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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 18, 2015

MOTION NO. 170

MOTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

4.5.0 ET5: Objective 2: - Amend to read ‘with the establishment of Tourism office on Red Line Luas beside Square to facilitate visitors from the City Centre. 

Co-sponsored by Cllr. Francis Duffy, 

REPORT:

South Dublin Tourism Strategy 2015 outlines that South Dublin will need to provide on the ground visitor facilities services as visitor volumes grow. Tallaght is stated as the logical location and it is stated that ‘a detailed feasibility will be required to scope the optimum location, services and scale of this intervention.’

The CE Draft Plan outlines a range of objectives in relation to Tourism Infrastructure in Section 4.5.0 Tourism and Leisure including;

Policy ET 5  

It is the policy of the Council to support the development of a sustainable tourism industry that maximises the recreational and tourism potential of the County, through the implementation of the South Dublin Tourism Strategy 2015.

The provision of a visitor centre in Tallaght is generally supported in the Tourism Strategy subject detailed feasibility will be required to scope the optimum location, services and scale of this intervention. The CE Draft Plan supports the development of a sustainable tourism industry through the implementation of the South Dublin Tourism Strategy 2015

It is recommended that ET 5 Objective 2 be amended to include a specific reference to Village Centres but that the reference to a specific site be removed as the South Dublin Tourism Strategy 2015 outlines that a detailed feasibility will be required to scope the optimum location, services and scale of this intervention

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment to change the wording in ET5 Objective 2 as follows:

ET 5 Objective 2:

To direct tourist facilities into established centres, in particular the Village Centres, where they can support the wider economic vitality of urban centres.