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Dublin from a Business Perspective Presentation to DRA and DEP conference: DUBLIN’S ECONOMY – LONG TERM GROWTH AND COMPETITVENESS Tuesday 24 May 2005 Gina Quin Chief Executive, Dublin Chamber of Commerce GNP Per Capita at Current Prices, Ireland, Germany and the UK 125 120 115 110 105 100 95 90 85 80 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Germany Ireland UK EU Commission Greater Dublin Area – Ireland’s Engine • Political / Economic Capital • 48% of national output (GVA) • 40% of jobs • Population – 1.5m GDA (38% of nat) - 1.12 m City (29% of nat) • Main International airport • National transport hub LONDON LONDON FRANKFURT FRANKFURT HELSINKI HELSINKI AMSTERDAM AMSTERDAM DUBLIN DUBLIN Top Destination for FDI • 2004 – Ireland is 4th most important destination for US manufacturers investing overseas (Deloitte) • Over €2bn invested in 2002 • Over 50% in Greater Dublin Area (tbc) GDA: County Population Projections to 2010 600,000 500,000 400,000 2002 300,000 2010 200,000 100,000 0 Dublin City Dun LaoghaireRathdown Fingal South Dublin Kildare Meath Wicklow POPULATION GROWTH BY REGION 2002-2020 Mid W e st W e st B o rd e r S o uthW e st Mid land s S o uthE ast GDA 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 5 0 ,0 0 0 0 Wes t Mid W e s t Bo rd e r S.W Mid la n d s S.E GD A Forecasts consistently underestimate Demand Total Morning Peak Hour Trips for Greater Dublin Area (‘000s) • Actual no.s for 1997 & 2001 • 2 scenarios for 2016, based on 1997 and 2001 baselines 580 488 428 No. of Trips 88% of “Platform for Change” 2016 forecast realised by 2001 250 1997 Car 2016 Year 2001 2016 72% 37% 70% 39% Public Transport 28% 63% 30% 61% N Figure 1 W E S Drogheda Kells Navan Balbriggan Trim Rush Lusk HINTERLAND AREA Swords Airport Blanchardstown Malahide Portmarnock Kilcock Maynooth Celbridge Leixlip Lucan/Clondalkin Dun Laoghaire Tallaght Naas Bray Newbridge Monasterevin Kildare Greystones Kilcullen Wicklow Athy Arklow Note: Map derived from Strategic Planning Guidelines - Page ix Legend: Transportation Corridor Primary Development Centre Future Transportation Corridor Secondary Development Centre Metropolitan Area Boundary Strategic Green Belts Greater Dublin Area (GDA)