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The West of Ireland - Coggle Diagram
The West of Ireland
Human Process
Background
Low Economic Levels
Young People Leave
Leaving an Older Workforce
Has a high dependency ratio
People Working : People Retired
Low Population Density
23% of Irelands Land Mass
Less than 10% of the Population
57 people per Square Kilometre
Lower than the National Average
Has began to Increase
due to the Celtic Tiger
Mainly confined to Galway City
Out-Migration
People leave to the GDA
Reasons
To get better Education
To get Work
To get better Paid
Only 1 University in the West
Far Less than the rest of the Country
Only 6 IT's
Rural De-population
Less people working in Agriculture
Reduction in Services
Public Transport
Educational Facilities
Causes even more people to leave
Cycle of Depopulation
Retail
Medical Centres
Solutions
National Development Plan
Protect Rural Areas in the West
LEADER program
Generates Employment
Western Development Commission
Udaras na Gaeltachta
Best Solution
Promote Tourism
It's Labour Intensive
People Bring money to the Region
Spending in the Region
Encourage Growth
Transport needs to Improve
PPP's
Public Private Partnership
Improve Roads and Motorways
Primary Activities
Landscape
Rugged, Upland Area
Difficult to Build on
Factories
Roads
Soils
Shallow
Infertile
Peaty Soils
Gley Soils
Soil Erosion
Slopes
Soil Creep
Landslides
Agriculture
Main Activity
Soils are Unsuitable
Grass barely grows
Sheep are Farmed
Farms are Small
No Money
Mostly Part-Time
Transporting Goods is Difficult
Mushrooms & Chicken are Farmed
They don't need good soils
Government
Member of the EU
Farmers get
Common Agriculture Policy
EU buy all Unsold Produce
This was to help smaller Farmers
Grants Given
Develop
Encourage Environmental Awareness
Objective 1 Funding
Develop Underdeveloped Regions
Objective 3 Funding
Train Untrained Workers
Train Farmers
Machinery
Effective Farming Techniques
Glas Scheme
Protects Environment
Pay Farmers to Protect Them
Convert Shite land to Forestry
Secondary Activities
Manufacturing Industries
Landscape
Unattractive for Industry
Hilly & Mountainous
Hard to Build Transport Networks
Roads
Tunnels
Rainways
Poor Drainage
Floods Easily
Poor Quality Transport
Transporting Materials is Hard
Hard for Workers to Commute
Hard to Export to Good Markets
Far from Dublin
Ireland's Largest Market
Expensive to Transport
Increases the Cost of Goods
National Development Plan
Invest in Transport
Improve Motorways
M17
M6
Dublin to Galway
Human Factors
Low Population Density
Workers have To Commute
Lack of Skilled Labour
Poor Transport Services
Few Large Urban Centres
Few Ports
Products can't be shipped
Multinationals
May Move Away
Ireland would become extremely Poor
Tertiary Activities
Tourism
Transport System
Poorly Developed
No International Airport
Tourists must land in Dublin
Then travel to the West
Galway Airport had to Close
No Internal Rail System
You can get to Galway
That's it
Poor Internal Transport
Dreadful Roads
Less Primary Roads than the GDA
Hardly any Busses
Only Travel Once or Twice a day
Only 4% of people use Public Transport
Not Viable to keep running
Tourists have to Hire a Car
Expensive
6 Million Tourists visit Ireland
830,000 Visit the West
Physical Landscape
Natural Landscape
Attracts Tourists
Attractions
Hiking
Croagh Patrick
10,000 Visitors Each Year
Sailing
Surfing
Salmon Fishing
River Moy, Mayo
Fishing Tourists
Fill the Hotels
River Corrib, Galway
Beaches
Cleanest Water in Ireland
Golf
Un-crowded Courses
Potential for More
Labour Intensive
Has potential to employ Thousands
Irish Cultural Region
Gaeltacht
Introduction
Distinctive Language/ Religion
60% of Population Speak Irish as their First Language
Population has Risen and Fallen
Plantation
1850
1.6 Million People
Spoke Irish
20th Centaury
500,000
Speak Irish
British Settlers
Eroded Irish Culture
Irish Speaking was made Illegal
English was forced upon them
Emigration
Between the 15th and 20th Centaury
People were moving out of the Country
Mostly from the West of Ireland
Gaeltacht Regions Shrink
51% of 3-5 Year olds speak Irish
Government Promotion
Following Independence
Surge in Nationalism
Irish became the first official Language
Irish
Became Compulsory in School
Irish TV
TG4
Radio na Gaeltacht
Grants and Tax Incentives
For People to Settle in Gaeltacht's
Udaras na Gaeltachta
Create Jobs in Gaeltachts
8,100 Full Time
3,500 Full Time