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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, January 23, 2017

QUESTION NO. (22)

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

"To ask the Chief Executive if he would confirm the schedule now to be followed in respect of a new Library building at Castletymon and in reporting will he also state if any works are required to ensure that the current Castletymon Library building is suitable for public use?"

REPLY:

"Part 8 approval for the erection of a new library at Castletymon has been noted at Council by the Elected Members following the statutory consultation process. An external architectural consultant will be procured to develop the project by the end of quarter 1 2017. The project will issue to tender by quarter 3 with a view to commencing works on site before the year end.

The existing library requires repairs to the roof and external walls due to ongoing leaks. These works have been the subject of a mediation between the Council and the building owner. Statutory and procurement procedures required by the mediation agreement need to be completed before repair works can commence. These procedures are the responsibility of the building owner who has been requested to complete them as a matter of urgency to facilitate remediation of the building for ongoing public use".