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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

QUESTION NO. 16

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

"To ask the Chief Executive for a report into The RIC Barracks - what can be done to get this building into use? Is access available to inspect inside and if so what is the condition? Also what is the situation with ivy on top of the building? Will this damage the roof? The building would make a great tourist information office?"

REPLY:

A number of detailed replies, reports and updates have been provided to date by the Councils Architectural Conservation Officer. Any attempt to serve notices on the owner or gain authorised access to the property to facilitate a proper inspection by the Enforcement Section, Planning and Environmental Services, Derelict sites have been exhausted as the owner is in absentia.

There are no signs of any immediate damage to the structure and the site remains secure. Environmental Services confirmed that under the recommendations of the County Architect the file was closed last year, and no further notices have been issued to the absentee owner since last October 2017 by Derelicts Sites.

A request was submitted to Active Land Use, Planning Department to request that the site be assessed to determine if the former RIC Barracks (Riverside House, RPS Ref. 136) can be added to the Vacant Sites Registry, the assessment is pending. The property remains in private ownership and therefore it is not the remit of the local authority to determine a use for the property.