FDB Publications

This section contains key local policy, research and strategy documents published by the Fingal Development Board

FDB Strategy 2009-2012 " Building a Better Fingal" (6,513 KB)

English Language Training in Fingal (2.592mb)

Fingal Interagency Traveller Action Plan 2008 (2,622 KB) Word Version (664 KB)

Healthy Fingal - Working for Health Gain for Fingal Workplan 2008-2010 (630 KB)

Towards an Integrated Community - A Survey of Minority Ethnic Communities in Fingal (453.94 KB)

FDB Annual Report 2007
PDF Version (864 KB)

BFFG Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2007

in PDF (3.43 MB)
In MS Word (23.4 MB)


Managing to do Better - A review of estate management practice in Fingal with recommendations
Full Report (927 KB) Full Report in pdf format (642 KB) Executive Summary (1.67 MB)

"Removing the Boundaries: Building on the Foundation for Social Inclusion for Fingal"
Executive Summary of Report (3 MB)
Full Report (7.8 MB)

FDB Annual Report 2006
PDF Version (4.62 MB)Word Version (39,526 KB) Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2006 (38.6MB) (10.5 MB)

Report of the Fingal Data Sharing Initiative
PDF Version (1.20 MB)

Voter Turnout in Fingal in the 21st Century - A Report on Political Participation in the county of Fingal for the Fingal Development Board
PDF Version (1.43 MB)

Voter Turnout Research - Factors that influence the decision to vote at the individual level in Fingal. (430 KB)

FDB Annual Report 2005
PDF Version (5.4 MB) Tuarascáil Bhliantúil BFFG 2005 (252 KB)

"Strategy into Action" FDB Revised Strategy 2006-2008
PDF Version (2.01KB) Athbhreithniú ar
Straitéis BFFG 2002– 2011 (273KB) Word version (313KB)

Connecting People, Places and Prosperity-An Economic Strategy for Fingal 2006-2011
PDF Version (3.76KB) Ag Comhcheangal Daoine, Áiteanna agus Rathúnais - Stratéis Gheilleagrach d'Fhine Gall 2006-2011 (564 KB)

Fingal Development Board Annual Report for 2003 and 2004 (Dec 2005) (1,907 KB)
Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2003-2004 (16MB) (12.91MB)

A Statistical Analysis of the Demographics of Fingal

Please note that this document is for information use and cannot be reproduced.
Includes Ordnance Survey Ireland data reproduced under OSi Licence number 2003/07/CCMA/Fingal County Council. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Ordnance Survey Ireland and Government of Ireland copyright.© Ordnance Survey Ireland, 2004.

A Statistical Analysis of the Demographics of Fingal (Broken by section)

• Introduction, Demography and Population Density (841 KB)

• Population Growth and Decline (804 KB)

• Fingal County Profile (0.99 MB)

• Education (906 KB)

• Age Structure of Population (1.75 MB)

• Pre-School and Primary School Child Population (1.67MB)

• Elderly Needs (906 KB)

• Lone Parents with Children Under 15 (787KB)

• Unemployment (616 KB)

• Dependency Profile (893 KB)

• Ethnic Profile (803 KB)

• Social Class (3.18 MB)

• Labour Force (4.95 MB)

• Business Activities (1.35 MB)

Fingal Development Board Business Implementation Plan 2004/2005 (111 KB)

This plan was written to assist the Board in implementing its Strategy A Strategy for Economic, Social & Cultural Development in Fingal 2002-2011

Sustainability Proofing the FDB Strategy Report (Feb 2004) (193 KB)

This report was commissioned by the Sustainability Monitoring Committee on behalf of the Board and was completed by Tiros Resources Ltd. The report sustainability proofed the Fingal Development Board Strategy.

Integrated Target Group Plan for Children in lone-Parent families, at risk of poverty in the Swords area (Sept 2004) (153 KB)

The Integrated Target Group Plan was submitted to Government in October 2004. A decision has yet to be reached on resources for implementing the plan

Improved Cohesion Plan (Nov 2004) (469 KB)

This is a summary of the Improved Cohesion Plan which was submitted to the Department of Community Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs.
The plan was accepted for funding in August 2004.

Labour Supply in Fingal (2004) (9.81 MB)
A Fingal Skills Observatory Report - principal author - Bob Biddlecombe, Planning Dept., Fingal County Council

Labour Demand in Fingal (2004) (4.29 MB)
A Fingal Skills Observatory Report - principal author - Neil Cooney, Fingal County Council

Equality Works - Building Equality and Social Inclusion in Fingal (Dec 2003) (228 KB)
This report was produced by Kerry Lawless (Consultant) for the Social Inclusion Monitoring Committee. It details the development of practical measures of equality proofing and recommendations to underpin a future equality strategy for Fingal.

3R Method (137 KB)

This is a method of Social Inclusion proofing devised for the Fingal Development Board and the Social Inclusion Monitoring Committee in order to proof the implementation of the Board's Strategy.

A Strategy for Economic, Social & Cultural Development in Fingal (April 2002) (301 KB)
A ten year strategy which describes the inputs and steps to be taken by local government, local development, state agencies and social partners.

Fingal Development Board - "Everything you want to know but might be afraid to ask!" (April 2002)

This easy to read guide was produced to inform the reader about County Development Boards. It also briefly describes the goals and actions set out in the Fingal Development Board Strategy.

• Pages 1, 2 & 3 tell you about Development Boards (159 KB)

• Pages 4 & 5 tell you about the Strategy (189 KB)

Rural Transport: Service Audit and Needs Assessment (Fingal County Report, Dec 2001) (414 KB)

This study by Fitzpatrick Associates was undertaken as part of a wider national rural transport research project to examine problems in rural areas.