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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 10, 2017

QUESTION NO.13

QUESTION: Councillor E. Murphy

Can the Chief Executive please provide a report on the allotments in the County? How many allotments are there in the County in total? Can this be further broken down by local electoral area? How many of the allotments are vacant? What revenue was generated from the allotments since 2014?

REPLY:

There are 421 Council allotments of varying sizes at 4 locations, ranging in size from 50 square metres up to 250 square metres.

• Tymon Park, Tallaght – 13
• Corkagh Park, Clondalkin – 36
• Friarstown, Bohernabreena – 296
• Mill Lane, Palmerstown – 76

Vacancies:

There are 29 allotment vacancies as follows:

• Tymon Park, Tallaght – 0
• Corkagh Park, Clondalkin – 4
• Friarstown, Bohernabreena – 23
• Mill Lane, Palmerstown – 2

Cost of renting an allotment:

• €1 per square metre with a 50% reduction for applicants whose sole income is one of the following:-
  • Job Seekers Allowance/Benefit
  • OAP Contributory/Non Contributory (if on private pension not entitled)
  • Disability Allowance/Benefit

How to apply for an allotment:

Anyone interested in getting an allotment can make application to the Council on application form and return to info@sdublincoco.ieor to South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

Applicants are placed on a waiting list for their preferred location, and as soon as an allotment becomes available they are notified.

Waiting List:

The waiting list is currently as follows:

• Corkagh - 56
• Friarstown - 4
• Mill Lane - 20
• Tymon - 29 

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Note: Real waiting list total 97 as a number of those on waiting list have expressed interest for numerous locations.

Allotment Strategy:

An Allotment Strategy which will commence shortly will consider various locations for additional allotments.  The Strategy will examine, inter alia:

• the current waiting list
• existing sites
• the enhancement of existing allotment facilities; some of which is progressing at the moment
• the geographical distribution
• the case for additional allotment facilities provision