COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE 1

Monday, May 21, 2007

QUESTION 13

QUESTION: Councillor M. Corr

"To ask the Manager to demonstrate how he is proactively pursuing the development of the site between the Swiftbrook Estate and St. Aidan's National School in Brookfield, has this land yet been taken into the ownership of the school and if not what is causing the delay in this matter - if the delay is being caused by South Dublin County Council could the manager please explain in detail how this will be addressed?"

REPLY

 

The long term plan for the area is to construct an infill housing scheme on a site comprising part of the laneway and with some of the grounds of the school, and to eliminate the remainder of the laneway between Swiftbrook and the school by incorporating it into the school grounds.

Discussions have been held with the Diocesan Authorities since December 2005 and a site visit / examination also took place. It was agreed that the Diocesan Authorities would appoint an architect to act on their behalf in discussions with the Council on advancing plans for the site and some of their adjoining lands. In more recent discussions with the Diocesan Authorities it was proposed that the infill housing proposal be examined as a stand alone project in order to expedite a decision on the matter and the Diocesan Authorities recently agreed to examine this proposal. Accordingly a formal submission along these lines is being prepared for submission to them.