COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 14, 2008

MOTION NO. 5

MOTION: Councillor J. Daly

That this Council honour and complete the contract between South Dublin County Council and the Dublin County Board (GAA), which was agreed and paid for by the Dublin County Board in 1995, this means to transfer to the Dublin County Board the deeds and the lands which are legally theirs.

REPORT:

The Council, following an approach by the Dublin County GAA Board, approved the disposal of 26 acres of land at Rathcoole in 1996 for the provision of playing pitches and dressing rooms to meet the growing playing needs of the population of this part of Dublin, subject to the following terms and conditions:

(1) That the full and final settlement shall be in the sum of IR£200,000.00 (two hundred thousand pounds).

(2) That the Council will dispose of its fee simple interest in the lands and give vacant possession to the subject lands on completion.

(3) The sale shall be by way of contract providing for payment of 10% of the purchase price on signing of the contract. The balance to be paid on closing of the sale not exceeding two months from the signing of the contract.

(4) The G.A.A. will be responsible for the provision of adequate boundary fencing to the lands being disposed of and appropriate car parking facilities.

(5) A right of way on the western side of the Council’s lands to access the lands being disposed of will be granted.

(6) That no agreement enforceable at law is created or intended to be created until exchange of contracts has taken place.

(7) That each party be responsible for its own respective legal costs of the transaction.

The GAA County Board considered the lands to be very suitable to their needs.

The consideration of IR £200,000 was paid in full by the County Board.

The Council has been frustrated ever since in its endeavours to provide the right of way through it’s own lands.

On 14^th March, 2007 the Council made a Compulsory Purchase Order for the purposes of providing a new road from Stoney Lane and to serve the lands in question and submitted it to An Bord Pleanála for confirmation. The Council has on the 6^th September, 2007 made a confirmation order and Notice of Confirmation has now been served on all parties affected by the Compulsory Purchase Order.

The Council has recently been advised by the Dublin County Board that a project team is being assembled to advance their development proposals for the lands.