A Proven World Class Location
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Message from Paul Reid Chief Executive Fingal County Council
The Dublin Enterprise Zone is a proven world class location located in Dublin, seven kilometres/4 miles from Dublin City Centre. The Dublin Enterprise Zone is within the administrative area of Fingal County Council, has a population of 100,000 people and is a national economic asset that is home to over 800 businesses including IBM, Alexion, Mallinckrodt, PayPal, Symantec and Westpharma. Fingal County Council is dedicated to providing a pro-business environment and companies locating in the area receive a first class service from our specialist Economic Development Team. AN EXCELLENT WORKFORCE Top left: IBM Technology Campus, Damastown Left: Farmhand Ltd, Damastown Middle: Students from the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown WORLD CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE
The Dublin Enterprise Zone’s success to date is due to the significant investment which has taken place in hard and soft infrastructure by Fingal County Council, IDA Ireland and the private sector over the last 20 years.
These stakeholders are committed Fingal is steeped in culture and to the continued investment in, and a vast array of events are run management and promotion of, the throughout the year including DUBLIN Dublin Enterprise Zone. craft and country fairs, art and AIRPORT photographic exhibitions, historical 15 MINS Fingal County Council is committed lectures and heritage festivals, ballet to business and the Dublin Enterprise performances and musical recitals, Zone’s proven track record of success horticultural shows, family fun days DUBLIN continues to attract foreign direct and farmers markets and regattas. PORT investment and domestic investment 25 MINS alike. The Draíocht Centre in Blanchardstown has a 400 seat The Dublin Enterprise Zone provides theatre and one of the largest MOTORWAY a quality location for doing business performance stages in Ireland. SYSTEM and a superb quality of life for This popular arts centre caters for M50, M2, M3 employees. Infrastructure such as all aspects of local, national and roads, water, drainage, electricity, gas, international artistic activity – – 5 MINS telecommunications and broadband from drama, musicals and dance are all available. Blanchardstown is to exhibitions, concerts and 5 PUBLIC home to Ireland’s leading Shopping, children’s events. Leisure & Retail Park Destination TRANSPORT - the Blanchardstown Centre. The ROUTES Blanchardstown Centre offers a unique shopping & leisure experience M2/M3 NEW and is home to over 180 stores, 3 Retail Parks and 25 Restaurants. The Dublin LINK ROAD Enterprise Zone is also located in an OPENED area that provides a wide range of 2013 public parks and golf courses. Quality homes are available in great locations COSTING €20.5M at affordable prices while health needs are met by numerous acute hospitals in the Dublin Region. Families can also enjoy high quality community facilities, sports clubs, parks and playgrounds. BELFAST SWORDS N2
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Top left: Golfers at Luttrellstown Castle Top right: Dublin Airport Left: Aerial view of IBM Technology Campus in Damastown Right: Dublin Enterprise Zone in the Dublin Region
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COLLEGES ELM GREEN PARK AND SPORTS AREAS GOLF COURSE
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INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BLANCHARDSTOWN
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COLLEGES ELM GREEN PARK AND SPORTS AREAS GOLF COURSE
DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY
TOLKA VALLEY PARK
ROYAL CANAL NATIONAL PARK BOTANICAL GARDENS
DUBLIN TO M4, M7 & M9 PHOENIX CITY CASTLEKNOCK PARK GOLF COURSE PRO-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
The Dublin Enterprise Zone maintains an extremely pro-business environment that has attracted investments by some of the world’s biggest companies over the past decade.
In 2013, Forbes, in its eighth annual Enterprise Zone and the recent M2/ ranking of the Best Countries for N3 link road provides an alternative Business, placed Ireland in the top route to Ireland’s International Airport, spot for the first time. Ireland scored Dublin Airport. The M50 links to the M1 well across the board when measuring which is Ireland’s main North-South its business friendliness. It is the only Transport Corridor linking Dublin to nation that ranks among the top 15% of Belfast, the island’s second largest countries in every one of the 11 metrics city. The M50 also connects Fingal to examined to gauge the best countries the South of the country and links up for business. Ireland ranks near the with the M7 and M8 motorways, the very top for low tax burden, investor main routes to Limerick and Cork and protection and personal freedom. the M4 and M6 motorways linking to The Dublin Enterprise Zone has all the the west and northwest of the country. PHARMA FDI requirements for business success 800 business currently operate in with low operating costs, low rents, the Dublin Enterprise Zone. High ARE CURRENTLY low commercial rates and Ireland’s Tech Offices, R&D and Advanced corporation tax rate of 12.5%, among Manufacturing are the dominant INVESTING 1.5 the lowest rates in Europe. Apart from industries catering for approximately BILLION EUROS the attractive tax and costs structure, half of all employment. Industrial, businesses in the Dublin Enterprise warehousing and logistics are also key IN THE DUBLIN Zone also benefit from a world-class industries. ENTERPRISE telecommunications network. The M50 motorway, which is Dublin’s ZONE main orbital route serves the Dublin Top: Boardroom at Farmhand Ltd. Left: Pharma and Technology are the two main clusters in the Dublin Enterprise Zone Right: M50 to Dublin Port in 10 minutes A PROVEN TRACK RECORD
800 business currently operate in the Dublin Enterprise Zone. High Tech Offices, R&D and Advanced Manufacturing are the dominant industries catering for approximately half of all employment.
Foreign Direct Investment companies accounts for 17 of the top 20 largest companies in the Zone. Two specialist clusters – the Pharmaceutical and High Tech R&D industries – are strongly established. BUSINESS PARKS
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Dublin Enterprise Zone The majority of businesses are indigenous, playing a crucial role in the development of the area. Pallas Foods has constructed, within the Enterprise Zone, a 33,000 m² warehousing facility on a site of 16 hectares. Alexion Pharma International is constructing a 15,000 sq. m. development comprising offices, laboratories and warehousing on a site in excess of 16 hectares. Alexion has recently announced the further development of a 20,000 sq. m. new biologics manufacturing facility at College Business Park in Blanchardstown.
Top: IBM Technology Campus, Damastown Bottom: PayPal Europe Services is based in Blanchardstown Dublin 15
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Half of the Dublin Enterprise Zone has been developed. There is the potential to create an additional 20,000 jobs on the 716 hectares of undeveloped, zoned and serviced land available in the Zone. The Dublin Enterprise Zone is well served by road, sea and air transport links and Dublin International Airport and Dublin Port are located a short distance away. There are five separate Dublin Bus routes traversing the Zone. 15 www.fingal.ie/ businessandeconomy/ dublinenterprisezone
Our Economic Development Team is waiting to hear from prospective clients. Contact us at: Phone: +353 87 1320413 Email: [email protected]