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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor P. Foley

"With the temporary closing of the paths to the pitches in Tymon Park it will take some time for the sports clubs to walk around the alternative routes with equipment in tow.  It would be easier for the clubs to access their pitches from the Osprey Road pedestrian gate.  At weekends Templeogue Utd. and St. Judes GAA have matches with 10.00am kick offs.   As the Osprey Road gate opens at 10.00am on weekends, that the Chief Executive agree that this gate be opened earlier for the duration of the works."

REPORT:

"Park gates are opened by the Council's park rangers and opening times of gates are linked to the working rosters of the rangers.  These rosters change throughout the course of the year in order to keep parks open as late as possible within daylight hours.  This request to open the Osprey gate earlier on Saturday mornings will be examined and discussed with the rangers to establish if it can be accomodated.  The Council's Public Realm Section will make contact with the clubs in question to establish what their needs are in this regard and every effort will be made to facilitate them. 

It should be noted that the 2018 Public Realm Improvement Works Programme includes a scheme to automate the gate in question at Osprey.  It is hoped that this scheme will commence around mid year and that this will resolve the opening time issue as happened in the case of the other gates at Castletymon Road, Limekiln Road and Wellington Lane.  It will be neccessary to obtain a power connection from the ESB for this scheme and this however is likely to dictate the date of commencement and completion of the scheme."