COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

QUESTION NO. 12

QUESTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin

To ask the Manager for a report containing the following information:

- the number of community organisations in the Clondalkin LEA with whom the Council has a lease agreement and/or management agreement for the use of buildings or the provision of services

- the number of these organisations were the lease agreement and/or management agreement was not finally signed of by either or both parties

- a list of those organisations were the lease agreement and/or management agreement was not finally signed off by either or both parties

- an outline of the reasons why these agreements were not signed off and an assessment of the legal implications for both the Council and the relevant community organisations in those cases were the agreements were not signed off?

REPLY:

Asset Name Notes
Rowlagh Community Centre Licence signed and to be sealed
Neilstown Community Centre Licence signed and to be sealed
Quarryvale Community & Leisure Centre New Man Licence should cover Community Centre and Pitch                                New licence drafted and with committee for consideration
Bawnogue Youth & Community Centre Licence signed awaiting seal.
Knockmitten Comm Centre (New Building) Licence signed awaiting seal
Quarryvale Resource Centre Under Economic Development Department's responsibility
St Ronans Community Centre Two St Ronan's Centres are now one building - check file for old ML.

With committee for consideration
Weavers Row Neighbourhood Centre Existing licence to be sealed
Neilstown Boxing Club Tenants looking for a Lease. Council negotiating appropriate documentation

Some of these buildings have been there for some time without a written licence or lease agreement. While this has not presented any problem up until now, it is best practice to have written agreements in place and it is also desirable to have such agreements in place to ensure that no organisation will miss out on funding for which they may otherwise be eligible. The Council's Community Team have been  in touch with all the organisations concerned to explain the reasons and to allay any fears the various organisations may have had. Considerable progress has been made to complete these agreements and they should all be signed and sealed within the next short while.