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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, September 23, 2019

QUESTION NO. 1

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

"To ask the CEO to confirm that the job creation needs of Tallaght remain a priority of the Council and will he particularly comment on the concerns of many in the wider community that former jobs sites are now being converted into possible residential areas and will he make a general statement in the matter?"

REPLY:

"Economic Development and job creation in the County and particularly the County town of Tallaght is a key objective of South Dublin County Council. The Local Enterprise Office works closely with all agencies to secure this objective. Members will be aware of the proposed Tallaght Innovation Centre which will be the subject of a Part 8 proposal currently being developed. The Centre will form part of the next stage of Tallaght Town Centre development including the Heatnet project in conjunction with other partners. These projects will boost activity and job creation in Tallaght and the County.

Any proposed residential development is subject to planning requirements including the appropriate zoning objectives. In this regard, the launch of the draft Tallaght LAP took place on 12 Sept and will run for 6 weeks. The plan sets an ambitious vision for the future of Tallaght with employment at the centre of the proposed plan. There is potential to deliver over 12,000 jobs across a range of employment sectors including jobs in the commercial sector from large business to SMEs and start ups, along with jobs in the retail, cultural, services and other town Centre type sectors; there will also be jobs retained and intensified in the industrial areas in Greenhills, Whitestown and parts of broom hills."