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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

MOTION NO.7

MOTION: Councillor P. Foley

"The automated gates at the Wellington Lane entrance into Tymon Park are working well. However, the opening times are not making the most of daylight hours.  Could the opening hours be pushed out further in order to maximise park usage."

REPORT:

The opening and closing times in place at Tymon Park are as follows at the present time -

• Opening time 7:30am all year round.
• Closing time November, December and January 5pm
• Closing time February and March 6pm
• Closing time April and October 7pm
• Closing time May and September 8pm
• Closing time June, July and August 9pm.

The following opening and closing times are proposed, to take effect from 1 January 2018  (in summary it is proposed that closing time moves forward by an hour for all of the months from March to August) --

• Opening time 7:30am all year round (no change proposed).
• Closing time November, December and January 5pm (no change proposed)
• Closing time February 6pm
• Closing time March and October 7pm
• Closing time April and September 8pm
• Closing time May 9pm
• Closing time June, July and August 10pm.