Fingal Development Board

The Fingal Development Board is a multi-agency body set up to co-ordinate and integrate the planning and delivery of services by state and state funded agencies.

Facts About Fingal

• Fingal was set up as a result of the Local Government Act 1993, which "abolished" County Dublin and created 3 new Local Authorities in what was County Dublin.

• The population of Fingal was 239,813 at the last Census (2006). This was a 22% increase from the 2002 census, compared to a national increase of 8%. Fingal's growth rate between 2002 and 2006 has been unprecedented in the history of the State.

• By population, Fingal is the third largest county in Ireland and the fourth largest local government area. Nearly 6% of the country's population now live in Fingal.

	"Strategy into Action" 2006-2008 - Review of FDB Strategy 2002-2011 (2.01KB)