primary Care Centres under way in: Refurbishment of Tralee Garda Station Carrigaline €80.5m to provide 1,217 social homes in St Mary’s Hospital Campus County Cork by 2017 Refurbishment of Anglesea Street Station Charleville in Cork Primary Care Centres opened in: 160 new Garda cars Blackrock/Mahon Macroom Schull/Mizen Kinsale Broadband Kenmare/Sneem The National Broadband Plan will be the most important public investment in rural Ireland Further announcements will be made in and will provide high-speed broadband access to every home, school and business in due course. Ireland by 2020, with 85% covered by 2018. The State intervention element of the plan will provide high-speed broadband access in areas where it is not commercial for private operators to invest alone. Formal procurement will be launched at the end of this year with a view to awarding a contract(s) in 2016. €25 million will be committed by the Government to the further development of the Irish IMERC: Maritime Energy Resource Cluster (IMERC) in Cork, which supports jobs and urban renewal and regeneration in the area. Detailed proposals for a number of individual component projects are being finalised and will be supported under this Plan. Building on Recovery: Investing in Cork and Kerry INVESTING IN THE ECONOMY – KEEPING THE RECOVERY GOING Tourism & Sport Roads N28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Dunkettle Interchange N22 Ballyvourney to Macroom Mallow Relief Road Phase 4 of Dingle Relief Road €12m for Cork Events Centre Irish Water Investment €30m for Pairc Uí Chaoimh €7m for Kerry Sports Academy at IT, Tralee Over €4.7m invested in projects at: Cork Gardens Beara Breifne Spike Island Fortress Blackrock Castle Titanic Experience Over €5.6m for projects at: Killarney House and also Killarney Downhill Mountain Biking Over €18m has been allocated in sports Over €180m to upgrade wastewater In County Kerry, Irish Water has capital and local authority swimming pool infrastructure & over €48m to upgrade invested €12.5m since January 2014 funding for Cork since 2011, with €4.75m drinking water quality and supply in in water and wastewater infrastructure allocated to Cork projects under the 2015 Cork City & County including: and plans to increase this to €63.5m by Sports Capital Programme. the end of 2018, including: €91m Cork Lower Harbour Main Drainage €3.75m has been allocated in sports Scheme serving Cobh, Carrigaline, €30m investment in provision of new capital and local authority swimming Crosshaven, Passage West/Monkstown & drinking water capacity to Killarney & Tralee pool funding for Kerry since 2011, with Ringaskiddy. from Lough Guitane and laying 2.5km of €950,000 allocated to Kerry projects under mains from Sherheree Reservoir. the 2015 Sports Capital Programme. €22.9m Youghal Main Drainage Project. Recently completed €4m investment in €7m upgrade of wastewater treatment Ballylongford & Tarbert Sewerage scheme Flood Defence plant at Clonakilty will be completed this to stop discharge of raw sewage. year. Recent €3m investment in 16km of new €12.3m upgrade of wastewater treatment and replacement watermains in Tralee and plant at Carrigtohill for final completion replacement of nearly 700 lead service in early 2016. pipes in the town. €15.8m upgrade of water mains in Cork Estimated €10m total investment City have commenced. in planned sewerage schemes for Ardfert, Fenit, Kilcummin, Kenmare and The Capital Plan includes major investment Significant upgrade and replacement of Castlemaine. in flood defence schemes with the largest watermains in Mallow, Kinsale, Laharan flood relief scheme ever undertaken in the Cross to Abbeys Well, Glantane to €313k investment in West Kerry waste country being developed for Cork City. Lombardstown, Macroom and Doneraile water treatment plants which are completed. overloaded in tourist season. The 2016 allocation includes Circa €5m investment for two planned commencement of flood relief schemes Irish Water has plans to invest a further water treatment plants to supply Kenmare, at Bandon & Skibbereen. The Programme €33m on upgrading drinking water quality Kilgarvan and Mountain Stage. of works includes the advancement of and supply. Future projects include approximately Douglas and Glashaboy, while Cork City €1.2m work to replace 8km of defective and Clonakilty will progress through design watermains around Glenbeigh, Killorglin, stages. Muckross, Kilgobnet & Sneem. €60m for Haulbowline clean-up 3 Haulbowline & Port of Cork to commence construction on Ringaskiddy project in 2016 Works taking place at Renard Pier, Scraggane Pier, Brandon Pier, Kay Harbour Works Rock, Tarbert Pier & Cahirciveen Building on Recovery: Investing in Cork and Kerry Cork Kerry.