COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

MOTION NO. 11

MOTION: Councillor B. Bonner

Cathaoirleach's Business

That a report be presented on the possibility of a skate park being established in Corkagh Park. 

REPORT:

The County Council has a provisional allocation of €100,000 towards the cost of constructing a skate park in Clondalkin Park, which is an extension of Corkagh Park, under the Sports Capital Grant programme operated by the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport. 

However, the terms of the Sports Capital Grant Scheme require the Council to frontload the full cost of the project, in this case estimated to be approximately €142,000, before any application for drawdown of the grant can be made. The project is listed in the Council's Rolling Capital Programme but due to the current financial constraints under which the Council is operating, it has not been possible, to date, to identify the necessary finance to frontload the project.

It should also be noted that the match funding (minimum 30%) required to be provided by the Council, under the terms of the scheme, is also proving to be very difficult to identify in the current climate.