COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

QUESTION NO. 19

QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

To ask the Manager if he will make a report on the project to relocate the Lucan Parks Depot to Griffeen Valley Park, on the site designated in the Part 8 proposal recently adopted by the Council, indicating the anticipated timeframe for completion of the project, and if he can advise when the Council will receive payment for the former Green Re-cycling Centre and Parks Depot site at Esker Lane, and provide a figure for the anticipated net profit to the Council, and if he will be open to proposals from Lucan EA Councillors on how the money might be used by the Council?  

REPLY:

Following approval of the Part 8 report presented to the Council meeting on September 12th 2011, the next stage of the project will involve the preparation of detail designs and consultation with groups/bodies as indicated in the report.  The earliest that construction works will begin on site is likely to be late spring 2012.  The depot will take approximately 9 months to construct.

The full monetary consideration has since been lodged with the Council and a Deed of Trust has been entered into between the Council and the Minister for Education and Skills, whereby the Minister’s agreement will be required to any disbursement of these monies pending the transfer of title to the site being finalised. In order to vacate the Esker site, a replacement depot will need to be provided on an alternative site at Griffeen Valley Park, the Part 8 for which was recently approved by the Council. It is proposed to seek the Minister’s agreement to the use of portion of the purchase monies for the provision of the replacement depot, the final costings for which will not be available until tenders have been received and assessed.

Assets disposed of by the Council are for the benefit of the entire County and are not site specific. As with all disposals the net profit from the proceeds of this sale will in the first instance be applied to funding the Rolling Capital Programme taking into account existing commitments.