COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

"To ask the Chief Executive for an update on any consultations with Dublin City Council or Irish Water, or any study undertaken by the Council, with regard to the amenity of Bohernabreena Waterworks; to ask if there are any proposals to expand car parking facilities, toilets, etc at the site, and to make a statement on the matter?"

REPLY:

"In the context of the South Dublin Tourism Strategy all resources were assessed for tourism potential and the recent very successful and first Gael Force Dublin event is evidence of the Council's commitment to tourism development in this area of the Dublin Mountains. The use of the reservoir for the scale and range of activity involved in this event was a first for the County. This event involved the development of an excellent working relationship with Dublin City Council and ongoing consultation. 

However longer term amenity development will be subject to the sensitivity that there are a number of residents living in the area and the evolving needs of the City in terms of water supply, which need to be balanced.

Through it's funding of and participation in the Dublin Mountains Partnership the Council is assessing general car parking provision in the Dublin Mountains in the context of the significant growth of visitation levels to the area. The assessment will include Bohernabreena."