Action Welcome to the Plan Premier County Promotional Video Available at: https://vimeo.com/205199086
Examples of Companies Currently in Tipperary No. Employed Company Sector (Approx.) Abbott Vascular Medical Device 1200 Boston Scientic Medical Device 900 ABP Nenagh/Cahir Meat 900 Rosderra Meat 350 Merck Sharp & Dohme Pharmaceutical 450 Pinewood Pharmaceutical 300 Coty / P&G Personal Care 200 Bulmers, Clonmel Beverage 230 Tipperary Co-Operative Dairy 240 Arrabawn Co-Operative Dairy 250 Dew Valley Foods Food 350 Carey’s Glass Glazing 400 Coolmore Stud Equine 300
Thurles Horse & Jockey and Anner 4* Hotels, also Hayes’ hotel Three primary schools Three secondary schools (Private Boarding school – Rockwell College) One shopping centre (Mall) Major Attractions – Semple Stadium, Rock of Cashel Thurles Golf club, Thurles Horse racing, Greyhound Racing Stadium, swimming etc.
Background to Lisheen Task Force • Lisheen Mine closed in December 2015 - 400+ jobs lost • Task Force 2013 • Comprehensive closure plan - € 26m • Fully supported by Vedanta • 1,200 acres • Ample water supply • 110Kv • 100MVA of renewable energy (wind turbines) • Gas – Natural Gas supply – Biogass 5
Tailings Dam - Progressive Rehab
TMF rehab Validation • 70 acres of pasture land • Cattle reared since 2010 • Meat has been Bord Bia approved
Tipperary County Development Plan North Tipperary County Development Plan 2010 – 2016, Tipperary County Council have identified Lisheen as a “key strategic location” under its Economic Development policy. Policy ED1: Strategic Employment • ….to identify land in key strategic locations that is suitable for different employment and economic activity. • ….Lisheen Mine Site, Moyne Templetuohy Policy ED1(b): Masterplan for Lisheen Mine Site, Moyne Templetuohy, Thurles • It is a policy of the Council to co-operate with the owners/operators of the Lisheen Mine site in the promotion and the development of Lisheen’s lands… (a) Promote the use / development / production of renewable technologies or their by-product (c) A high quality sustainable development. • National Planning Framework 2040 8
Model Demonstrator Region Model Demonstrator Regions & Sustainable Chemicals Support Service 50 km CONNECTING AMBITIONS
Irish Bioeconomy Association • Established in September 2016 • Stakeholder engagement • Enterprise agencies, local and national government and industry • Biobased Industry Consortium • National Bioeconomy Campus • REDZ funding • Enterprise Ireland regional call 2017
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