Design team to study proposals and feasibility of building new Tallaght Stadium stand

By Echo Reporter

COUNCILLOR Charlie O’Connor has called on South Dublin County Council to make progress in respect of proposals to build a new stand at Tallaght Stadium.

He raised the matter at the May meeting of the Tallaght Area Committee which then unanimously passed his motion welcoming the Council’s commitment to build the new stand.

In the response to the motion the Council Management told Charlie O’Connor that “a Design Team for the third stand at Tallaght Stadium is currently being assembled and will commence work during June 2016.

The architect’s department has also advised that the Design Team will be conducting a feasibility study, considering the stand to the North or the South and make their recommendations accordingly.”

The council also told Charlie O’Connor that “full consultation under Part 8 of the Planning Act will commence before the end of the year and construction will commence in 2017, with a target completion date of the second quarter of 2018.”

The report also added that budget estimates will be prepared during the early stage of project design by the Design Team.

According to Charlie O’Connor this is an extremely important development which has widespread support and it was vital that the proposal continued to receive priority support from Council Management.