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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

QUESTION NO. 4

QUESTION: Councillor P. Cosgrave

"To ask the Manager to install park seats in the park at the Scouts den at Marian Road?"

REPLY:

The Council is positively disposed to providing seating in open space areas of the County and particularly in conjunction with the local residents associations.

Seating in public parks is considered to be one of the basic elements which contribute to the enjoyment of a park. However, as a result of the experience gained over many years in the provision of seating in parks, it is regrettable that where seating has been provided, it very often becomes the focus and subject of anti-social behaviour and vandalism.

To counter this, the Council has endeavoured to provide robust and vandal resistant seating in our parks at carefully considered locations which minimise the risk of anti-social behaviour, while providing comfort for park users.

Arrangements will be made to examine this park area in conjunction with the local residents association to identify suitable locations where seating might be installed.