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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

MOTION NO. 11

MOTION: Councillor B. Bonner

"Could the Chief Executive present a report on St Cuthbert's Church in Kilmahuddrick.  Can a plan be formulated in consultation with the local community and the community safety forum to preserve and protect this important historic building."

REPORT:

A condition assessment report was commissioned in 2013 by SDCC for St. Cuthbert’s Church/Kilmahuddrick Church (RUIN) which is a Protected Structure, RPS Ref. 133 with Recorded Monument status. In 2014 this report was circulated to members of the Clondalkin ACM as a way of providing information on the extent of the works required to the structure which could be circulated to local community groups for information purposes. There are a number of works required to the structure and site given the ruinous condition of the structure.

Currently there are no plans for carrying out conservation works at this site, however a programme of works to Council owned Protected Structures being managed by the Councils Architectural Conservation Officer is ongoing and is done on a priority basis and is resource and budget dependant. The Councils Architectural Conservation Officer is happy to discuss the issues of the local Community Groups and has met members of the community safety forum in previous years when localised consolidation works were carried out to the structure. The site comes under the remit of the Public Realm Section so the scope of the works required will have to be discussed with members of the public realm section, documented, agreed and approved by the Councils Architectural Conservation Officer with regard to a feasible work programme, the site may be then considered for inclusion on a priority list for sites under the work programme for Council owned Protected Structures, subject to available funding.