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Socio-Economic Profile

Socio- Economic Profile

  • The average value added per person generated in the Southern and Eastern region was 11.2% above the State average in 2007.
  • The level of GVA per person in the Southern and Eastern region increased by 57.1% in the period 2000 to 2007 while the GVA per person in the Border, Midlands and Western region increased by 53.6% during the same period.
  • At the NUTS3 (regional authority) level, the Dublin region had the highest GVA per person in 2007 at 41.2% above the State average.
  • The combined Dublin plus Mid East region in 2007 was 22.8% above the State average.
  • The level of GVA per person in this region has exceeded the State average by at least 17% in each year since 2000.
  • Dublin and Mid East regions are combined together as they are affected significantly by workers living in one region and commuting to work in the other.
  • Meanwhile the Midland region has the lowest GVA per person in 2007 at 65.8% of the State average.

   

Regional Indicators for the S&E region
Indicator Baseline Value Updated Indicators - As at April 2012 Source
GDP/Capita, S&E Region €35,727
(2004)
 		 €36,186 CSO (County Incomes & Regional GDP 2009)
Total Employment in S&E Region 1,539,800
(2006
 		 1,351,600 QNHS Qtr 4 2011 CSO (2012)
Labour Force 1,599,000 -26,300 - 45,500
Gross Output per person engaged in Industry in S&E Region € 385,575 €588,524 (2009) CSO, Census of Industrial Production (2009) 
Innovation Activity Rate, S&E Region  52.2% 44.9%
(2006-2008)
No updated figures available
 		 CSO/Forfás Community Innovation Survey  
Entrepreneurial Activity Rate in Ireland  17.9%
(2005)
 		 15.4% (2010 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (2010)
Average Drinking water compliance level in S&E Region  96.4% (national) 99.83% (2010)  Environmental Protection Agency (2010
Energy Efficiency
in Ireland
(1995=100)
 		 85.0
(2005)
 		 84.0% (2007) No new report Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland, Energy Efficiency in Ireland
% of Businesses with Broadband in Ireland 48%
(2005)
 		 93% (2011) Eurostat. Internet Usage by Enterprise
Population of Gateways and Hubs Gateways:
Dublin 1.12m
Cork 123,062
Limerick 54,023
Waterford 44,594
 		 Gateways:
Dublin: 1.27m
Cork:  119,230
Limerick: 57,106
Waterford: 46,732		 CSO, Census of Population (2011)
Public Transport Usage
(Bus, Train & Luas)
 		 298,183,000
(2005)
 		 264,374,162 (2010) CSO, Transport  Omnibus 2009-2010