Kilkenny County Council Economic Profile: Baseline Co. Kilkenny April 2015 Kilkenny County Council: Economic Profile: Baseline Contents 7.1 Business Sectoral Profile......................................................................................................................................................... 30 7.2 Comparative Performance....................................................................................................................................................... 31 1 Economic Headlines ..............................................................................................................................................5 7.3 Key Sectors: Overview ............................................................................................................................................................ 31 1.1 Co. Kilkenny Economic Overview..............................................................................................................................................5 7.3.1 Key Sectors by Employment.......................................................................................................................................................................... 31 1.1.1 Economically Active Population .......................................................................................................................................................................5 7.3.2 Latent Skill Base ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 31 1.1.2 Unemployment .................................................................................................................................................................................................6 7.4 Key Sectors: Agriculture Industry ............................................................................................................................................ 32 1.1.3 Active Business Profile.....................................................................................................................................................................................6 7.4.1 Regional Overview......................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 1.2 Regional Economic Overview ....................................................................................................................................................6 7.4.2 Farm Size....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 1.2.1 GVA Sectoral Contribution ...............................................................................................................................................................................7 7.4.3 Crop Production ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 32 1.2.2 New Business Establishment Assessment ......................................................................................................................................................7 7.4.4 Livestock Production...................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 7.4.5 Agricultural Workforce.................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 1.3 High Level Economic Goals.......................................................................................................................................................7 7.4.6 Key Sectoral Analysis .................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 1.3.1 Framework: High Level Economic Goals .........................................................................................................................................................7 7.5 Key Sectors: Agri‐Food Industry.............................................................................................................................................. 36 1.3.2 Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation .....................................................................................................................................................9 7.5.1 Sectoral Overview.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 1.4 Draft Socio-Economic Statement.............................................................................................................................................10 7.5.2 Co. Kilkenny Overview................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 2 Introduction...........................................................................................................................................................12 7.5.3 Milk Supply..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 7.5.4 Beef Production ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 36 2.1 Regional Setting.......................................................................................................................................................................12 7.5.6 Sectoral Implications...................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 2.1.1 Economic Structure ........................................................................................................................................................................................13 7.6 Key Sectors: Manufacturing Industry....................................................................................................................................... 37 2.2 County Electoral Areas and Divisions......................................................................................................................................13 7.6.1 Regional Overview......................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 2.3 Settlement Hierarchy ...............................................................................................................................................................14 7.7 Key Sectors: Construction Industry ......................................................................................................................................... 37 2.3.1 Kilkenny City and Environs.............................................................................................................................................................................14 7.7.1 Housing Sector .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 38 2.3.2 Waterford Gateway (Ferrybank/Belview) .......................................................................................................................................................14 7.7.2 Commercial Sector ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 38 2.3.3 Environs of New Ross ....................................................................................................................................................................................14 7.8 Key Sectors: Retail Industry .................................................................................................................................................... 39 2.3.4 District Towns.................................................................................................................................................................................................14 2.3.5 Smaller Towns and Villages ...........................................................................................................................................................................15 7.8.1 Retail Potential............................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 7.8.2 Future Retail Development ...........................................................................................................................................................................