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A STRONG VOICE FOR BUSINESS
Representing the 1,000 companies, 26,000 employees and 5,000 residents
in Sandyford Business District, the company steadfastly lobbies on behalf
of its constituents and provides a strong voice to champion issues that
impact business.
Sandyford Business District engages, liaises and collaborates with its local
council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, on all matters relating
to the district including infrastructure, mobility, public realm and
landscaping.
MISSION This important partnership is further strengthened with representation on
the twelve-person board by two representatives from the council – a
senior executive and a nominated councillor. Importantly, the District
engages at national government level particularly in relation to business
supports, never more so than during the current Covid-19 pandemic, and
makes submissions on major issues relating to finance, infrastructure,
mobility and planning.
Mobility being a key issue for the district, there is regular engagement
with TII (Transport Infrastructure Ireland) and TFI (Transport for Ireland)
on matters relating to road infrastructure and public transport.
A STRONG VOICE FOR BUSINESS
Dlr County Development Commercial Rates 2021 Budget 2021 Submission
Plan 2022-2028 To Government
Sandyford 5
Business District 2.0 Overview of SBD
Strategic Study
11
SBD is located approximately 6km
SBD extends across approximately
west of Dún Laoghaire town centre 190
A Diverse Community
hectares and is bounded by Dundrum
and 10km south of Dublin City Centre. average, with a high proportion
of ‘new Irish’ residents
to the west, Kilmacud to the SBD’s
northvibrancy is further underlined recorded in Census 2016
(see Figure 1). and as being from the ‘rest of
and Action Plan
when the world’. Clearly SBD’s transition the
proportion of
Leopardstown in the south. Table non-Irish residents in SBD
2 shows that the resident
is considered. use district is attractive
to an integrated mixed
to new residents from a
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
population in SBD of cultures – another indicator variety
contained almost 14% less of a sustainable and
Irish nationals than the
state vibrant community.
TABLE 2:
FIGURE 1
Annual Budget 2021
Dundrum-Balally
Dundrum-Balally DED %
Ireland Ireland %
5,743
73.15%
UK 87.05%
120
1.53%
Prepared by: Poland
257
2.20%
3.27%
Manahan Planners, Town Planning Consultants Lithuania
50
2.61%
0.64%
Other EU28 0.78%
652
On behalf of: Rest of the World
8.30%
3.13%
957
Sandyford BID CLG trading as Sandyford Business District Not Stated
12.19%
2.70%
72
0.92%
Total 1.53%
7,851
February 2020 100.00%
100.00%
skilled’ and ‘unskilled’ workers
Comhairle Contae Dhún Laoghaire-Ráth an Dúin
in the area (see Figure
In analysing the employment 8). This indicates that the
status of residents in SBD area is attractive to residents
as recorded in Census 2016, with higher levels of education
it is clear SBD is home to and training. It also
markedly higher proportion a correlates with the availability
of ‘professional workers’ of these job types in SBD
as well as ‘managerial and as it transitions from industry
technical’ employees, while and manufacture to the
there was a lower proportion knowledge and technical
of ‘skilled manual’, ‘semi- services economy.
Buiséad Bliantúil 2021
FIGURE 8: Types of workers
resident in SBD recorded in
Census 2016 (Source: CSO)
40%
Social Class, Census 2016
0,369757312
35%
30%
0,280750504
25%
20%
0,172744244 0,175801918
15%
0,122215308 0,141098078
0,169757312 0,180137824
10%
0,081196758 0,094835096
0,105232509
5%
0,053764779
0,035782409
Professional workers 0,016925949
Managerial and
Non-manual Skilled Manual
Technical Semi-skilled
Unskilled All others
Dundrum-Ballaly DED gainfully occupied
Ireland
In mid-2019, SBD formed a CDP Steering Group A key role of Sandyford Business District lobbying Sandyford Business District submitted a number
comprising board members, stakeholders and activities is to regularly engage with Dún of innovative suggestions which it encouraged
consultants to prepare a comprehensive Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council re Government to implement in order to offset the
submission in readiness for the public consultation Commercial Rates for businesses in the area. worst impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on
process in early 2020 on the Pre-Draft plan. SBD Sandyford Business District contacted elected member businesses. The 14-page submission
held a series of workshops with stakeholders to representatives and council executives in relation included recommendations on the following topics:
ensure the views of businesses in the district would to Local Property Tax 2021 to ensure that the 15% · Covid-19, Vaccine/Anti-viral treatments
be represented and this research informed the reduction, agreed every year, would not be · Creating the right environment for businesses
submission. approved as it impacted on Commercial Rates. The post Covid-19
Council met in September to consider varying the · Brexit
In February 2020, the ‘Sandyford Business District basic rate of LPT and as no decision was made to · Taxation
Strategic Study and Action Plan’ was submitted to vary the rate it reverted to the basic rate by default. · Employment
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to ensure Subsequently, Sandyford Business District · Online Businesses
SBD’s vision for the district will be taken into connected with elected representatives in relation · Insurance Costs
consideration at the outset of the consultation to Commercial rates for 2021. The LPT outcome · Enhancing the Environment
process with the council. The CDP Steering Group is was a key factor in ensuring that when the council’s · Motoring
currently finalising its submission to the final Draft budget for 2021 was approved in December 2020, · Law and Order
plan which is due for submission by 16th April it was agreed that there would be NO increase in · Home Renovation Incentive Scheme
2021. Commercial Rates for 2021.
A STRONG VOICE FOR BUSINESS
Bus Connects Submission Luas Metrolink Submission
The Bus Connect proposal set out an upscaling of We wrote to Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Sandyford Business District commissioned
bus services which is believed will improve the highlighting the continued development of Roughan & O’Donovan to prepare a submission
public transport offering and reduce dependence Sandyford Business District and the issues faced in May re the proposed high-capacity, high-
on private journeys. by commuters traveling by public transport. frequency rail line running from Swords to
Charlemont - linking Dublin Airport, Irish Rail,
Sandyford Business District commissioned an has recently
In the longer term, the NTA have recently Dart, Dublin Bus and Luas Services - creating fully
in-depth submission based on local travel announced plans to replace the Luas Green Line integrated public transport in the Greater Dublin
demand patterns and experience within the between Sandyford and Charlemont with a metro Area. Much of the 19 kilometre route will run
Sandyford Business District area. CTS Group, on service, as part of the Metro Link project. underground, a major innovation for Irish public
behalf of Sandyford Business District, complied transport. Metrolink will carry up to 50 million
our submission after consultation with business- Sandyford Business District continues to engage in passengers annually dramatically reducing
es in the area including Microsoft, Vodafone, relation to LUAS services and the new METROLINK journey times to Dublin Airport.
Beacon Hospital and Central Park to request and will keep businesses up to date with all
greater availability of public transport. developments.
A STRONG VOICE FOR BUSINESS
Cycle Review Dlrcc Dublin Climate Action Plan Stillorgan Reservoir
Submission Submission Lobbying
Sandyford Business District commissioned a Sandyford Business District (SBD) commissioned Irish Water are working on a major €80m scheme
comprehensive Cycle & Pedestrian Survey which Roughan & O’Donovan to prepare a submission to remove the open storage reservoir and replace it
was carried out by Roughan & O’Donovan and to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. with a covered reservoir of 160ML storage capacity.
PMCE Consultants. SBD is broadly supportive of the Climate Change Plans include tree and meadow/hydro grasses
Action Plan with a particular interest in a number planting on the roof of the reservoir as part of the
Principal issues of concern are: of the proposed actions. landscaping project to create a ‘visual amenity’ on
the 20 acre site which will be closed to the public.
• Discontinuous or absent cycle facilities The submission, made on 22nd March 2019, Sandyford Business District deem this public
• Issues at junctions and enforcement and addressed each of these in turn along with amenity space should be accessible to the 40,000
maintenance issues making general recommendations including: residents living within 3km of the reservoir and the
• Several areas were identified as priority routes • Develop and extend cycle network 26,000 employees working in the district. To gain
and many local issues were noted. • Develop and expand the County walking access to a section of the site, the board and Chief
network strategy Executive have conducted an extensive lobbying
The comprehensive survey was forwarded to • Expand electric vehicle network in the County campaign which included hosting a public meeting
DLRCC which has acknowledged this report and • Expand bus network in the County and engaging in numerous consultations with key
agreed to take it into account in relation to the • Develop County bike sharing scheme public representatives including Minster Eoghan
construction of future roads and footpaths. • Implement public open space and parks Murphy and Minister Josepha Madigan.
• Cycle parking in public realm
• 30km/hr speed limits
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