COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 12, 2007

QUESTION NO. 10.

QUESTION: Councillor J. Neville

To ask the Manager to outline the number of community centres in the administrative area of South Dublin County Council, the criteria for collecting environmental waste charges, the total amount collected from said community centres in the last financial year and would the Manager consider offering a waiver to said community centres in view of the valuable contribution they make to community life in the administrative area of South Dublin County Council ?

REPLY:

There are 30 Community centres in the County most of which are in Council ownership and under local management. There are three centres which are not in Council ownership. In addition the Council owns 10 smaller centres known as Neighbourhood Community Rooms which are located in Council housing estates.

Community centres pay a special reduced charge for waste collection which is currently €450 per annum per container. This reduced charge acknowledges the service the centres are providing to the local communities and their limited possibilities for fund raising. Community centres which have bars, pay the full charge which is currently €1700 per container per annum. The Council currently provides a waste collection service to the Neighbourhood Community Rooms free of charge.

Invoices in the toal sum of €10,900 were issued to Community centres this year for refuse collection services.