COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, May 23, 2022

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

"To ask the CEO to furnish a report on the development of the proposed Innovation Quarter on Tallaght Town Centre Lands and may we have a statement?"

REPLY:

The Innovation Centre has commenced construction and is set to be completed in 2023 and will be a 4-storey 2,980msq building of significant architecrual merit that provides three floors of flexible office accommodation to support start-up enterprises. The Innovation Centre can accommodate up to 60 businesses and within the building, there will be a public area on the ground floor with town hall space and a café, complete with co-working space and lettable offices in various sizes on the upper floors of the building, with the Innovation Centre fronting directly onto a new urban plaza.

A €14m project, the development is strategically located on Council owned land in the Cookstown regeneration area of Tallaght Town Centre. The Innovation Centre is one part of a new urban district called Innovation Quarter Tallaght that is being developed by the Council that also includes a new Affordable Housing Scheme, Innovation Square, as well as Tallaght District Heating network.

The delivery of the Innovation Centre will also compliment current investment of over €80m in infrastructure projects underway in Tallaght, such as the delivery of a new Heritage Centre, the completion of Tallaght Stadium bringing it to 10,000-seater capacity and a major public realm enhancement programme for Tallaght Town Centre.

The new Innovation Centre will play a major role in developing start-up enterprises and contributing to the Dublin economy, providing cutting edge facilities, a range of start-up programmes, including training, mentoring, funding supports and skills development, where in the longer-term, this new facility will support the creation of over 1,000 jobs, which will be worth €70m to the economy.