COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
QUESTION NO. 13
QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons
To ask the Chief Executive to look at the use of our Civic offices in Clondalkin to promote diversity, inclusion and equality in displays and will aim to mark events in our Civic Offices and that the Social Inclusion department of SDCC to be involved in this, to look at the use of the downstairs meeting room as a room that could be used to hold such events and upgrade this room as a civic events room? Also the notice board in main lobby to promote such events.
REPLY
Throughout the year the Social Inclusion Unit organises a range of events, activities, competitions, initiatives and projects to encourage participation by everyone in the community. This includes:
- European Week against Racism
- Bealtaine Festival
- Health and Wellbeing Week
- Social Inclusion Week
We make extensive use of our public spaces, libraries, Council Chamber by organising photographic exhibitions, events, launches, activities, openings, readings and performances.The Social Inclusion Unit welcomes all contributions towards improving our events and any proposals in this regard should be made to the unit.
The Council will examine the refurbishment of the meeting room on the ground floor ground and the installation of a Digital Notice Board for the Clondalkin Civic Offices.