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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

MOTION NO. 4

MOTION: Councillor J. Lahart

"With reference to the long drawn out saga regarding the relocation of the Bring centre at Grange Road into the grounds of St Enda's that the manager:

update the committee members of the number of meetings held with the OPW concerning the matter and the most recent;

give the members a complete history of the correspondence between Environment and OPW in this regard;

setting aside the present financial considerations/restriction re budget, explain why it has taken so long to move the process forward demonstrably;

and to outline why members, particularly this member who initiated this issues many many years ago, and has been supported by all members, have NOT been updated particularly regarding the change in position  as refelcted in the answer I received at the last area committee meeting?"

REPORT:

There were a number of informal communications and meetings with the OPW over the last few years.  However, no formal minuted meetings are available for the members. 

However as  reported to the Members at the April meeting,  the relocation of the bring bank carries cost, land ownership and road re-alignment elements that have been under discussion and must be resolved before any works can be undertaken. This is complex and time consuming. It should be noted that the context has changed with the significantly different economic environment for both the Council and the OPW and it does not appear likely that current circumstances will allow the relocation.

This site is cleaned twice weekly by the Council's Cleansing Department and there are no recent reports of dumping at this site.  These bring banks were  also cleaned by the contractor during a recent service.  It was the subject of intense inspection recently and there was no evidence of illegal dumping or anti-social behaviour.