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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, April 15, 2019

MOTION NO. 5

MOTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

That this Area Committee calls on the Chief Executive to confirm his commitment to continue to attract enterprise and jobs to Cookstown Industrial Estate and in responding will he confirm actions being taken to improve the image of the estate in that regard and will he make a statement.

REPORT:

Cookstown Industrial Estate continues to be the focus of significant attention from the Economic, Enterprise & Tourism Development Department. Several 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.

The Business Support Fund is specifically targeted at improving the visual amenity, investment potential and employment creation of older industrial areas of the County through various initiatives including Individual Unit Support, Industrial Area Improvement Support and Micorenterprise Development Fund. Cookstown Industrial Estate is priority area for the Business Support Fund.

The Business Support Fund 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.

We currently have applications from 4 individual unit occupiers in Cookstown Industrial Estate for grants under the Microenterprise/Start-up Support, 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 Council Budget has provided for the continuation of the Business Support Funds. New promotional material has been produced 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.