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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 09, 2019

QUESTION NO.2

QUESTION: Councillor Carly Bailey

To ask the Chief Executive for a list of where the public water fountains will be located throughout the county and if he will make a statement on the matter. It was noted that one was placed near to the Limekiln entrance of Tymon Park for what appeared to be a photo op a number of months ago. There was huge disappointment when it was learned that this was just temporary and understandably there is now a large expectation that a permanent public water fountain will be placed back in this area.

REPLY:

A tendering process for the supply of drinking water fountains was carried out by the Council's Public Realm Section in June/July of this year.  Following conclusion of the tender process and award of the contract an order was placed for the supply of 8 units, 4 of these in urban centre locations and 4 in parks locations, one of these will be installed in Tymon Park at the new playground on the Castletymon Road side of the park.  These units are due for delivery to the Council on September 6th and installation will take place once they have been received.  The tender process carried out will enable additional units to be purchased under the supply contract and arrangements will now be put in place to purchase a further 8 units.  Locations for these are currently being examined and considered and it is proposed that one of the units will be installed at the Tymon Park/Limekiln car park location where the 'dummy' unit was installed temporary earlier in the year.