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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

HEADED ITEM NO. 10

HEADED ITEM: Environment

Report on Corkagh Park Study

REPLY:

The Corkagh and Camac Park Study was presented to both the Economic Enterprise and Tourism and the Environment Public Realm and Climate Change Strategic Policy Committees in February 2017.

The Committees were advised that the Council are currently assessing the options for the implementation for the delivery of the strategic actions within the study.

The immediate focus is upon the upgrading of existing infrastructure to create a strong platform from which the Council can roll-out the implementation of new developments outlined in the study.

In this regard provision has been made in the 2017-2019 capital budget for the following:

• ORR car park improvement works
• St John’s Road main vehicular entrance and footpaths
• Minor capital improvements
• Playground refurbishment
• Corkagh Farm buildings; technical and economic feasibility study.
• Pavilion Programme-Corkagh Park

Provision has been made in the 2017 revenue budget for the following:

• Automate Camac caravan park vehicle entrance gate
• Surfacing works at Cherrywood Crescent
• Surface paths by Oil Mills bridge
• Renovate existing Playground Toilet
• Upgrade CCTV
• Upgrade pedestrian entrance to Corkagh Park from St. John’s Estate

The other works proposed within the Corkagh and Camac Park Study can be divided as follows:

• Large, medium and small scale capital works.  
• Events.
• Promotion.
• Further studies.

Next stage:

The Corkagh and Camac Park Study outlined opportunities for the enhancement of the park based on assessment of recreational provision elsewhere and feedback from the local population and service providers.

The next stage is to test in detail the proposals in relation to the environmental , technical, financial, and market perspective. This will examine the economic viability, the locational requirements and will further address the technical considerations involved to ensure that the project is both technically and economically deliverable.

A brief is being written to procure these services and these studies will inform an overall project timetable for Corkagh Park incorporating all the projects outlined above. This timetable and related budget(s) will be brought back to the members for consideration prior to rollout.