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Fingal Development Plan 2023–2029 – Written Statement (Consolidated)
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- EMPlOyMENT AND ECONOMy 311FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 Rush Core Retail Area
- EMPlOyMENT AND ECONOMy 312FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 Lusk Core Retail Area
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- EMPlOyMENT AND ECONOMy 314FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 8. DUBLIN AIRPORT FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023–2029
- DUBlIN AIRPORT 315FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 8.1 Introduction Dublin Airport is of vital importance to the Irish economy and acts as the principal international gateway for trade, inward investment and tourism. The aviation sector is one of the most important components of Fingal’s local economy. The aviation sector is multifaceted and includes sectors such as aviation safety, security, regulation, governance, financing, air cargo, aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), aircraft leasing, ground handling, ground transport, catering and customer services. Dublin Airport is nationally significant due to its employment base, passenger throughput and air freight services and it remains the primary economic hub in Fingal. With 233 thousand flights arriving and departing from 177 destinations via 46 airlines, Dublin Airport welcomed a total of 32.9 million passengers during 2019, making it the Airport’s busiest year on record. About 30.7 million people started and ended their journey at Dublin Airport in 2019, while almost 2.2 million passengers used the Airport as a hub, reflecting the growth of the Airports hub role in line with national policy. Since March 2020 passenger throughput contracted at Dublin Airport from 6.7 million in Q1 2020 to just 156,000 in Q2 2020 as international travel restrictions severely disrupted numbers travelling (Dublin Economic Monitor, September 2020). Notwithstanding this, Dublin Airport is a major employment cluster and a strategic business location nationally as well as being the single most significant economic entity in Fingal and the wider Dublin City region. The Airport is a primary contributor to Ireland having one of the highest connectivity levels on the continent relative to the size of its population and economy. In terms of connectivity, Dublin Airport has been the second fastest growing airport among major European airports over the last five years (InterVISTAS – Dublin Airport Economic Impact Study 2019). This connectivity is critical to the economic development of Ireland, including trade, tourism, FDI and business location decisions. More than any other business or economic driver, Dublin Airport and its ongoing growth generates significant benefit for the County, allowing for a diverse local economy to flourish. With passenger numbers forecasted to reach 40 million persons per annum by 2030, the sustainable growth of the Airport is paramount. This will require balancing a number of key issues such as climate change, infrastructure provision and community engagement while ensuring that the core operational transport function of the Airport is protected. National, Regional and local policy supports the continued growth of Dublin Airport, including its development as a secondary European hub airport. In order to provide a framework for the further growth and sustainable development of the Airport, the Dublin Airport Local Area Plan came into effect in 2020. Fingal County Council is committed to the goals of the Paris Agreement and will take them into account in all decisions in relation to the Airport. The Council places a strong emphasis on reducing climate emissions through increasing the use of more sustainable transport modes and a smarter travel approach for surface access to and from Dublin Airport.
- DUBlIN AIRPORT 316FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 8.2 Context Since the adoption of the previous Development Plan, Dublin Airport has continued to grow both in size and importance nationally and internationally. The Airport has assumed a niche hub role within the European airport system servicing the Transatlantic aviation market, given its strategic geographical location and its unique ability in Europe to offer customs and immigration pre-clearance for passengers. In addition, the number of scheduled destinations served directly from Dublin has grown materially in recent years. Dublin Airport handles 80% of all international flights to Ireland. The Airport also plays a significant role in terms of the movement of freight from Ireland. This Plan contains the Dublin Airport (DA) zoning objective, which is a unique economic development zoning within Fingal, comprising an extensive area of some 1,024 ha. The DA zoning covers all the operational buildings and lands associated with the Airport and runways. 19% of this land has been developed to date (Q4, 2021). Dublin Airport’s infrastructure has continued to evolve over a number of decades incorporating the various landside and airside components. A number of important infrastructure projects have taken place and continue to take place at the Airport in recent years. These include the overlay re-surfacing of the existing runway 10R/28L, airfield lighting upgrade, taxiway airfield ground lighting upgrade and enhancements to Pier 4 to accommodate expanded US pre-clearance facilities, the development of the new Air Traffic Control Tower and the north runway 10L/28R are completed. The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a devastating effect on air travel around the world and Dublin Airport was no exception. Almost 1.35m passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in September 2021, a 56% decrease when compared to pre-Covid-19 levels in 2019. In addition, almost 4.3 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in the first nine months of 2021, representing an 83% decrease when compared to pre Covid-19 levels for the same period in 2019 (dublinairport.com, October 2021). Total passenger throughput at Dublin Airport edged up in Q2 2021, but still remained down by over 92% from its 2019 peak. Just over 600,000 passengers (SA) arrived at and departed from the Airport in the second quarter of the year as travel restrictions within Europe and further afield were eased (Source: CSO – Dublin Economic Monitor, September 2021). 1.35m passengers travelled in September 2021 a 56% decrease from 2019 4.3m passengers travelled in the first 9 months in 2021 an 83% decrease from 2019
- DUBlIN AIRPORT 317FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 The Aviation and Tourism sectors in Fingal are intrinsically linked and Dublin Airport is of high importance to the Irish tourism industry with 80% of visitors to Dublin having travelled via the Airport. The most recently available tourism data indicates that of the over 9.5 million visitors to Ireland in 2018, almost 70% of these (7 million visitors) entered and left through Dublin Airport, equating to 14 million (arriving and departing) passenger journeys. These visitors travel not just to Dublin (where 80% of visitors have arrived via the Airport) but throughout the island of Ireland, where 20% visit Northern Ireland and 40% other parts of the Republic (Dublin Airport LAP, 2020). Dublin Airport’s strategic location provides access to national and international markets making Fingal an attractive location for business to locate. Dublin Airport is a major employment cluster and a strategic business location nationally. The Airport has also spawned many new indirect synergistic enterprise. The Airport is the home base for two major carriers, Aer Lingus and Ryanair and provides services in excess of 40 airlines. The Airport is a key economic engine for Ireland bringing additional jobs and tourism spending throughout the island. During 2019, Dublin Airport welcomed 32.9 million passengers, supported 19,200 full time equivalent (FTE) jobs and contributed €1.7 billion Gross Value Added. Indirectly, Dublin Airport is estimated to facilitate 129,700 jobs and contribute €9.8billion Gross Value Added nationally in total which is equivalent to 3.1% of national Gross Domestic Product (Dublin Airport Economic Impact Study, InterVistas, 2019). The pivotal role of the Airport in the transport network of Ireland is clear. This is due to its location at the nexus of the M1 (to Northern Ireland), M2, M3 and M50 motorways and the presence of major public transport corridors from the centre of Dublin (currently bus, planned MetroLink and prospectively heavy rail) serving the Airport. The relative accessibility of Dublin Airport from much of the Country also suggests a broader role for the Airport serving the whole island of Ireland. 32.9 million passengers welcomed in 2019 19,200 full time jobs added €1.7 billion Gross Value Indirectly facilitated 129,700 full time jobs and contributed €9.8 billion Gross Value, 3.1% of national Gross Domestic Product c.40 airlines JOBS
- DUBlIN AIRPORT 318FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 Figure 8.1: Dublin Airport National and Regional Context (source: Dublin Airport LAP, 2020). Inner City Swords Lucan Tallaght Airport Fingal South Dublin Dublin The Dublin Airport Local Area Plan 2020 (LAP) was prepared during the lifetime of the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023. The LAP provides an updated strategy for the continued growth of Dublin Airport in line with relevant aviation, planning and environmental policy within the context of a sustainable growth framework. More specifically, the LAP provides a detailed framework to: ¨ Facilitate the capacity enhancements and operational improvements that are required within the short to medium term for Dublin Airport to: ƿ Continue to operate safely and efficiently; ƿ Keep pace with the anticipated growth in demand; and ƿ Develop as a secondary European hub; ¨ Outlines the community, environmental and supporting infrastructure and surface access measures necessary to support the Airport’s growth, consistent with: ƿ Sustainable development principles; ƿ Appropriate noise and environmental measures designed to protect public health; and ƿ Ensuring high quality surface transport access to the Airport.
- DUBlIN AIRPORT 319FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 8.3 Opportunities The existing scale, function, location and the strength of Dublin Airport’s catchment area and growing hub status provides significant opportunities for future growth and development at Dublin Airport, all of which is recognised in National, Regional and local planning and ancillary policy documents. Delivering enhanced infrastructure is critical to give Dublin Airport the capacity it needs to meet its growth potential within the plan period, providing further opportunity to develop the economy and provide opportunities for additional jobs, tourism, trade and investment (Dublin Airport LAP). The Dublin Airport Local Area Plan 2020 (LAP) was prepared during the lifetime of the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023. The LAP provides an updated strategy for the continued growth of Dublin Airport in line with relevant aviation, planning and environmental policy within the context of a sustainable growth framework. This framework will facilitate the capacity enhancements and operational improvements that are required within the short to medium term for Dublin Airport to develop as a secondary European hub, to meet anticipated demand and to operate safely and efficiently. The LAP will also ensure that community, environmental, infrastructure and surface access measures to support the Airport’s growth are carried out in a sustainable manner. In order to achieve the anticipated growth of the Airport, including increased passenger numbers and increased employment, a number of infrastructural developments are required, and these are detailed in the LAP. The development of MetroLink and core bus corridors under the BusConnects programme, including increased walking and cycling infrastructure will provide alternative sustainable transport modes to ensure better connectivity for passengers and workers arriving and departing the Airport. A number of internal access measures are also proposed for the Airport, which will improve accessibility and reduce congestion. A number of major infrastructural projects have also been completed at the Airport. These include the new northern runway and the new air traffic control tower. The new northern runway alleviates current shortage of take-off and landing times during peak periods and provides for additional capacity. This runway became operational in August 2022. The specific zoning objective applicable at the Airport provides the opportunity to ensure the efficient and effective operation and development of the Airport in accordance with the LAP. This DA zoning objective comprises an extensive area of some 1,024 ha of which 198 ha (19%) has been developed to date (Q4, 2021). The aim of the zoning objective is to facilitate air transport infrastructure and Airport related activity/uses only (i.e. those uses that need to be located at or near the Airport).
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