National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis NIRSA Working Paper Series No. 15 January 2002 Dublin City Profile (Dublin County Borough) Prepared for DUBLIN CITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD By Jim Walsh, Joe Brady and Chris Mannion NIRSA National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare Ireland i Report for the Dublin City (Dublin County Borough) Development Board, Jan, 2002 Dublin City Profile (Dublin County Borough) Prepared for DUBLIN CITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD By Prof. Jim Walsh, Dr. Joe Brady & Chris Mannion THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR REGIONAL AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS (NIRSA) NUI MAYNOOTH i Report for the Dublin City (Dublin County Borough) Development Board, Jan, 2002 Foreword This Report is divided into two parts the main or first part is the written text divided into eight chapters. Part two is an accompanying Book of Maps, which have been bound separately for easy reference. Part One Chapter 1 introduces the aims of the report and outlines the role Dublin City has on both a regional and national level. Chapter 2 has a brief description of the physical landscape together with some pertinent facts required by the Shared Vision Project. The distribution and location of the physical heritage of Dublin City with regard to Archaeological Sites & National Monuments, National Heritage Areas and Special Areas of Conversation are also detailed in this chapter. Chapter 3 is a Classification of socio-economic areas in Dublin City and County or Greater Dublin Area using primarily data from the 1996 Census of Population. In addition ‘a typology’of Dublin City and County or Greater Dublin Area is given using the census of population statistics. Chapter 4 has 3 main categories and is devoted to describing the tourism, retail and Innovation centres. Chapter 5 is a summary of the infrastructure of Dublin City with sections on transport, environmental infrastructure, housing, IT, and energy. Chapter 6 is devoted to Public Service Provision and is divided into health, education & training and safety & security. Chapter 7 includes sections on culture and recreation. Chapter 8 is devoted to local development including partnership areas and IAP etc. Summary of emerging issues. Appendices Sources i Report for the Dublin City (Dublin County Borough) Development Board, Jan, 2002 DUBLIN CITY PROFILE..................................................................................................................... I FOREWORD .......................................................................................................................................... I LIST OF MAPS.....................................................................................................................................V LIST OF TABLES..............................................................................................................................VII 1. INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................1 1.1 DUBLIN CITY PROFILE....................................................................................................................1 1.2 DUBLIN REGIONAL & NATIONAL CONTEXT ...................................................................................1 2. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS..................................................................................................6 2.1 PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE ...................................................................................................................6 2.2 PHYSICAL HERITAGE ......................................................................................................................6 3. SOCIO – ECONOMIC PROFILE....................................................................................................7 3.1 DEMOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................................7 3.1.1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................7 3.1.2 Population Density.................................................................................................................7 3.1.3 Population Growth.................................................................................................................8 3.1.4 Age Specific Migration.........................................................................................................13 3.1.5 Age Profile ...........................................................................................................................13 3.1.6 Dependency Ratios...............................................................................................................14 3.2 THE LABOUR FORCE.....................................................................................................................15 3.2.1 Change in Numbers at work.................................................................................................15 3.2.2 Labour Force Participation Rates .......................................................................................15 3.2.3 Persons at Work by Sector...................................................................................................16 3.2.4 Unemployment .....................................................................................................................18 3.3 SOCIAL EXCLUSION ......................................................................................................................18 3.3.1 Long term Unemployment....................................................................................................18 3.3.2 Lone Parent Families...........................................................................................................18 3.3.3 Elderly Persons Living Alone ..............................................................................................19 3.3.4 Social Welfare Data.............................................................................................................19 3.3.5 Travellers.............................................................................................................................20 3.3.6 Immigrants...........................................................................................................................20 3.3.7 Childcare Places..................................................................................................................21 3.4 EDUCATION..............................................................................................................................22 3.4.1 Level of Education ...............................................................................................................22 3.4.2 Social Class..........................................................................................................................23 3.5 A CLASSIFICATION OF SOCIAL AREAS IN COUNTY DUBLIN..........................................................24 3.5.1 Factor 1: Social Status.........................................................................................................25 3.5.2 Factor 2 Family Areas .........................................................................................................25 3.5.3 Factor 3 – Youth and Maturity.............................................................................................26 3.6 A TYPOLOGY OF SOCIAL AREAS OF THE ‘GREATER DUBLIN AREA’.............................................27 4. ECONOMIC SECTORS..................................................................................................................30 4.1 RETAILING....................................................................................................................................30 4.2 TOURISM ......................................................................................................................................31 4.2.1 Dublin Region ......................................................................................................................31 4.3 INDUSTRY – INNOVATION CENTRES/ENTERPRISE CENTRES .........................................................38 5. INFRASTRUCTURE.......................................................................................................................39 5.1 TRANSPORT ..................................................................................................................................39 5.1.1Roads ....................................................................................................................................39 5.1.2 Rail Services.........................................................................................................................44 ii Report for the Dublin City (Dublin County Borough) Development Board, Jan, 2002 5.1.3 Dublin Bus ...........................................................................................................................46 5.1.4 Airport..................................................................................................................................47 5.1.5. Dublin Port .........................................................................................................................50 5.1.6. Bus Éireann.........................................................................................................................53 5.2 ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................54