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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, November 26, 2018

MOTION NO. 8

MOTION: Councillor B. Ferron

"This Committee notes that a Play Space Programme is due to be rolled out in the coming year for teens in the County. This Committee calls on the Chief Executive to include a space in the Avonbeg and Homelawns area."

REPORT:

"During the delivery of the 2014-2018 play space programme for younger children by South Dublin County Council, an issue that repeatedly emerged was the need to carry out a similar programme of facility provision for teenagers. South Dublin County Council commenced a consultation process with teenagers from 2017 into 2018, which examined both active and passive recreational requirements for this age group. Background research was also carried out over the period to assess current level of provision for this group in the county.

A report presented the preliminary findings of the study and the draft recommendations to the Environment Public Realm and Climate Change SPC on the 01 05 2018 and the County Council Meeting on the 14 05 2018.

The Council undertook to carry out further consultation, which has been progressed with the Community Department and various youth groups and teenagers and the report is now being finalised for presentation to the Council at the start of 2019 to allow a teenage facility programme to be rolled out commencing in 2019.

The preliminary report made some recommendations with regard to possible locations. These initial recommendations were based on some of the requests / agreements from communities which had already arisen during the play space programme or locations which are located in larger parks or central town / village areas, and it is likely the programme will commence with these. The final list of initial projects is still under consideration and will be presented in early 2019; the programme will commence with an initial list of projects and it is intended to develop a further tranche of projects subsequent to the initial projects. The Homelawns / Avonbeg area has been added to the possible locations for consideration."