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Border Regional Authority Planning Guidelines 2010 – 2022 – CHAPTER 1 MAP 1.3 POPULATION DENSITY OF ELECTORAL DIVISIONS, 2006 (Source: NIRSA, 2009) Significant population pressures have been exerted on certain parts of the Region such as the southern parts of Counties Louth, and Monaghan and east Cavan, by external influences such as the Greater Dublin Area as outlined in Map 1.3 above. Beyond these specific areas, the Region is experiencing population growth, but not always in a manner consistent with the NSS or the RPG’s. There is also some variance across the Gateways and Hubs in terms of population growth and by implication, the ultimate aim of balanced regional development. 1.6.3 TRAVEL TO WORK PATTERNS IN THE BORDER REGION An analysis of the Census 2006 data shows that areas closest to Dublin, (Drogheda, East Cavan, South Monaghan), have a high percentage of the population travelling more than 30km to work each day, suggesting people commuting to the GDA for work. The surrounds of Sligo also show a high percentage of people travelling more than 30km to work each day. This is shown graphically in Map 1.4. Many of the more remote and less densely populated areas in Donegal also have a high percentage of people that have to travel over 30km to work each day, with some of these commuters travelling across the border with Northern Ireland. Long distance commuting in the remainder of the Region is not considered to be a significant issue. The CSO POWCAR Census Data reinforces the above analysis and highlights that despite significant employment concentrations in the larger settlements within the region, there is still an increasing influence of Dublin on the spatial distribution and scale of population growth rather than employment growth, within the region. Future population growth should therefore not be predicated on the basis of a continued or increasing dependence on long distance commuting to Dublin or any other significant urban settlement outside this region. This presents a significant challenge for this region in that employment growth must be developed in line with population growth. 15
Border Regional Authority Planning Guidelines 2010 – 2022 – CHAPTER 1 MAP 1.4 PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION THAT TRAVELS 30KM OR MORE TO WORK (Sources: CSO Census of Population; Ordnance Survey Ireland, 2006) 1.6.4 DEVELOPMENT OF GATEWAYS POST 2004 The Border, Midland & Western Regional Assembly (BMW) recently commissioned Fitzpatrick Associates to produce a detailed examination of how Gateways are developing throughout Ireland, as there was no formal systematic way of identifying how each gateway is performing. A publication was launched in February 2009 and was entitled the Gateway Development Index (GDI). In this study, a detailed analysis of quality of life indicators was used to develop eight domains with a maximum of three variables in each. Appendix 1 provides an outline of the domains and variables from the index. The GDI provides an overall score for each Gateway for the baseline year, which in this case is 2008. An average score is considered to be 5 where anything below that is considered to be underperforming, while any score above it indicates that the Gateway is performing quite well. The following is a summary of the results for the three Gateways of Dundalk, Letterkenny and Sligo in the Border Region. Dundalk • The overall GDI score of Dundalk as a whole is 2.7, against an average of 5. This is the lowest score of any Gateway • Conclusions and implications: Dundalk is one of the most challenging of the Gateways in terms of its structure and performance as revealed in this preliminary GDI analysis. Dundalk is likely to improve its relative position with respect to GDI scoring, as the functional relationships with Drogheda and Newry develop further, leading to a strengthening of all three settlements in the spatial and economic context of the Eastern Corridor. Letterkenny 16
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