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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 10, 2008

QUESTION NO.10

QUESTION: Councillor T. McDermott

To ask the Manager to explain in detail the procedure used to establish the applicable charge to a private company for using council property to stage a commercial operation - for example a fun-fair, circus or similar?

REPLY:

The Council's County Development Plan 2004 - 2010 policy is to provide for circus and funfairs 4.5.14 Policy SCR27.  Tenders were invited from Circus and Funfair operators in relation to designated sites in our 3 Regional Parks - Corkagh, Tymon and Griffeen, for a 3 year period commencing 2006.

Following receipt of tenders, allocations were made on the basis of monies offered, suitability and experience of operators, evidence of Health and Safety compliance and necessary insurance documentation.