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European Cohesion Policy in Ireland EN
European Cohesion Policy in Ireland EN The European Union (EU) comprises 27 Member States Cohesion Policy 2007–13 forming a community and single market of 493 million citizens. However, great economic and social disparities still remain among these countries and their 271 regions. European Cohesion Policy is at the centre of the effort to improve the competitive position of the Union as a whole, and its weakest regions in particular. Through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF), otherwise known as the Structural Funds, as well as the Cohesion Fund, it invests in Border, Midland and Western thousands of projects across all of Europe’s regions to achieve its primary task: to promote economic and social cohesion by reducing these disparities between member countries and regions. With a budget of €347 billion for 2007–2013, Cohesion Policy represents the single largest source of financial support at EU level for investment in growth and jobs, designed to en- able all regions to compete effectively in the internal market. Southern and Eastern However, as the challenges facing Europe’s regions have changed over time, so too has the policy. Against a background of momentous change in the Union as a result of enlargement and of increasing globalisation, concerns about energy sup- boundaries the administrative for Association © EuroGeographics plies, demographic decline, climate change and more recently, world recession, the policy has evolved, in step, as a key part Competitiveness and employment objective of the response to meet these new realities. IMPACT AND RESULTS OF COHESION and Waterford, as part of 555 km of motorways constructed during POLICY IN IRELAND the 7-year period, with significant savings in travel time; Between 2000 and 2006, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased in size • the Dublin Port Tunnel road; by almost 50%, a growth rate of 6% per year. -
Environmental Impact Assessment Report Non-Technical Summary
Volume 1 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY MP2 PROJECT DUBLIN PORT COMPANY EIAR NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY MP2 PROJECT NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 2 2 NEED FOR THE MP2 PROJECT ................................................................................................ 6 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................... 26 4 ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVES ........................................................................................ 60 5 PROJECT CONSULTATION & SCOPING ............................................................................... 67 6 RISK OF MAJOR ACCIDENTS & DISASTERS ....................................................................... 76 7 BIODIVERSITY, FLORA & FAUNA .......................................................................................... 78 8 SOILS, GEOLOGY AND HYDROGEOLOGY ........................................................................... 85 9 WATER QUALITY & FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT ................................................................ 86 9.1 Water Quality .............................................................................................................................. 86 9.2 Flood Risk Assessment .............................................................................................................. 88 10 AIR QUALITY -
Dublin's Bid to Host FIG Working Week 2019
Dublin’s bid to host Dublin’sFIG bid Working to host Week 2019 FIG Working Week 2019 Custom House Dublin CONTENTS 2 MOTIVATION FOR THE BID 43 ACCOMMODATION 8 LETTERS OF SUPPORT 46 SUSTAINABILITY 17 LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE 49 SOCIAL PROGRAMME 21 AGENCY ASSISTANCE 55 TECHNICAL TOURS 23 DUBLIN AS A CONFERENCE 58 PRE & POST CONFERENCE TOURS DESTINATION 62 DUBLIN – CITY OF LIVING CULTURE 28 ACCESS 66 GOLFING IN IRELAND 31 BUDGET 68 MAPS 34 PROPOSED VENUE: THE CONVENTION CENTRE DUBLIN 1 MOTIVATION FOR THE BID Four Courts Dublin MOTIVATION FOR THE BID The motivation for the Irish bid comes on a number of levels. The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, as the national association representing members across the surveying disciplines, has in recent years developed rapidly and reorganised into a vibrant professional body, with over 5,500 members, playing an active role in national development. Ireland has a long and notable history of surveying and measurement from the carefully aligned network of hill-top monuments constructed over 5,000 years ago, to the completion of the world’s first large-scale national mapping in the mid nineteenth century and, in the last decade, the National Seabed Survey that ranks amongst the largest marine mapping programmes undertaken anywhere in the world. Meanwhile, Ireland has one of the most open economies in the world and most of the major international IT companies have established bases in Ireland. At the same time, young Irish graduates can be found bringing their skills and enthusiasm to all corners of the world and, in many cases, returning home enriched professionally and culturally by their time abroad. -
Dublin City Council Biodiversity Location Dublin Bay Is Bisected by the Shipping Lane of Dublin Port
An Urgent Enquiry Dublin City Council Biodiversity Location Dublin Bay is bisected by the shipping lane of Dublin Port. Its natural shallow harbour brought about the genesis of Dublin City as a major international port, first as a centre of trade controlled by the Vikings and then as the ‘second city’ of the British empire. The Bay has always been challenging for navigation due to its numerous shallows and contains over 400 shipwrecks classed now as national monuments. (https://dahg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=89e50518e5f4437abfa6 284ff39fd640) Protected Habitats and Species The North Bull Island is the most designated site in the Republic of Ireland and has been officially recognised for its important biodiversity for a century. North Bull Island was designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1981 and was extended and re-designated in 2015 as Dublin Bay Biosphere Reserve (DBBR) to create a model for managing biodiversity at an ecosystem level in an urban area (http://www.dublinbaybiosphere.ie/about). It presents a concept which is more identifiable to the public and fosters greater awareness and wider engagement in active management by citizens. The Biosphere will be composed of a core area of wetland areas designated as part of the EU‘s Natura 2000 network. Each of the core zones contains unusual flora and fauna communities found in many remnant pockets of vegetation which exemplify the landscape history of the Dublin region prior to its development as a capital city. North Bull Island has two Natura 2000 sites: Special Protection Area (SPA) for birds under the Birds Directive and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under the Habitats Directive. -
Distribution and Sources of Pahs and Trace Metals in Bull Island, Dublin Bay Aisling Cunningham Bsc
Distribution and sources of PAHs and trace metals in Bull Island, Dublin Bay Aisling Cunningham BSc Thesis submitted for the award of MSc Dublin City University Supervisor: Brian Kelleher School of Chemical Sciences September 2018 Aisling Cunningham 10/04/2018 Table of Contents Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................. 3 Abbreviations of key terms ..................................................................................................................... 4 Abstract ................................................................................................................................................... 5 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 6 2. Materials and Methods ...................................................................................................................... 18 2.1 Study area ................................................................................................................................ 18 2.2 Sample locations ..................................................................................................................... 19 2.3 Sampling ................................................................................................................................. 20 2.4 Sample Preparation prior to extraction for PAH analysis ...................................................... -
NAMA Annual Report and Financial Statements 2014
Annual Report & Financial Statements 2014 Contents LETTER TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE 1 KEY OBJECTIVES SET BY THE NAMA BOARD 2 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 3 OTHER KEY BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS 4 CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT 6 CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S STATEMENT 8 10-29 BUSINESS REVIEW Debtor engagement 11 NAMA market activity 14 Development funding 20 Social and economic contribution 25 30-41 FINANCIAL REVIEW 42-48 NAMA ORGANISATION AND SERVICE PROVIDERS Organisational structure 43 Service providers to NAMA 48 49-65 GOVERNANCE Board members 50 Board and Committees of the Board 52 Reports from Chairpersons of NAMA committees 54 Disclosure and accountability 64 Risk management 65 66-170 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Glossary of terms 171 HIGHLIGHTS BUSINESS REVIEW BUSINESS FINANCIAL REVIEW 12 May 2015 Mr. Michael Noonan T.D. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE ORGANISATIONAL Minister for Finance Government Buildings Upper Merrion Street Dublin 2. Dear Minister, GOVERNANCE We have the honour to submit to you the Report and Accounts of the National Asset Management Agency for the year ended 31 December 2014. Yours sincerely, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Frank Daly Brendan McDonagh Chairman Chief Executive WWW.NAMA.IE 1 ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2014 Key Strategic Objectives set by the NAMA Board The Board’s primary commercial objective is to redeem all of its senior debt (€30.2 billion) before the end of 2018. The Board also 1. aims to redeem the NAMA subordinated debt (€1.593 billion) by 1 March 2020 and to generate a surplus by the time its work has been completed. It aims to meet all of its future commitments out of its own resources. -
River Pinn to Breakspear Road
London West Midlands HS2 Hillingdon Traffic and Construction Impacts Contents Page number 1 Executive summary ................................................................................................. 1 2 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 2 2.1 General .................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Traffic Flows ............................................................................................................ 3 2.3 Sustainable Placement ............................................................................................ 3 3 Options to be carried forward and to be considered by the Promoter for inclusion within contractual documentation ................................................................................. 5 3.1 Re-use of excavated material from Copthall Cutting to construct Harvil Road Embankments .................................................................................................................... 5 3.2 Construction of bridge structures instead of railway embankments – River Pinn to Breakspear Road ............................................................................................................ 9 3.3 Use of excavated material for interval embankment between HS2 and Chiltern Lines 19 3.4 Commence importation of material earlier in the programme ........................... 21 3.5 Retention of Railway ‘Up-Sidings’ at -
Inspector's Report ABP-300828-18
Inspector’s Report ABP-300828-18 Development Change of use from existing commercial use to an aparthotel. Protected Structures. Location 42/43 Blessington Street & rear of 42/43, with frontage onto Blessington Lane, Dublin 7 Planning Authority Dublin City Council Planning Authority Reg. Ref. 4194/17 Applicant(s) Deck Building Services DAC Type of Application Permission Planning Authority Decision Refuse Type of Appeal First Party Appellant(s) Deck Building Services DAC Observer(s) Blend Residents’ Association; Nora O’Connor Date of Site Inspection 21st June 2018 Inspector Una O'Neill ABP-300828-18 Inspector’s Report Page 1 of 29 Contents 1.0 Site Location and Description .............................................................................. 3 2.0 Proposed Development ....................................................................................... 3 3.0 Planning Authority Decision ................................................................................. 4 3.1. Decision ........................................................................................................ 4 3.2. Planning Authority Reports ........................................................................... 4 3.3. Prescribed Bodies ......................................................................................... 5 3.4. Third Party Observations .............................................................................. 5 4.0 Planning History .................................................................................................. -
History on Your Doorstep
History on your Doorstep Volume 3 Commemorative edition marking the centenary of Bloody Sunday, 21 November 1920 by Liz Gilis and Dublin City Council's Historians in Residence James Curry, Cormac Moore, Mary Muldowney & Catherine Scuffi l Edited by Tara Doyle and Cormac Moore History on your Doorstep Volume 3 Commemorative edition marking the centenary of Bloody Sunday, 21 November 1920 by Liz Gillis and Dublin City Council's Historians in Residence James Curry, Cormac Moore, Mary Muldowney and Catherine Scuffil Edited by Tara Doyle and Cormac Moore Dublin City Council 2020 Decade of Commemorations Publications Series First published 2020 by Dublin City Council c/o Dublin City Libraries 138-144 Pearse Street Dublin 2 www.dublincity.ie © Dublin City Council Designed by Fine Print Printed by Fine Print ISBN 978-0-9500512-8-4 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmied, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior wrien permission of the copyright owner. Table of Contents 5 Foreword, Lord Mayor of Dublin, Hazel Chu 6 About the Authors 9 ‘We have Murder by the Throat’: Bloody Sunday 21 November 1920 Liz Gillis, Historian and Author 21 Croke Park on Bloody Sunday, 21 November 1920 Cormac Moore, Historian in Residence, Dublin North Central 33 Bloody Sunday 1920 in the Press Mary Muldowney, Historian in Residence, Central Area 43 Dick McKee: ‘A Famous Finglas Patriot’ James Curry, Historian in Residence, Dublin North West 55 Aer Bloody Sunday…Murders, Raids and Roundups Catherine Scuffil, Dublin South Central and South East Areas 3 Foreword So many of us love the history of our local area; we feel connected to the city we live in by reading stories of its past. -
Inspector's Report ABP300446-17
Inspector’s Report ABP300446-17 Development Demolition of former post office garage/depot and the construction of a new office building with all ancillary works. Location Sandwith Street Upper, Dublin 2. Planning Authority Dublin City Council. Planning Authority Reg. Ref. 4177/16. Applicant Rails Investment Limited (in Trust). Type of Application Permission. Planning Authority Decision Refuse. Type of Appeal First Party -v- Refusal. Appellant Rails Investment Limited (in trust). Observers (i) Geraldine Byrne, (ii) Zonda Properties Limited, (iii) Carmel McCormack, (iv) Transport Infrastructure Ireland, (v) Irish Rail. Date of Site Inspection 6th April, 2018. Inspector Paul Caprani. ABP300446-17 Inspector’s Report Page 1 of 26 Contents 1.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 3 2.0 Site Location and Description .............................................................................. 3 3.0 Proposed Development ....................................................................................... 4 4.0 Planning Authority Assessment ........................................................................... 5 5.0 Additional Information Response ....................................................................... 10 6.0 Planning History ................................................................................................. 12 7.0 Grounds of Appeal ............................................................................................ -
Unit B3a Airport Business Park, Cloghran, Swords, Co
ON THE INSTRUCTIONS OF M7 REAL ESTATE INDUSTRIAL I TO LET UNIT B3A AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK, CLOGHRAN, SWORDS, CO. DUBLIN ■ Industrial/Logistics facility of approx. 1,060 sq. m., including approx. 216 sq. m. of two-storey offices ■ Situated within a modern and well managed business park ■ Superb location that is adjacent to Dublin Airport and close to all major transport modes including the M50, M1 motorway and Dublin Port FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO ARRANGE A VIEWING PLEASE CONTACT: STEPHEN MELLON PETER LEVINS SAVILLS Senior Surveyor Divisional Director 33 Molesworth Street, 00 353 1 618 1366 00 353 1 618 1739 Dublin 2 +353 1 618 1300 [email protected] [email protected] www.savills.ie Licence no. 002233 M1 Dublin Airport The Property Entrance to Dublin Airport J3 J2 M50 Green long The Property term car park Dublin Airport M1 Dublin City For identification purposes only. Not to scale. LOCATION SERVICES Airport Business Park is located on the Swords Road (R132), We understand that all mains services are provided and approx. 1.5km from the M1 motorway, 3.5km from the M50 connected to the property. motorway and approx. 15 km north of Dublin city centre. It is within 1.5 km of Dublin Airport and approx. 5.5 km from the Dublin Port Tunnel. Notable occupiers in the park SERVICE CHARGE include DHL, TUD Aviation Technology Centre, Expeditors The service charge budget for 2020 is €11,937.20 inclusive of International, Allglass, Killick Aerospace, Syncreon and VAT. Aircoach. RATES DESCRIPTION The rateable valuation of the property is €77,200. -
Public Art in Parks Draft 28 03 14.Indd
Art in Parks A Guide to Sculpture in Dublin City Council Parks 2014 DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL We wish to thank all those who contributed material for this guide Prepared by the Arts Office and Parks and Landscape Services of the Culture, Recreation and Amenity Department Special thanks to: Emma Fallon Hayley Farrell Roisin Byrne William Burke For enquiries in relation to this guide please contact the Arts Office or Parks and Landscape Services Phone: (01) 222 2222 Email: [email protected] [email protected] VERSION 1 2014 1 Contents Map of Parks and Public Art 3 Introduction 5 1. Merrion Square Park 6 2. Pearse Square Park 14 3. St. Patrick’s Park 15 4. Peace Park 17 5. St. Catherine’s Park 18 6. Croppies Memorial Park 19 7. Wolfe Tone Park 20 8. St. Michan’s Park 21 9. Blessington Street Basin 22 10. Blessington Street Park 23 11. The Mater Plot 24 12. Sean Moore Park 25 13. Sandymount Promenade 26 14. Sandymount Green 27 15. Herbert Park 28 16. Ranelagh Gardens 29 17. Fairview Park 30 18. Clontarf Promenade 31 19. St. Anne’s Park 32 20. Father Collin’s Park 33 21. Stardust Memorial Park 34 22. Balcurris Park 35 2 20 Map of Parks and Public Art 20 22 21 22 21 19 19 17 18 10 17 10 18 11 11 9 9 8 6 7 8 6 7 2 2 5 4 5 4 1 3 12 1 3 12 14 14 15 13 16 13 16 15 3 20 Map of Parks and Public Art 20 22 21 22 21 19 19 1 Merrion Square Park 2 Pearse Square Park 17 18 St.