Carried out by An Foras Forbartha, this study was conducted to develop linkages between local, regional, and national planning, particularly investigating how regional plans can be suitable as a framework for local plans; to establish to what extent proposals in the regional plan are consistent with national plans and other regional plans; to identify the more significant and implementable recommendations in the regional plans; to assess the suitability of the approach and methodologies adopted in relation to the objectives in the regional plan; and to compile a national strategy on the basis of the regional plans.

Contents

List of Tables

Introduction

Part I – Regional Plans: Their Character

The Regional Plans

Scope of the Plans

               Report Structure

               Subject Areas Covered

               Variables Analysed

Plan Objectives

Data Source and Usage

The Use of Techniques

Population Projections

               Methods Used

               Results

Other Projections

               Methods Used

               Results

Area Related Policies

Cost Estimates

Conclusions

Part II – Regional Plans as a Framework for Development Plans

Linkages

               Population Projections and Settlement Strategy

               Economic Parameters

               Policy Map

Linkages in Practice

               Evidence of Linkages in Regional Plans

Evidence of Linkages in Development Plans

Part III – Regional Plans and a National Plan

Linkages with National Planning

               Population Projections

Employment Projections

National Roads Policy

               Public Capital Programme

Towards a National Plan

Part IV – Summary and Conclusions

Summary of Principal Findings

Towards Guidelines

               Economic Analysis

               Plan Generation

               Projections

               Implementation

               Physical Planning Policy

References

Appendix I – Planning Regions

Appendix II – Variables

Appendix III – References in Development Plans to Population Projections