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CONSTRUCTION  Market Report - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 2007

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Introduction/Overview Summary Of Contents List of Contents & Tables  
       
CONTENTS and LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS 
1. INTRODUCTION 6
2.SUMMARY 8
3.ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT & SOCIAL BACKGROUND 12
3.1GENERAL 12
3.2ECONOMIC BACKGROUND. 13
3.2.1Economic Growth in 2006 13
3.2.2GDP 14
3.2.3Interest Rates 15
3.2.4Imports and Exports 16
3.2.5Consumer Confidence 17
3.2.6Impact of the 2007 Budget 19
3.3DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE 19
3.3.1Population 19
3.3.2Regional Profiles 21
4.CONSTRUCTION MARKET OVERVIEW 23
4.1TOTAL CONSTRUCTION MARKET 23
4.1.1Value of Output – Construction New Work 23
4.1.2Performance in 2006 25
4.1.3Forecasts for Construction Output in 2007-2009 28
4.2REGIONAL CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 29
4.3CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT LEVELS 32
4.4CONSTRUCTION COSTS 34
4.4.1Labour Costs 35
5.SECTORAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY 37
5.1OVERVIEW 37
5.2RESIDENTIAL SECTOR 38
5.3PRIVATE NON-RESIDENTIAL 40
5.3.1Industrial Construction 41
5.3.2Commercial Construction 43
5.4PUBLIC NON-RESIDENTIAL 48
5.4.1Social Infrastructure 49
5.4.2Productive Infrastructure 53
6. KEY FACTORS AFFECTING THE INDUSTRY 61
6.1THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 61
6.1.12000-2006 Plan 61
6.1.2Infrastructure Developments under the 2000-2006 NDP 62
6.1.3National Development Plan 2007-2013 64
6.2PLANNING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT 66
6.2.1Strategic Development Zones 66
6.2.2Zoned Land for Housing 66
6.2.3Planning and Development Regulations 2006 (S.I 685 of 2006) 67
6.3.CAPITAL FUNDING 68
6.3.12007 Budget 68
6.4PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPP) 70
6.4.1Market Size 71
6.5USE OF PREFABRICATION 73
6.5.1Types of Prefabricated Building Construction 73
6.5.2Application of Prefabrication to the Irish Construction Industry 74
7.CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PROFILES 78
7.1OVERALL MARKET 78
7.2STRUCTURE OF THE CONTRACTING INDUSTRY 78
7.3KEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES AND CONTRACTORS 80
8.FUTURE PROSPECTS 92
TABLES AND CHARTS
CHART 1VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT NEW WORK 1999-2009 (€ BILLION) 8
TABLE 2IRELAND – ANNUAL AVERAGE % CHANGE GDP 1998-2008 14
TABLE 3IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FROM AND TO IRELAND 1996-2006 BY VALUE – (€ MILLION) 17
TABLE 4IRELAND – ANNUAL AVERAGE % CHANGE IN CONSUMER PRICES 1997-2007 18
TABLE 5POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1995-2015 (MILLIONS) 20
TABLE 6VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT NEW WORK 1999-2009 (€M) 24
TABLE 7STRUCTURE AND VALUE OF THE IRISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 2006 (€ BILLION) 27
TABLE 8VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT BY REGION – 2003 AND 2005 (€M) 30
TABLE 9NUMBERS EMPLOYED IN THE IRISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 1999-2009 33
TABLE 10WHOLESALE PRICE INFLATION FOR BUILDING MATERIALS IN IRELAND (JAN-JUNE 2005 AND JAN-JUNE 2006): 35
CHART 11TOTAL CONSTRUCTION MARKET IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND BY SECTOR - % BY VALUE 2006 37
TABLE 12VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT BY SECTOR* - 2004-2008 (€M) 38
CHART 13IRELAND – HOUSE-BUILDING COMPLETIONS 1996 - 2011 39
CHART 14PRIVATE NON-RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT BY SECTOR - % BY VALUE 2006 41
CHART 15IRELAND – INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 2002-2006 (€ ‘000) 42
CHART 16IRELAND – COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 2002-2006 (€ ‘000) 43
CHART 17IRELAND – RETAIL CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 2002-2006 (€ ‘000) 45
TABLE 18IRELAND – RETAIL SCHEMES CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION 2006-2009 47
CHART 19SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT BY SECTOR - % BY VALUE 2006 49
CHART 20IRELAND – EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 2002-2006 (€ ‘000) 50
CHART 21IRELAND – HEALTHCARE CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 2002-2006 (€ ‘000) 51
CHART 22PRODUCTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT BY SECTOR - % BY VALUE 2006 54
TABLE 23NATIONAL ROAD SCHEMES DUE TO START IN 2006 56
TABLE 24THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2000-2006 – CAPITAL ALLOCATIONS TOWARDS INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT (€ BILLION) 62
TABLE 25ESTIMATED CAPITAL ALLOCATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2007-2013 – (€ BILLION) 65
TABLE 26IRISH BUDGET – SUMMARY OF DEPARTMENTAL ALLOCATIONS 2006-2009 69
CHART 27FORECAST GOVERNMENT CAPITAL SPENDING 2007-2013 (€ ‘000) 70
TABLE 28NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2007-2013 PPP FINANCE PROJECTS 72
TABLE 29NUMBER OF BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN IRELAND 2003 & 2004 79

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