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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

MOTION NO.2

MOTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

"That the Chief Executive honours the commitment given to the Park Community Centre & local residents at a recent Deputation that Ballycragh Park would be regularly maintained by the Parks Department.  Immediately following the Deputation, the Park was maintained in good order, but more recently this work has stopped and is now in a state of general disrepair."

REPORT:

"Following the commitment given at a deputations meeting in June 2015 with regard to maintenance of Ballycragh Park, arrangements were subsequently put in place to have the park cleaned on a weekly basis and this work was done at the time by staff engaged on the Gateway job activation scheme.  Regrettably this scheme ended early in 2017 and it has not been possible to continue to provide all elements of the services which had been previously assigned to Gateway. 

The park has been inspected in recent days and found to be generally in good condition.  Repairs to footpaths which were sought back in 2015 were subsequently carried out and these paths are now in good repair.  There are a number of issues at present with regard to the condition of the fence around the playspace in the park.  It is proposed to replace this fencing with an improved standard of fencing and a tender process is underway at present to procure this.  Some litter was noted around the park as well as a number of items which have been dumped in the lake, these items will be attended to in the coming days. It is proposed that a regular clean up will be reinstated in the park and that this will be done in conjunction with the scheduled grass cutting."