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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

QUESTION NO.20

QUESTION: Councillor H. Farrell

To ask the Manager to provide an estimate of the expected boost to the local economy resulting from the anticipated opening of Lucan House and Demesne to the public?

REPLY:

It is acknowledged that the development potential of Lucan House as a visitor destination and a public amenity will increase numbers visiting the area, with the potential to consequently increase expenditure on goods and services within the Lucan area. It is expected that this will have the effect of increasing economic activity and job numbers in South County Dublin.

At this very preliminary stage, it is estimated that a figure of approximately €1.5m per annum can be estimated for visitor revenue based on the establishment of a new visitor destination. Additionally using an accepted multiplier of 1.5 it can be further estimated that the indirect and induced benefits of visitor expenditure within Lucan could be worth up to €2.25m per annum to the South Dublin County economy. 

The masterplan approach for Lucan House and the Demesne seeks to identify viable uses to generate revenue whilst ensuring positive impacts for the wider Lucan area. Any such revenues derived from the future development of Lucan House and Demesne may be reinvested as part of its ongoing development and operation as a public amenity and enhanced visitor destination.