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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor C. Jones

That this Committee commends the Palmerstown Boxing Club on the recent establishment of the club in the Palmerstown Parish Hall. This Committee recognises that the future development and expansion of the Club could depend on support from this Council and requires a more permanent premises.

REPORT:

The Council welcomes the establishment of a new boxing club in the Palmerston area. The Council is committed to supporting as diverse a range of sporting activities as possible. The Community Services Dept will make contact with the club to provide advice and assistance at this start up stage.

Discussions around the provision of premises would be premature at this stage and a more pragmatic approach to identify local assets which could address the club's needs will be investigated. The Council has recently completed the Neilstown Boxing Club facility which was a major undertaking and required significant financial support from Central Government. These streams of capital funding are no longer available and in the short to medium term it is not anticipated that there will be any change. 

The challenge over the next few years will be to maximise the usage of the considerable community assets which are available.  Co-operation and amalgamation where appropriate will be encouraged in-order to provide the maximum services to our customers.