Shannon Development

Shannon Development

Shannon Development (legally the "Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited" [http://www.shannondevelopment.ie/AboutUs/LegalEntity/] ) is an important regional development body for the Shannon Region of the Republic of Ireland and encompases counties Clare, Limerick, and parts of Kerry, Offaly and Tipperary.

Shannon Development works with, but is not an agency of Forfás.

Responsibility

Shannon Development was set up as Shannon Free Airport Development Company by the Irish Government in 1959 to promote the airport and region. Shannon Airport was built at a strategic point on the early transatlantic flying route, but with the age of the jet, its fortunes declined, in 1969 Aer Rianta took responsibility of the airport.

Shannon Development is responsible for a number of areas of development of the region including tourism and industry similar to IDA Ireland - Bunratty Castle is run by the agency. The agency is responsible for Shannon Free Zone and National Technology Park on which the University of Limerick is located. Shannon Town was also created and managed by the company until it was transferred to Clare County Council in 2004.

Shannon Development also acts as a landlord for many companies in the region. Companies that qualify, pay rent to Shannon Development. In return the company can apply for Enterprise Ireland grant funding through Shannon Development. This constitutes a symbiotic relationship.

The Government has reviewed the role of the agency in July 2005 and its functions are being realigned. Under the new arrangements, Shannon Development will have an enhanced regional economic development role with a particular emphasis on addressing the needs of the less developed parts of the Shannon region. It will also retain responsibility for the Shannon Free Zone industrial park. The existing enterprise support functions carried out by Shannon Development in relation to both indigenous and overseas enterprises will be assumed by the national agencies, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland.

ee also

*Celtic Tiger
*Economy of the Republic of Ireland

External links

* [http://www.shannon-dev.ie Shannon Development]
* [http://www.enterprise-ireland.com Enterprise Ireland]
* [http://idaireland.com IDA Ireland]
* [http://www.entemp.ie Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment]


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