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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, April 22, 2024

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

"To ask the CEO to present a final report to this last meeting of Tallaght Area Committee before the Local Elections on his plans for the proposed Tallaght Heritage Centre; will he detail the schedule being followed and the costs involved and will he furnish a full statement?"

REPLY:

The Tallaght Heritage Centre project received Part 8 planning approval late last year which has allowed the appointed design team to progress the centre to detailed design phase. Fire and Disability Access Cert applications have been made and preparations for the overall tender package for construction are well underway.  High level interpretation concepts have been prepared and a tender for interpretation fitout specialists is currently being prepared. In the meantime, the architect led design team are investigating appropriate sustainability and energy targets for the building having regard to future targets. The current programme  indicates that tenders for construction will be published on e-tenders in mid August with a projected mobilisation and commencement on site in November 2024. Construction is expected to take 15 months, with a handover period expected in early 2026.

The council will continue to see if this programme can be pulled back to facilitate an earlier commencement.