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| Office Administrator | Breda Cowan b.cowan@blanchardstownchamber.com |
| Council Members | |
| President | Hugh O'Byrne, Director, ibm.com teleweb sales Europe, Middle East & Africa. |
| Vice-President | Maura Cassidy, Manager Community Affairs, Dublin Airport Authority, Swords, Co. Dublin. |
| Treasurer | Colm Ó'Maolmhuire, Column Enterprise & Training, Aisling, Main Street, Blanchardstown |
| Company Secretary | Barry Cullen, Managing Director, Barrington Insurance Management, Unit 10, Coolmine Industrial Estate, Clonsilla. |
| Council Members | Terry Mc Cabe, Assistant Manager, Blanchardstown Area Partnership, Dillon House,Unit 106, Coolmine Ind. Est., Clonsilla, Dublin 15. |
| Fergus Lynch, Managing Director, Perceptions Ltd. Avon Lodge, Church Avenue, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. | |
| Assumpta Harvey, Manager, LINC Centre, ITB. . | |
| Aine Di Mascio, Corporate Account Manager, Vhi House, Lower Abbey St., Dublin 1. |
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| John Connolly, Director International Logistics & EMEA Facility, Symantec Ltd., Ballycoolin Business Park, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. | |
| Gerry Grimes, Director, Home from Home Relocation Services, 21 Weston Crescent, Lucan Co. Dublin. | |
| Committees | |
| Economic Development Committee | |
In 2004 the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern TD launched the Chamber’s first Social & Economic Study of the Greater Blanchardstown Area. The research and analysis for the study was carried out by DIT Bolton Street, on behalf of the Chamber, and it was the first major economic report commissioned specifically for the Greater Blanchardstown Area. The report was financed by a number of key local stakeholders: The Blanchardstown Centre, Westpoint Health & Fitness Centre, 3COM, Institute of Technology Blanchardstown, Aer Rianta and Blanchardstown Area Partnership. The Greater Blanchardstown Area has experienced a period of unprecedented economic growth over the last decade. The population has increased to 70,000 and employment has grown year on year since the early 1990s. The area is now the industrial and commercial hub for County Fingal with large concentrations of retail, pharmaceutical, IT, distribution and service companies. Even with the slower pace of inward investment nationally, Blanchardstown continues to attract leading international companies to the area, most recently Ebay and Paypal. The report noted such phenomenal growth, but also referenced areas which require further effort, particularly transport infrastructure and social inclusion. However, the problems that we have are ‘good problems’ – how to maintain strong growth and competitiveness, not how to acquire them in the first place. The attractiveness of the area is reflected in the population growth, the growth in household formation and the increase in immigrant labour – people want to move to Blanchardstown to live, work and raise their children here. This is a vote of confidence in the area and its future. It is the responsibility of all key stakeholders and social partners to ensure that this confidence will be justified. The report provided detailed statistics on the growth experienced in Blanchardstown in the last decade, analysis of major trends such as demographics, employment profiles and educational participation, and projections on likely future trends. Some of the key findings from the report included:
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