COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
QUESTION NO. 1
QUESTION: Councillor P. Gogarty
"To ask the Chief Executive, in advance of the fuller quarterly report due at the end of next month, to provide an outline implementation update for the projects chosen by Lucan and Palmerstown residents as part of the 2017 "Have Your Say - €300k" pilot participatory budgeting process?"
REPLY:
Ahead of the quarterly progress report in February on the €300k Have Your Say initiative for the Lucan electoral area, the Council can provide the following updates to projects supported and funded through the particpatory budgeting initiative in Lucan in 2017.
| Project | Update January 2018 |
| Project: Playground in Waterstown Park, Palmerstown |
The tender is being finalised to be published in the coming weeks. It usually takes about 8 weeks to order and deliver equipment so construction is programmed for early to mid 2018. This timeframe is based on similar projects elsewhere but is highly dependent on the outcome of the consultation. |
| Project: Planting of native apple trees, Lucan electoral area |
The Irish Seed Savers Association have been contracted to provide the trees. Park locations are to be finalised and will then be circulated to elected members. |
| Project: Free Library Book Banks in Public Places – Lucan Electoral Area |
South Dublin Libraries have purchased the required books to be used for the 300k Have Your Say initiative. These items have now been processed. Libraries have beein contact with six centres in the Lucan/Palmerstown area and are finalising arrangements with the centres to distribute the books to them. Once agreed, elected members will be updated on the locations and the Council will also promote through social media. |
| Project: Feasibility Study for the Restoration of Silver Bridge, Palmerstown |
This project is being developed in conjunction with Fingal County Council. Currently, the Fingal Architects' Department is updating a cost report to define and estimate the costs to complete basic works on the site, including cleaning, painting and improved protection. |
| Project: Restoration of King John’s Bridge Griffeen Park |
Public Realm is assessing the level of vegetation and site clearance and how this will be dealt with as currently the site is inaccessible. Therefore, before a programme of works can be formed the site needs to be cleared and works agreed. A condition assessment report has been previously completed by a consultant conservation engineer and on foot of his recommendations a mortar analysis has been taken, this will be analysed in order to assist with the remedial repair works. |
| Project: Access to Church and Graveyard at Mill Lane, Palmerstown |
The Council is in the process of confirming land ownership at the site with regard to gaining the proper and formal permission to carry out these works as the area for the pathway and revised entrance are not Council lands. |
| Project: Multi-Games Wall, Lucan |
The tender is being finalised to be published in the coming weeks. It usually takes about 8 weeks to order and deliver equipment so construction is programmed for early to mid 2018. This timeframe is based on similar projects elsewhere but is highly dependent on the outcome of the consultation. The Multi-Games Wall is envisioned for Griffeen Valley Park. |
South Dublin County Council will update the Have Your Say section of the Council website to update citizens on these projects following this meeting: http://www.southdublin.ie/HaveYourSay/.
The Council have further uploaded four videos chronicling the 2017 €300k Have Your Say initiative from launch to the switching on of the Lucan Christmas lights this past December. You can view those videos on the Council’s Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/southdublincountycouncil