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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, May 25, 2015

QUESTION NO. 9

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

"To ask the Chief Executive to present a full report on his dealings in respect of the citing of a "changing room" container on the Open Space at Treepark Road, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght noting the serious concern of the local community in respect of the issue and will he outline his contacts in the matter."

REPLY:

The Council’s Public Realm Section was requested by St Kevin’s GAA Club to provide a dressing room facility for them at Kilnamanagh to resolve the problem of kids changing on the pitch or at the side of the road. In response to this the Council suggested that the club provide the unit themselves as the Council was not in a position to do so.  The Public Realm section undertook to place the unit for the club on the grounds that the following two conditions were met - (a) that the club would carry all the costs of placing the unit, and (b) that the container would be similar to all other converted container units which are place on other pitches, that it would be painted green and maintained clean of graffiti at all times.  The club had requested that the unit would be placed near to the pitches however this request was rejected as it would have placed the container too close to housing.  The new unit has been placed beside an existing unit along Treepark Road which is in use by the same club.  There are a number of issues with it however, it has neither been converted nor painted as requested.  The club have been informed of these issues and have been advised that the container will have to be removed if these issues are not addressed.  They have also been advised of complaints from local residents regarding the location of the unit and that the chosen location may have to be reviewed in light of these complaints.