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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

MOTION NO. 107

MOTION: Councillor Peter Kavanagh

To include the following as strategic direction for the plan: Climate Action and Energy · To ensure that the redevelopment of brownfield sites and former industrial land is just and that opportunities are created for workers within the county to benefit from a just transition to a carbon-free future.

REPORT:

In consideration of detailed policies and objectives for inclusion in the Draft Plan provision of opportunities for those workers displaced or otherwise by the re-development of former industrial sites and redevelopment or regeneration of brownfield sites is a matter which will be given due consideration. This policy will be informed by the economic analysis which is being carried out as background to the County Development Plan review. The inclusion of detailed policies to support upskilling of employees and retention of existing businesses where possible can be considered, with a relevant amendment, under the CE Recommendation in the Economic Development and Employment heading ‘Support the delivery of infrastructure that will attract both sustainable FDI investment and indigenous enterprise at appropriate locations throughout the county, in particular, where it reduces the need for commuting’.

Recommendation:

It is recommended that this motion is adopted to amend the CE Recommendation as follows :

‘Support the delivery of infrastructure and any necessary upskilling that will attract both sustainable FDI investment and indigenous enterprise at appropriate locations throughout the county, in particular where it reduces the need for commuting and promotes the transition to a carbon free future’.