COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

"To ask for an update report and timeframe in regards to the below January 2017 motion and to ask when information will be brought to Area meeting?"

''That this committee supports the Men’s Shed in getting and securing the site at Orchard Road that was planned as a community space, we also ask that costings be brought to ACM on how much is the cost of bringing it to a basic level required for a Men's Shed.  We also ask that all detail re ownership and agreement in regards to the premises be brought to committee for full discussion.''

REPLY:

The development at Orchard Road, Clondalkin (formerly known as the Cowan Site) is a mixed use development comprising apartments, ground floor retail units and a space reserved for community type use. The provision of the latter space was included as a condition of the original disposal of this IAP site. However, the title has not been transferred to South Dublin County Council. This is still being followed up through the Law Dept.

In the interim, the Council have held a number of exploratory meetings with a range of organisations interested in using the facility. However the primary difficulty which all organisations must face in order to develop the facility for any use is that it must be fitted out. The space has only been provided to shell and core standard and to date no group has been in a position to fund the fitting out of the space to meet their needs. It is accepted that the cost of the fit out will be considerable and beyond the ability of most local groups to fund. The option of a fit out to produce a shared space suitable for use by a number of organisations has also been explored but to date no solution has been developed which is sustainable.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Following transfer of title and completion of costings a further report will be brought to the Committee.