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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

"To ask the Chief Executive has Rathcoole or Newcastle been included in the County Library Development plan? and when a Library will happen to serve this hugely growing area? (taking note of previously agreed motions below).

54508 Councillor F. Timmons Clondalkin Area Committee Clondalkin Area Committee Meeting 20th September 2017 Motions 26/06/2017

"Further to my previous agreed motions that this committee calls on SDCC to investigate a Library Digital Hub in Rathcoole Village to serve the areas of Rathcoole /Saggart /Newcastle and bring back a costing for same in advance of the annual budget meeting to meet the huge demand in these areas and to outline a plan into how this issue will be progressed moving forward’’

46828 Councillor F. Timmons Clondalkin Area Committee Clondalkin Area Committee Meeting 18th November 2015 Motions 03/11/2015

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That this area committee supports and calls for a permanent Library at Rathcoole village serving the Rathcoole, Saggart, Newcastle and surrounding areas and asks for a report on how this could be progressed."

REPLY:

"The capital programme 2018-2020 provides for the provision of libraries at North Clondalkin and Castletymon in Tallaght. North Clondalkin Library is currently out to tender and Castletymon will be out to tender by June 2018. Construction will commence on both projects later this year. The provision of additional libraries requires a major commitment in resources both in terms of capital investment and staff and also day-to-day running costs. An alternative form of library service provision in the County has also been implemented at Palmerstown Library Digital Hub and it is under review. The draft Library Development Plan 2018-2022 was discussed at the Arts, Culture, Gaeilge, Heritage & Libraries SPC on 2nd May and it is listed for consideration at the Council meeting on 14th May. An action included in the Draft Library Development Plan is 'to explore...regional service points..in fast-growing areas of population".