COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, February 25, 2019

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

"To ask the Chief Executive to present a further report detailing his efforts to improve the image of Cookstown Industrial Estate and in that regard will he particularly note the call by many businesses for further enhancement of 2nd Avenue in Cookstown Industrial Estate and will he make a statement?"

REPLY:

"Cookstown Industrial Estate continues to be the focus of significant attention from the Economic, Enterprise & Tourism Development Department. A number of local initiatives aimed at improving the condition, investment and employment potential of the area have been progressed under the Dublin Regional Enterprise Strategy and the Dublin Regional Action Plan for Jobs.

Under the Business Support Fund, two significant ‘area improvement works’ schemes were undertaken with footpath, landscaping, kerbing, fencing and accessibility works carried out at Cookstown Enterprise Centre and at Old Belgard Road/Cookstown Road, with a further potential project being explored and progressed for Fourth Avenue.

We would encourage the businesses in Second Avenue to come together and make an application for upgrade work under the Industrial Area Improvement Schemes.

We currently have enquiries from 4 individual unit occupiers in Cookstown Industrial Estate for grants under the Individual Unit Supports/ Micro Enterprise Development. These works which are currently on-going / nearing completion are for external signage and improvement works to each individual unit. 

The BSF also includes Microenterprise/Start-up Support which encourages new micro enterprise owners who upgrade an existing vacant premises to avail of a graduated “rates holiday” for up to two years.

The Council Budget has provided for the continuation of the Business Support Funds. New promotional material and marketing actions are underway to continue to encourage business owners in the Cookstown Industrial Estate and South Dublin County to avail of these supports.