COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, December 19, 2022

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

"To ask the CEO to detail contacts he has made to attract new jobs to Industrial Estates in Tallaght and will he make a statement?"

REPLY:

South Dublin County Council is currently carrying out a survey to identify all vacant units across all of the industrial estates in Tallaght and wider South Dublin area. This  is a collaborative project across planning, finance and economic departments and it findings will inform future efforts to improve the image and create job creation opportunities in these areas.

This work is ongoing and once complete this report will present details of specific vacant units and allow us to open up communications with a number of occupiers and explore with them directly on opportunities where South Dublin County Council can provide supports to help upgrade these specific units and industrial areas and promote availability of spaces to support new job creation under the Business Support Fund - Local Enterprise Office - SouthDublin.  A targeted Marketing campaign is expected to commence early 2023.

South Dublin County Council Business Support Funds scheme includes:- 

     three funds to support physical works and are aimed at encouraging occupiers to improve the investment potential of industrial estates or units in which

they are resident.

     two of the funds are aimed specifically at supporting Microenterprise/Start-up Support and small scale businesses utilising vacant units for the       purpose of enabling new employment, micro-enterprise or innovation use.