Socio-Economic Impact of the Construction of the Esb Power Station at Moneypoint, Co
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~Z O (.n T~e Economic and Social Research Inslilule SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ESB POWER STATION AT MONEYPOINT, CO. CLARE R. O’CONNOR, J. A. CRUTCHFIELD and B. J. WHELAN Paper No. 105 October, 1981 THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE COUNCIL 1980-1981 *T. K. WHITAKER, M.SC. (ECON.), D.ECON.SC., LL.D., President of the Institute. *J. F. MEENAN, M.A., B.L., Chairman of the Council. R. D. C. BLACK, PH.D., Professor, Department of Economics, The Queen’s University, Belfast. F. B. CHUBB, M.A., D.PHIL., Professor, Department of Political Science, Trinity College, Dublin. *SEAN CROMIEN, B.A., Second Secretary, Department of Finance. G. DEAN, M.D., F.R.C.P., Director, Medico-Social Research Board. N. J. GIBSON, B.SC. (ECON.), PH.D., Profe.ssor, Department of Economics, The New University of Ulster, Coleraine. PATRICK A. HALL, B.E., M.S., DIP.STAT., Director of Research, Institute of Public Administration. *W. A. HONOHAN, M.A., F.I.A. THE MOST REV. JAMES KAVANAGH, M.A., S.T.L., Bishop of Zerta. *KIERAN A. KENNEDY, M.ECON.SC., B.PHIL., PH.D., Director of the Institute. IVOR KENNY, M.A. Director General, Irish Management Institute. MICHAELJ. KILLEEN, B,A. (MOD.), B.COMM., D.P.A., Managing Director, Industrial Development Authority. T. P. LINEHAN, B.E., B.SC., Director, Central Statistics Office. *P. LYNCH, M.A., MRIA. CHARLES McCARTHY, PH,D., Professor of Industrial Relations, Trinity College, Dublin. *EUGENE McCARTHY, M.SC.(ECON.), D.ECON.SC., Director, Federated Union of Employers. JOHN J. McKAY, B.SC., D.P.A., B.COMM., M.ECON.SC., Principal, College of Commerce Rathmines, Dublin. *C. H. MURRAY, LL.D., Governor, Central Bank. D. NEVIN, Assbtant General Secretary, Irish Congress of Trade Unions. THE MOST REV. J. NEWMAN, M.A., D.PH., Bishop of Limerick. TADHG 6 CEARBHAILL, Secretary, Department of Labour. REV. E. F. O’DOHERTY, M.A., B.D., PH.D., Professor, Department of Logic and Psychology, University College, Dublin. D. P. O’MAHONY, M.A., PH.D., B.L., Professor, Department of Economics, University College, Cork. LABHRAS 6 NUALLAIN, D. ECON.SC., Professor of Economics, University College, Galway. *W. J. L. RYAN, M.A., PH.D., Professor of Political Economy, Trinity College, Dublin. REV. L. RYAN, M.A., D.D., L.PH., Professor, St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth. T. WALSH, M.AGR.SC., PH.D., D.SC., MRIA, Director, ACOT. *REV. C. K. WARD, B.A., S.T.L., PH.D., Professor, Department of Social Science, University College, Dublin. *NOEL WHELAN, B.COMM., M.ECON.SC., PH.D., Secretary, Department of the Taoiseach. *Members of Executive Committee SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ESB POWER STATION AT MONEYPOINT, CO. CLARE Copies of this paper may be obtained from The Economic and Social Research Institute (Limited Company No. 78269). Registered Office: 4 Burlington Road, Dublin d. Price IR£5.50 (Special rate for Students IR£2. 75) This study was commissioned by Clare Co. Council and financed by the Electricity Supply Board. The results, how- ever, do not necessarily reflect the opinions of these bodies and do not prejudice their future attitudes or actions in this field. Neither is The Economic and Social Research Institute responsible for either the content of the report or the views expressed therein. SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ESB POWER STATION A T MONEYPOINT, CO. CLARE R. O’CONNOR, J. A. CRUTCHFIELD and B. J. WHELAN © THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE DUBLIN, 1981 ISBN 0 7070 0041 6 CONTENTS Page Acknowledgements i General Summary 1 Introduction 7 Chapter 1 Areas of Potential Impact: Experience elsewhere 8 2 Description of Moneypoint Project 20 3 Characteristics of the Moneypoint Impact Area 27 4 Economic Impact of the Moneypoint Project 46 5 Effects onother Industries 75 6 Social Impact 82 7 Policy Implications 97 8 Recommendations for other large Projects 102 Bibliography. 108 Appendix I List of Members of Steering Committee 109 II Terms of Reference 110 III Input/Output Model for Clare 112 IV Planning Permission Document 124 Questionnaire for Moneypoint Workers’ Survey 135 LIST OF TABLES Table Page 2.1 Site Labour Predictions for Construction of Three Units at Moneypoint Generating Station, Classified by Type of Ac- tivity, 197%1989 25 2.2 Site Labour Predictions for Construction of Three Units at Moneypoint Generating Station, Classified by Category of Worker, 197%1989 26 3.1 Principal Towns and Villages in the Moneypoint Impact Area 29 3.2 Population of Rural and Urban Districts in Co. Clare, Classi- fied by Age, 1971 and 1979 30 3.3 Population of Moneypoint impact Area, 1971 and 1979, Clas- sified by Age 32 3.4 Population Densities per Square Mile in Rural and Urban Districts and in the Impact Area, 1979 33 3.5 Estimated Labour Force (Employed and Unemployed) in Co. Clare, Classified by Age and Sex in 1979 34 Agricultural Workers in Co. Clare, 1971 and 1979 36 ¯ Estimated Average Number of Males in the Labour Force, on the Live Register and in Receipt of Small Farm Assistance in Different Regions of Clare in 1979 37 3.8 Industrial Employment in the Impact Area as at 1 January 1980 43 3.9 Percentage Distribution by Size of Agricultural Holding in Co. Clare in 1975 Compared with the Different Provinces and the State 44 4.1 All Construction Workers on Site and Number Interviewed, Classified by Employer and Origin of Worker 48 4.2 Percentage Distribution of Workers, Classified by Age and Origin of Worker 49 4.3 Percentage Distribution of Workers, Classified by Marital Status (including Location of Spouse), Employer and Origin of Worker 49 4.4 Frequency of Visits to Spouses not Resident in the Page Moneypoint Area, Classified by Distance of Spouse’s Residence from Moneypoint 50 4.5 Origin of Workers Classified by Number of Dependants 51 4.6 Origin and Marital Status of Workers, Classified by Types of Dependant 52 4.7 Highest Educational Level Reached by Respondents and Details of Previous Jobs, Classified by Origin of Worker 53 4.8 Origin of Workers, Classified by Occupation s3 4.9 Length of Time Working for Present Employer, Classified by Origin of Workers and Occupation 54 4.10 Usual Working Hours, Classified by Origin of Worker and Occupation 55 4.11 How Long Respondent Expects to Stay Working at Moneypoint, Classified by Occupation 55 4.12 Region and Job to Which Respondents expect to go when Job at Moneypoint finishes, Classified by Origin of Worker and Marital Status 56 4.13 Districts in which Workers are Living, Distance from the Site and Usual Means of Transport to the Site, Classified by Origin and Marital Status 57 4.14 Type of Residence Occupied by Workers, Classified by Origin of Workers, Occupation and Attitude towards Residence 59 4.15 Type of Residence Classified by Location and Origin of Workers 60 4.16 District in Clare in which Workers or Families usually Shop, Classified by Origin of Worker and Marital Status 61 4.17 Facilities in Moneypoint Area for Sports and Pastimes and Percentage of Workers who take Part 61 4.18 Preferences for Various Districts by Respondents who do not now own a Dwelling in the Local Area by Origin of Worker 62 4.19 Average and Total take-home Pay per Week as Reported in the Survey, Classified by Occupation, Origin and whether Respondent has a Spouse outside the Moneypoint Area 64 4.20 Average Percentage of Take-Home Pay spent in Different Locations, Classified by Origin of Worker 64 4.21 Labour Force Projections 1980-1989 (Assuming Three Units are constructed), Classified by Occupation, and Total Take- Home Pay, at 1980 PayRates, Estimated from these Projec- tions 66 4.22 Estimated Expenditure in Co. Clare, at 1980 Prices, on Various Commodities and Services in the Years 1980 to 1989, Assuming Three Units are Constructed (includes Alleged Amounts Saved) 67 4.23 Percentage Distribution of Total Expenditure by Site Workers in Different Parts of Clare 68 4.24 Income and Employment Multipliers from Clare Input-Out- put Table (1979) 74 6.1 Estimated Number of Workers at Moneypoint in Different Years, Assuming Three Units, Classified by Origin and Marital Status 87 Appendix Tables III A Value of Agricultural Ouptut, Inputs and Income for clare, 1979 113 III B Input-Output Model for Clare, 1979 - Table of Technical Coefficients 116 IIIC Input/Output Model forClare, 1979- Table of Inter- dependence Coefficients 117 IiI D Summary of Te$hnical and Interdependence (total) Coef- ficients for. Income Employment and Imports in Clare in 1979 120 LIST OF FIGURES F/gu~s Page 2.1 Map of Moneypoint Impact Area 21 3.1 Mapof Co. Clare Showing Urban and Rural Districts 28 Acknowledgements The authors wish to thank most sincerely the various people, too numer- ous to mention, who I~y supplying data, suggestions and ideas made this study possible. In particular we wish to thank all the members of the Steer- ing Committee who not only atgended meetings and commented on draft chaPters of the Report but also supplied data and co-operated in carrying out a number of the surveys. Without their help it would have been impos- sible to complete the study. Special thanks are also due to Mr J. Boland, Co. Manager, and his staff for making available data of various kinds and for directing our attention to important sources of material. In this connection we wish to thank Specially Mr W. J. Coady, Co~. Accountant and Mr P. Gleeson, Co. Engineer. Others who supplied valuable data relating to Clare were: Mr K.