Table Of ContentNOTIFICATION TO ATTEND MEETING OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
ENTERPRISE SPC
TO BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL, DAME STREET, DUBLIN 2.
ON TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018 AT 3.30 PM
AGENDA
TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018
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1 Minutes of Meeting held on 30th November 2017 & Matters Arising 3 - 42
2 Local Enterprise Office: Greg Swift 43 - 166
3 Local Economic Community Plan 2016-2017: Mary MacSweeney 167 -
168
4 Promoting Economic Development: Steven O'Gara 169 -
214
5 Management Reports 215 -
224
6 A.O.B 225 -
226
Strategic Policy Committee
Economic Development & Enterprise
Tuesday 30th January 2018 at 3.30pm
Council Chamber - City Hall
Agenda Item 1: Minutes 30th November 2017
Members Present:
Cllr. Deirdre Heney (Chair),
Cllr. Paul McAuliffe,
Cllr. Noeleen Reilly,
Cllr. Anne Feeney,
Cllr. Gaye Fagan,
Cllr. Greg Kelly,
Cllr. Norma Salmon,
Cllr. Paddy Bourke,
Mr. Martin Harte,
Councillors Present
Cllr. Mannix Flynn
Cllr. Janice Boylan
Officials Present:
Mr Declan Wallace, Assistant Chief Executive, Dublin City Council
Mr. Greg Swift, Head of Enterprise & Economic Development, Dublin City Council
Ms. Mary Mc Sweeney, Deputy Head, Economic Development & Enterprise, Dublin City Council
Mr. Les Moore, City Parks Superintendant Dublin City Council
Ms. Mary Foley, Head of International Relations, Dublin City Council
Ms. Patricia Colfer, Administrative Officer, Licensing Section, Culture, Recreation & Economic Services, Dublin City Council.
Mr. Norman Thompson, Business Community Manager, Economic Development & Enterprise, Dublin City Council.
1 Minutes of Meeting held on 5th September 2017 & Matters Arising:
The minutes were proposed by Cllr. Reilly and seconded by Cllr. Kelly.
A discussion followed about the nature of the work of this SPC. It was requested that the terms of reference be re-circulated, that the membership
of any subcommittees connected with this SPC be clarified, the areas of responsibility to be restated and a calendar of work for 2018 to be
circulated.
2 Dress for Success: Equal Pay Campaign – Presentation
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the promoters for Dress for Success were unable to attend.
3 CSO Mapping Presentation: EMRA/AIRO NUI Maynooth:
Due to the rescheduling of this SPC meeting, EMRA/AIRO were unable to attend as it clashed with an existing commitment. They will be invited
to present at a meeting during 2018.
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4 Dublin City Casual Trading Bye Laws (Draft)
The Members of the SPC thanked Mr. Moore and Ms. Colfer for the report and the hard work of their staff in drafting the Casual Trading bye-laws.
The Councillors acknowledged the difficulties in developing the bye-laws in such a way as to enhance the cultural identity of on street trading in
the City while also maintaining compliance, safety standards and enforcement mechanisms. It was welcomed that late night and Sunday trading
was also being considered as this would be a positive addition to city life. A number of issues were raised surrounding unlicensed trading on
certain streets and what level of resources was in place for enforcement. Mr. Harte asked why sections of the Temple Bar area had different
charges attached to them. It was also requested that the European Union guidelines and regulations relating to Casual Trading be circulated to
this SPC. Waste management and sustainability were highlighted as significant issues that needed to be considered. The members also
requested clarification on the next stages for the progress of the report.
Ms. Colfer responded that should the draft bye-laws be adopted by this committee they would then be presented to the full council meeting. From
there they would be published for a 6 week consultation period, after which the responses would be collated and the final version would be
resubmitted to the full council for adoption. In relation to enforcement Ms. Colfer stated that there are currently 4 enforcement officers in place and
they are working hard to ensure that traders are adhering to the terms of their licences, while illegal trading is an issue for the Garda to enforce,
the DCC team work closely with them in ensuring compliance with bye-laws and legislation. In relation to Temple Bar, while DCC will take
ownership of the area from 1st January 2018 some legacy issues remain including existing contracts for certain areas, however, the intention is to
harmonises the rates charged to traders over the course of the plan. Ms. Colfer confirmed that the views of this SPC would be reflected in the
draft version to be submitted to the next full Council meeting and prior to going to public consultation.
Cllr. Flynn put forward a suggestion to the SPC requesting that reference to the Traders on “Cole’s Lane” be removed from the Draft Casual
Trading Bye-Laws, as these individuals had not yet been consulted. The SPC agreed to this suggestion and agreed the Dublin City Council
Casual Trading Bye-Laws (Draft).
5 Management Update:
a. International Relations
Ms. Foley presented to the SPC on the work of International Relations and in particular highlighted a proposed event with Belfast City Council to
be held in early 2018 which aims to promote the Dublin-Belfast Economic corridor. Ms. Foley also said that a scholarship programme had been
agreed with San Jose to sponsor a student in Dublin. This development builds on a longstanding relationship between the two cities and the
scholarship programme organised by San Jose that has benefitted students from Dublin.
b. Dublin.ie
Ms. MacSweeney provided an update on the work of the Dublin.ie promotional platform. The new e-zene now has over 800 subscribers and a
new asset management software system has been purchased to manage the image archive.
c. Economic Development Office
Ms MacSweeney updated the committee on the work of the EDO and highlighted a number of projects such as the hosting of the European Co-
working conference and the Enterprising Towns competition. It was requested that some figures be provided relating to the vacant properties
owned by DCC and also footfall figures in the Central Business District. The manager agreed to provide details on vacant City Council shops
/offices and to seek footfall figures from Dublin Town. In relation to overall vacancy levels the manager stated these are available through the
professional property agents and are ever changing as vacant units get re let. Vacancy levels are also covered in the quarterly Dublin Economic
Monitor which was circulated at the meeting.
d. Local Enterprise Office
Mr. Swift updated the committee members on the work of the local enterprise office including the number of projects including IBYE and
businesses funded through the office, jobs created and a number of other projects and events planned for 2018.
Next meeting – 30th January 2018
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Strategic Policy Committee
Economic Development & Enterprise
Tuesday 30th January 2018 at 3.30pm
Council Chamber - City Hall
Agenda Item 1a: Matters Arising
Response re: availability of commercial property under the control of Dublin City Council.
At present, the City Valuer’s Office is not aware of any available/vacant Office or Industrial space.
There is a number of lock-up type shop/units available e.g. Unit 2D Mary Aikenhead House c. 25sq.m.
Unit 8C Mary Aikenhead House c. 16sq.m.
Units in need of significant refurbishment: 63 Ballybough Road c. 32 sq.m. (basement)
46/47 Meath Street c. 80 sq.m.
Neighbourhood Centre retail units in Ballymun:
Coultry Neighbourhood Centre Unit 3 – 102 sq.m.
Unit 4 – 43 sq.m.
Sillogue Neighbourhood Centre Unit 2 – 49 sq.m.
Shangan Neighbourhood Centre Unit 2 – 100 sq.m.
Unit 3 – 91 sq.m.
Unit 4 – 166 sq.m.
Turnpike – Santry Cross Unit 1 & 2 amalgamated – 119sq.m. (under offer)
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Strategic Policy Committee
Economic Development & Enterprise
Tuesday 30th January 2018 at 3.30pm
Council Chamber - City Hall
Agenda Item 1b: Matters Arising
Operation of the Economic Development & Enterprise Strategic Policy Committee
In response to a request from the SPC members, please find attached the Corporate Policy Group & Strategic Policy Committee Guidelines
for establishment and operation as circulated in 2014.
A number of revisions have been made to the guidelines and these may be found through the link below alng with the details of the other
SPC’s for the City Council and their Chairs.
http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-your-council/strategic-policy-committees-corporate-policy-group
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Strategic Policy Committee
Economic Development & Enterprise
Tuesday 30th January 2018 at 3.30pm
Council Chamber - City Hall
Agenda Item 1c: Matters Arising
Re: Footfall figures for the Dublin Central Business District.
In response to a request from SPC members in relation to the footfall figures for the Dublin City Central Business District (CBD), please find
attached a report from DublinTown showing the breakdown of footfall in the CBD for the period November 2017. The key headlines are
The total number of visitors for the year to date is 140,228,578 which is 0.1% up on the previous year.
The total number of visitors to Dublin BID in month commencing 30 October 2017 was 12,479,007.
The busiest day in month commencing 30 October 2017 was Friday 24 November with 604,770 visitors.
The report may be accessed online through www.wearedublintown.ie here…
https://www.wearedublintown.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/MonthlyFootfall_DublinBID_M11Yr2017_L4L.pdf
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Monthly Footfall Report Report Generated at 1 Dec 2017 09:06
Dublin BID
November 2017
30/10/2017 to 26/11/2017
REGION - Monday to Sunday COUNT TYPE: Footfall Counts
PORTFOLIO - Dublin City BID
Monthly Footfall
Benchmark calculations (Year on Year and Month on Month) have been calculated using like for like data sets (only those counters available
in both comparison periods) to ensure statistical accuracy
Year to Date % Year on Year % Month on Month %
Change Change Change
2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016
Dublin BID ▲ 0.1 % ▲ 0.9 % ▲ 1.3 % ▲ 0.3 % ▲ 4.3 % ▼ -1.3 %
Headlines
The total number of visitors for the year to date is 140,228,578 which is 0.1% up on the previous year.
The total number of visitors to Dublin BID in month commencing 30 October 2017 was 12,479,007.
The busiest day in month commencing 30 October 2017 was Friday 24 November with 604,770 visitors.
Footfall by Month
Figures shown below are calculated using monthly totals.
Springboard follows the BRC calendar consisting of complete weeks (Sun- Sat or Mon-Sun) to ensure that the same day is
comparable each week. Each month is compiled from a set of full weeks which results in a calendar of a 4 week month, 4 week
month, 5 week month pattern.
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Monthly Footfall Report Report Generated at 1 Dec 2017 09:06
Footfall by Hour
The figures shown below are calculated using a weekly average
Weather
Number of days this
8 11 9
month
Number of days same
6 18 3 1
month last year
Average Temperature
Average Temperatures Maximum Minimum
Temperature Temperature
2017 10.6 5.2
2016 9.4 3.0
Footfall by Day
The figures shown below are calculated using monthly totals.
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1,599,650 1,715,869 1,691,310 1,911,323 2,061,380 1,963,206 1,536,269
1,392,363 1,693,967 1,733,510 1,852,179 1,960,279 1,829,207 1,499,157
1,569,930 1,616,259 1,716,569 1,836,365 2,028,273 2,022,550 1,531,545
1,629,072 1,662,893 1,740,284 1,868,987 2,020,677 1,904,914 1,456,966
Month on Month % Change 14.9 % 1.3 % -2.4 % 3.2 % 5.2 % 7.3 % 2.5 %
Year on Year % Change 1.9 % 6.2 % -1.5 % 4.1 % 1.6 % -2.9 % 0.3 %
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Description:Mr Declan Wallace, Assistant Chief Executive, Dublin City Council. Mr. Greg Swift, Head of Enterprise & Economic Development, Dublin City Council. Ms. Mary Mc Sweeney, Deputy Head, Economic Development & Enterprise, Dublin City Council. Mr. Les Moore, City Parks Superintendant Dublin City
