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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

QUESTION NO. 4

QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

To ask the Manager for a report on progress made by the Community Department in moving on the Palmerstown Community Centre project with Palmerstown Community Council and the developer concerned?

REPLY:

The Council met with Palmerstown Community Council shortly before Christmas to discuss the completion of the Palmerstown  Community Centre.

Following discussions, the Council asked P.C.C. to indicate clearly what programmes, classes, community initiatives and other uses were proposed for the facility. The nature of these activities would inform the appropriate fitting out of the facility, and in doing so, would help to ensure the viability and sustainability of the Community centre.

The Council took the opportunity to confirm its financial commitments to the centre in the form of a two-year management grant as well as assistance in the fit out of the centre with relevant equipment. The P.C.C. undertook to address these issues and to come back to the Council at a future date to progress matters and to bring the provision of the centre to a successful conclusion.

While we understand that the Community Council is working on these matters, we have not had any contact recently from the committee members.