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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, November 28, 2022

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

"To ask the CEO to present a progress report on the development of the new Innovation Quarter; will he give details of what is being provided and confirm the schedule being followed and will he make a statement?"

REPLY:

Progress continues apace on the construction of The Innovation Centre which remains on schedule for completion in 2023. The building will comprise 4-storeys totalling 2,980msq of space. The building itself will be of significant architecrual merit providing three floors of flexible office accommodation to support start-up enterprises. The Innovation Centre when complete will 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.