COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 09, 2018

MOTION NO. 11

MOTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

"That the Area Committee requests the Chief Executive to give an update on the proposed playspace at Delaford, Knocklyon and makes a statement in relation to the impact it will have on Knocklyon United FC while giving an assurance that the builders compound for the proposed works at Gaelscoil Knocklyon will be situated on the green across the road and not on their pitch." 

REPORT:

The Play Space Programme is scheduled for completion at the end of 2018. Design and build construction tenders are underway for a number of sites throughout the county. As most of the remaining sites are in larger open spaces or parklands it is intended to progress them as soon as possible prior to completion of the programme at year end. A playspace at Delaford is proposed as part of the completion programme. SDCC have already informed Knocklyon United of this proposal, who have asserted they have no objections to the playspace proposal. It has been agreed to meet with the club again in this regard.

In relation to the proposed Gaelscoil Knocklyon, the Public Realm section is aware the Department of Education has proposed a temporary compound area within the open space area at Delaford and the Department has indicated they intend including this proposal in their planning application for same. Following a recent meeting with Knocklyon United; public realm informed the Forward Planning Section of SDCC (who liaise with the Department of Education) of the need to reduce the compound area to facilitate maximum usage of the parkland. The Department of Education has agreed to reduce the proposed compound width to 18m.

The Forward Planning Section also requested whether the compound could be situated on the green across the road in line with the above request; the Department of Education has replied that "Moving the compound to the opposite side of the road would have severe Health and Safety issues with regards to movement of materials etc."