COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
MOTION NO. 7
MOTION: Councillor B. Bonner
"That this area committee congratulates those involved in organising the launch of the 300k have your say participatory budgeting scheme in the Clondalkin area and that an update could be given on public engagement with the initiative to date."
REPORT:
The launch event for the 2018 €300k Have Your Say initiative took place in The Round Tower – Clondalkin on March 8, 2018. The event was promoted extensively on the Council’s social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram), through the Council’s Disability Liaison and Access Officer and by the Public Participatory Network (PPN). Over fifty people attended the launch event with feedback from the public during and following the event being very positive.
Four workshops are being held with the public throughout March. Those are:
Workshop 1: Neilstown Community Centre, Clondalkin, 7-9pm, Tuesday March 13th
Workshop 2: Green Isle Hotel, St John's Dr, Newlands Cross, Clondalkin, 7-9pm, Thursday March 15th
Workshop 3: Peamount Football Club, Newcastle, 7-9pm, Tuesday March 20th
Workshop 4: Rathcoole Community Centre, 7-9pm, Thursday March 22nd.
Following the launch event, the updated €300k Have Your Say website was published and submissions were opened. Paid Facebook advertising also began targeting residents in the Clondalkin Electoral Area with messaging around workshops and submissions. Approximately 11,000 people within the area have viewed these targeted adverts to date. They will remain running throughout the workshops and submission period. Across all Council social media channels, €300k Have Your Say messaging has reached approximately 50,000 individuals.
The Council have delivered over 18,000 leaflets to households and local businesses in the area advertising the initiative and workshops whilst also posting information to local schools and churches and emailing community groups. Advertising has been placed in the local media whilst posters and flyers are also available to the public through the Clondalkin library, the Council's mobile libraries and Civic Office. The Council continues to engage the Disability Liaison and Access Officer and the PPN in promoting the initiative through their networks.