Tallaght Central (Local Electoral Area)
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Tallaght Central is a local electoral area
Local electoral area
A local electoral area is a sub-division of a county and city-level local government used for electoral purposes in Ireland. Each local electoral area consists of a number of lower-level units known as district electoral divisions...

 (a constituency for local government purposes) in South Dublin County. It comprises parts of Clondalkin
Clondalkin
-Today:Modern Clondalkin is a busy satellite town of Dublin, with a population of 43,929 in 2006. Retail facilities include Tesco Ireland- and Dunnes Stores-led shopping centres, and Aldi and Lidl stores on the Fonthill Road and New Nangor Road respectively, and the village centre is a base for...

 and Ballymount
Ballymount
Ballymount , is located on the south side of Dublin, near the mainly residential areas of Walkinstown to the east, Tallaght to the west and Greenhills to the south...

, much of Tallaght
Tallaght
Tallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...

 itself (including Belgard, Kilnamanagh
Kilnamanagh
Kilnamanagh is a suburban residential area in Tallaght, South Dublin, Ireland.-History:The name in Irish is Cill Na Manach, or 'church of the monks'. This refers to the church, well and castle established to house Saint Kevin and his followers...

, and Springfield), and also Templeogue
Templeogue
Templeogue is a suburb of southwest Dublin, Ireland. The original Irish name Teach Mealóg refers to a chapel named after Saint Mel that was built there in about 1273....

 and large parts of Terenure
Terenure
Terenure is a mainly residential suburb of Dublin, Ireland, largely in the administrative area of Dublin City Council but with parts in the administrative county of South Dublin County .-Location and transport:...

. Most of the area is heavily urbanised, and the socio-economic profile is extremely broad.

Location

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government stated that in the local elections in 2009 Tallaght Central will consist of:

The electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Ballymount, Tallaght-Belgard, Tallaght-Glenview, Tallaght-Kilnamanagh, Tallaght-Kingswood, Tallaght-Springfield, Tallaght-Tymon, Templeogue-Cypress, Templeogue-Kimmage Manor, Templeogue-Limekiln, Templeogue-Orwell, Templeogue-Osprey, Templeogue Village, Terenure-Cherryfield, Terenure-Greentrees, Terenure-St. James, and the electoral division of Tallaght-Fettercairn excluding the property known as Number 82 Glenshane Crescent, and in the electoral division of Tallaght-Jobstown the properties known as: Numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 Rossfield Green and Numbers 4 and 18 Rossfield Court.

The constituency will have six seats.

Current representation

The six councillors from the 2009 local elections are Mick Duff (Labour); Dermot Looney (Labour); Pamela Kearns (Labour); Colm Brophy (Fine Gael); Eamonn Walsh (Fianna Fáil); and Sean Crowe (Sinn Féin).
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