Greater Dublin Area - TEA

Question 1

General

Answer 1

• Dublin dominates TEA - primate city + nodal point

- 2% of population employed in TEA

Question 2

Communications

Answer 2

• 9% of workforce in Dublin = transport and communication work
• Reflects importance of the city

Question 3

Public Service

Answer 3

• Dublin = Admin capital

- 6 private + 15 public hospitals

Question 4

Financial

Answer 4

• IFSC - 6000 employees in worlds top 50 banks - 38000 overall
• Greater than 500 companies located here
• 2015 - €621.4 mill in tax

Question 5

Education

Answer 5

• UCD, Trinity, DCU

- People attracted to GDA for school

Question 6

Tourism

Answer 6

• 2015 - 8643 mill

- Airports + ports make tourism easy for GDA

Question 7

Human Factors

Answer 7

• Dublin = Primate city - 1.2 mill - GDA = 1.8 mill
• No. of young people is meant to increase by 26% in GDA by 2021
• Surplus of women in GDA - seen in greater number of women employed in the health + education sectors
• Gov will have to increase spending in childcare, etc
• Dublin = cultural melting pot
• > 15% of Dublin pop = foreign nationals