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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 13, 2020

MOTION NO.1

MOTION: Councillor V. Casserly

To call on Management to investigate the viability in exploring funding through the EIB to purchase Heritage Sites of interest in our county to develop and promote Tourism and Heritage in South Dublin

REPORT:

There are a number of tourism projects related to Heritage sites in the County, primarily the completed Bru Caoimhin Round Tower Village Centre, Rathfarnham Castle Courtyard, the proposed Dublin Mountains Visitor Centre, Lucan Village and the Grand Canal projects. The ongoing projects are at various stages of development and are currently listed and funding identified under the Councils' Capital Programme 2020-2022 considered at the December Council meeting. Grant funding has been secured for some of the projects.

As these, and other potential Tourism/Heritage projects continue to evolve, all forms of funding will continue to be explored.