Annual Report and Accounts 2005

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Ár Misean

Déanfaimid Dugthailte Bhaile Átha Cliath a fhorbairt marcheantar cathrach den chéad scoth – eiseamláir d’athbheochaninbhuanaithe lár cathrach – ina mbíonn rochtain chun nagcaighdeán is airde ar oideachas, ar fhostaíocht, ar thithíocht agus ar chonláiste sóisialta ag baill uile an phobail, agus achuireann go mór le rathúnas sóisialta agus geilleagrach BhaileÁtha Cliath agus Éireann uile.

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Ceantair Scéimeanna Pleanála

A Duga Theach na gCustam – IFSC1 Duga Sheoirse2 Droichead Sheáin Uí Chathasaigh

B Na Lotaí Thuaidh, na Dugthailte3 Duga Spencer4 Sráidbhaile an Phointe

C Duga na Canálach Móire5 Túr U2 6 Cearnóg na Canálach Móire

Our Mission

We will develop Dublin Docklands into a world-class city quarter– a paragon of sustainable inner city regeneration – one in whichthe whole community enjoys the highest standards of access to education, employment, housing and social amenity and which delivers a major contribution to the social and economicprosperity of Dublin and the whole of Ireland.

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Planning Scheme Areas

A Custom House Dock – IFSC1 George’s Dock2 Seán O’Casey Bridge

B Docklands North Lotts3 Spencer Dock4 Point Village

C Grand Canal Dock5 U2 Tower6 Grand Canal Square

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Alan Magee enjoying his morning coffee at the Sean O’Casey Bridge in Docklands.07:55

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To the Minister for the Environment, Heritageand Local Government

Pursuant to the Dublin Docklands DevelopmentAuthority Act, 1997, the Dublin DocklandsDevelopment Authority herewith presents itsreport and financial statements for the period 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005.

Dublin Docklands Development Authority52–55 Sir John Rogerson’s QuayDocklands, Dublin 2, Ireland.T +353 1 818 3300 F +353 1 818 3399www.dublindocklands.ie

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Lucy Mendham, crew member of the yacht Spencer Dock, moored at Dublin City Moorings during the Round Ireland Challenge race. 08:37

Contents

The Council 02

The Executive Board 04

The Executive 05

Chairman’s Statement 07

Chief Executive’s Review 08

Report of the Executive Board 27and Financial Statements

Appendix A 57

Appendix B 58

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The Council

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01 Lar Bradshaw – chairmanDublin Docklands Development Authority

02 Betty Ashe – St. Andrew’s Resource Centre

03 John Boylan – Bord Gais Éireann

04 Séan Carey – Dublin City Council

05 Enda Connellan – Dublin Port Company

06 Michael Conroy – Department of Community,Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

07 Frances Corr – Combined Ringsend/Irishtown Residents Association

08 Cllr. Emer Costello – Dublin City Council

09 Benny Counihan – Shared Services, ESB

10 Willie Dwyer – East Wall Community Council

11 Mary Finan – Dublin Chamber of Commerce

12 Niall Grogan – CIE Group Property

13 Sandra Guilfoyle – Construction Industry Federation

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14 John Henry – Dublin Transportation Office

15 Arthur Hickey – Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland

16 Cllr. Kevin Humphreys – Dublin City Council

17 Cllr. Garry Keegan – Dublin City Council

18 Séanie Lambe – Inner City Renewal Group

19 Pat Magner – Government Task Force on Grand and Royal Canals

20 Sheena McCambley – Royal Town Planning Institute

21 Charlie Murphy – Irish Nautical Trust

22 Geraldine O’Driscoll – North Wall Women’s Centre

23 Cllr.Aodhan O’Riordan – Dublin City Council

24 Cllr.Tom Stafford – Dublin City Council

25 Liam Whelan – Department of the Environment,Heritage and Local Government

26 Dolores Wilson – St. Andrew’s Resource Centre

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01 Lar Bradshaw – chairmanDublin Docklands Development Authority

02 Mary Moylan – Department of the Environment,Heritage and Local Government

03 Declan McCourt – OHM Group

04 Angela Cavendish – Alexsam Corporate Finance Ltd

05 Dónall Curtin – Byrne, Curtin, Kelly

06 Niamh O’Sullivan – Arup Consulting Engineers

07 Séan Fitzpatrick – Anglo Irish Bank

08 Joan O’Connor – Interactive Project Managers Ltd

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The Executive

01 Paul Maloney – Chief Executive

02 Gerry Kelly – Director of Social Regeneration

03 David Higgins – Director of Finance

04 John Mc Laughlin – Director of Architecture

05 Loretta Lambkin – Director of Marketing

06 Neil Mulcahy – Secretary/Director of Property

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Thomas Murphy, third class, St Joseph’s CBS National School,perfecting his striker skills at the Docklands Festival of Football.09:22

Chairman’s StatementSince the launch of the Docklands Master

Plan in December 1997, the Dublin Docklands

Development Authority’s energy has been

directed at the task of implementation –

turning aspirations and policies into reality.

The Docklands Authority is now well into

the second half of its 15-year programme of

regeneration of the Docklands area.The past

year again provides clear evidence of the

radical reshaping of this quarter of the city.

In this kind of regeneration project, it is usual that physical development is ‘back-ended’ to the latter years of the project. I ampleased to report, however, that the physical changes are alreadyvery substantial, as evidenced by the rapidly changing skyline alongthe Liffey. I am confident that the momentum behind the mainphysical, architectural and economic objectives will continue.

As a result, we can now concentrate our resources on addressingthe issues that are crucial to the long-term sustainability of thecommunity: active citizenship, housing, family living, civic and sportsfacilities, education, childcare, and arts and cultural programmes.

There is no doubt that the nature of Docklands has changed irrevocably in recent years.The area has always benefited from having a strong and supportive local community, which suffered inthe 1980s from unemployment and lack of investment in economicand social infrastructure. Over recent years, however, the area hasbecome a revitalised and dynamic urban hub with huge economicand social regeneration capacity.That development has been mirrored in the growing self confidence and involvement of the local community who have participated in the project with great enthusiasm.

From the outset, the Docklands Authority has prioritised the building up and mobilisation of both individuals and the communitytowards achieving their own aspirations. However, it is now time toraise this commitment to a greater level by enabling the community and voluntary sector, through Active Citizenship programmes, toassume responsibility for shaping the future of this community sothat it will successfully sustain itself long beyond the tenure of theDocklands Authority.This, ultimately, will be the most importantbarometer of success.

With this in mind, the Docklands Authority is currently imple-menting its Active Citizenship Strategy.This involves reaching out to and engaging with schools, young people, adults, new residentsand the business and public sectors. In this endeavour, the Docklands

Authority has the opportunity to work with the Government’s newlyappointed Task Force on Active Citizenship.

Over the next five years, the Docklands Arts and Cultural Strategywill also be rolled out, permeating all of the Docklands Authority’score activities. Recognising the vital role of the Arts in city making,an integrated approach will be necessary to ensure the long-termsustainability of activity in the area.We will work closely with communities to enable them to have an active engagement witharts activity both from an educational and cultural perspective.

The theme of this annual report is about people.Throughout this document you will see images of the people who live, work,visit and play in the Docklands and who contribute to the growingvitality of the area. But it is also about the people who are responsi-ble for the delivery of the project to date. In this regard, I would like to thank the members of the Council, Board, Executive and staff for their invaluable contributions during the year.

I would also like to record our appreciation of the tremendousinput of our previous Chief Executive, Peter Coyne, who led theDocklands Authority for its first seven years until mid-2005.I would also like to formally welcome our new Chief Executive,Paul Maloney, who brings with him a wealth of experience,ideas and energy to drive the project forward.

Finally, I would like to thank Mr Dick Roche,TD, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government for his and hisDepartment’s support and encouragement throughout the year.We look forward to continuing to work with the Minister and hisofficials during the coming year.

Lar Bradshaw — chairman

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EducationSome of the least visible but most innovative aspects of theDocklands Authority’s work is the range of educational programmesit has developed within the community.These focus on improvingthe personal development, education and employment potential of local people.

The Emotional Intelligence Programme, run by leading educationalexpert, Geetu Bharwaney, was extended in 2005 to include over 60teachers and principals from five Docklands schools.This programmeaims to apply emotional intelligence techniques to the way principalsand teachers manage and run their schools. Following the programme,participants reported a number of benefits including better principal/teacher relationships, more productive staff meetings and moreeffective boards of management.As a result, the programme wasextended to four new schools during the 2005–2006 academic year.

Extending the educational and cultural horizons of primaryschoolgoers was the principal objective when a group of studentsfrom St Laurence O’Toole’s School went on a cultural visit to Eu,Normandy – the birthplace of St Laurence O’Toole – sponsored bythe Docklands Authority.The students had taken weekly classes inFrench culminating with the visit to Eu.As well as meeting local children and learning about French history, the Irish visitors intro-duced their hosts to traditional Irish culture with performances in Irish dance, song and games.The programme has now beenextended to include five primary and two secondary schools.

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Chief Executive’s ReviewWorking with some of the world’s leading architects

– Daniel Libeskind, Martha Schwartz, Manuel Aires

Mateus and Agence Ter – the Docklands Authority

and developers are together delivering some of

the most imaginative construction projects in the

country.As the second phase of the Docklands

project progresses, the urban landscape and skyline

are becoming an integral part of the identity of

the area.

In 2005, the Dublin Docklands Development

Authority made further progress against all of

its main benchmarks – Education, Employment

& Social Development, Planning & Development

and Leisure & Tourism – taking us a step closer

to achieving our ultimate goal of creating

a dynamic economic and social hub within

the heart of the city.

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The Docklands Authority’s social regeneration efforts were recog-nised during the year when the Mayor of Eu presented Gerry Kelly,Director of Social Regeneration, and his team with the Medal ofHonour and Freedom of the City of Eu.The Docklands and Eu weretwinned in 2003 and since then a number of events – such as theschool tour – have been organised to encourage closer educationaland cultural ties.

For the second year running, the Docklands Authority won a prestigious Allianz Business2Arts Award, this year for ‘BestCollaboration in the Community’ for the Docklands Schools

Photographic Initiative. Some 1,600 cameras were distributed tostudents and teachers from 19 schools in Docklands who, under the watchful eye of professional photographers, were encouraged to use photography to look deeper into the life of their community.The resulting collection of over 1,200 photographs formed a travel-ling exhibition and the best photos were published in a hardbackbook, ‘Caught on Camera’, which was launched by the Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanafin,TD, in April 2005.

The Docklands Authority’s Third Level Scholarship Programmeentered its eighth year with 27 Docklanders awarded scholarships on this year’s scheme.This brings to 160 the number of scholarshipsawarded since the programme’s inception.

The budding musicians of tomorrow got their chance to shinewhen students from Larkin Community College and St Joseph’sPrimary School in East Wall teamed up to compose their own music as part of the four-week Music Education Project run by the National Concert Hall’s outreach programme.The project culminated in a lively and well received performance in the NCH in March.

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