Chapter 9
Environmental Infrastructure
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
issues such as using standardising technologies a wider issue than just relating to Cork City. Recommendation: See the response to submission 92 above. Objective 5.7 Sustainable Energy Community and Objective 5.19 supports Sustainable Energy Generation – Standalone Projects support community initiatives and working with local communities to deliver energy efficiency and renewable energy projects through the SEAI and Energy Cork as well as pilot schemes. Recommendation: No change.
The issue of local community energy generation should be looked at turning Cork into an Energy Farm through placing solar panels on every council building, especially on social housing; funding and coordinate local renewable energy generation for community ownership and use only, as is common across Germany; prioritising all energy efficiency programmes to those living in nenergy poverty, estimated to be 16% of the population; ensuring all new buildings in Cork contain renewable energy generation and rainwater harvesting as conditions of planning permission. The energy needs of Cork City will change and intensify as the region experiences employment and population growth. The Draft City Development Plan addresses the need to support a safe, secure and reliable supply of energy in association with the various service providers as well as the safeguarding of strategic energy corridors from encroachment by other developments that could compromise the delivery of energy networks. However, it is possibly more beneficial to look towards maximising the potential of the region in relation to energy provision. Home to Ireland’s Energy Hub, Cork has significant potential to develop further with significant growth potential for renewables such as floating offshore wind,
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Refer to the amendments proposed in response to Recommendation 10 of OPR submission no 426 in Part 2, Section 1, on Renewable Energy, which proposes to strengthen policy in this regard. Recommendation: See response to Recommendation 10 of OPR submission no 426 in Part 2, Section 1.
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