2. Dublin Port Company Presentation to Dublin Regional Authority 06 th March 2006

3. Background Harbours Act 1996 Corporatised 02 March 1997 Limited company owned by the state Shares held by Minister for Transport Also one share held by Minister for Finance

4. Board Structure 12 Directors –Chairman + 5 Directors appointed by the Minister –CEO –3 nominated by Dublin City Council –2 elected by employees

5. Purpose Facilitate Trade –Manage control and operate the harbour –Provide infrastructure to facilitate ships and the movement of goods and passengers Context –Island nation where 99% by volume of goods are imported and exported through the states ports –Dublin handles 38% of goods through Irish ports

6. Dublin Port Company in context Handling 27m tonnes of throughput Revenue in the order of €62m p.a. Operating Profit in the order of €22m p.a. Fixed Assets in excess of €200m Over 200 employees ( port estate 3,500 to 4,000)

7. Throughput 2005 Million Tonnes RoRo14.9 LoLo5.8 Bulk Liquid4.0 Bulk Solid2.1 Break bulk0.1 Total26.9

8. Throughput 5 year growth 28.2% Corporatised 1997 1996 – 15.2m tonnes Growth since Corporatisation = 77% 1992 watershed – stevedoring rationalisation Throughput in 1992 was 6.7m tonnes 4 fold increase

9. RoRo Units 5 year growth 28.5% Corporatised 1997 1996 – 341,000 units Growth since Corporatisation = 85% 1992 watershed – stevedoring rationalisation 1992 – 116,000 units Increased by a factor of 5.4

10. LoLo TEU’S 5 year growth 33% Corporatised 1997 1996 – 328,000 teu’s Growth since Corporatisation = 80% 1992 watershed – stevedoring rationalisation Throughput in 1992 was 102,000 teu’s Increased by a factor of 5.8

11. Bulk Liquid – Oil etc 5 year growth 19% Corporatised 1997 1996 – 2.5m tonnes Growth since Corporatisation = 60% 1992 watershed – stevedoring rationalisation Throughput in 1992 was 2.2m tonnes 82% increase

12. Bulk Solid – Animal feed, ore etc 5 year growth 23% Corporatised 1997 1996 – 1.1m tonnes Growth since Corporatisation = 90% 1992 watershed – stevedoring rationalisation Throughput in 1992 was 0.68m tonnes More than a 3 fold increase

13. Passengers & Tourist Cars Passengers ‘000s Tourist Cars ‘000s 1992678112 1996837133 20011,406289 20021,437317 20031,426336 20041,363313 20051,194285

14. Trade Cars ‘000s 199210 199658 2001101 2002110 200399 2004123 2005137

15. Cruise Visits 2000 - 30 2001 - 61 2002 - 50 2003 - 52 2004 - 53 2005 - 70 –Boost €50m to local economy