COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TERENURE-RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE 1

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

MOTION NO. 5

MOTION: Councillor M. Ardagh

"That the Manager state if the Council have been successful in identifying a site in the County for the proposed new Gaelscoil, Gaelcholaiste Deisceart Atha Cliath and if any of the various sites in the County suggested by the committee proposing the new school are considered suitable."

REPORT:

The Development Department has not to date received a formal request to identify a site for a Gael Choláiste in the County's administrative area. However, a number of telephone calls have been received from persons, whom it is understood are members of a Committee set up to drive the above project. In the course of these conversations it was indicated that the preferred area for a site stretched from Ballyboden going southwards into the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Administrative area, as the existing Coláiste de hIde at Tymon North Road already serves much of the Tallaght/Templeogue areas. The Council has very little land in the Ballyboden area generally, but the callers were advised to discuss the matter with the Planning Department in order to identify any suitably zoned private land banks in the area.

It is understood from the Council's Parks Department that a site at Dodder Valley Park, Templeogue has recently been suggested by the Committee for consideration, however in light of the proximity of this site to Coláiste de hIde it is unclear if this site will be acceptable to the Department of Education and Science or County Dublin V.E.C.

In order to clarify and progress the matter, the members of the Committee have been advised that a formal written request should be submitted by the Department of Education or County Dublin V.E.C. clearly stating the area to be served by the above proposed Gaelcholáiste.