6.1 Eastern & Midland Region Total Employment ....122

1.1 EMRA Strategic Planning Areas …7 1.2 Spatial Planning Hierarchy in Ireland …9 1.3 NPF Map …11 1.4 RSES Process … 13 1.5 Our Strategic Planning Areas …14 1.6 Population Change 2006-2016 … 15 1.7 Age structure – EMRA and State …16 1.8 Resident Workers and Local Jobs … 17 1.9 Defining Functional Urban Areas, Census 2016 …19

6.1 Eastern & Midland Region Total Employment …122 6.2 Percentage of Local Jobs by Industry …123 6.3 The Economic Strategy …126 6.4 Enterprise 2025 Renewed Sectoral Cohorts …127 6.5 EMRA’s Enterprise Development and Innovation Assets…128 6.6 Dublin SPA’s Enterprise Development and Innovation Assets…129 6.7 Smart City Concepts … 144