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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE/FIRHOUSE/BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 08, 2019

MOTION NO. 10

MOTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

That the Chief Executive facilitates a meeting with Ballyboden St. Endas GAA Club in relation to ongoing issues with parking around the Club.  As a result of the huge success of the Club, local estates have been put under pressure from increased parking in the area.  The Club agrees that a long-term solution is necessary and would welcome consultation with SDCC in relation to same.

 REPORT:

Statutory parking restrictions and prohibitions via signing and lining are in place at the locations referred to in this motion.

Roads Section has, over time, received numerous complaints concerning the parking by persons attending both the Club grounds and also SDCC allocated pitches. Many inspections have been carried out and no solution within the remit of the Council has been identified.

It should be noted that conditions are included in the documentation that all clubs sign when being allocated a pitch in SDCC. Condition 8 of the Policy and Conditions states:

"Where car parks have been provided, clubs must ensure that both their members and the visiting teams avail of these facilities.  Where no car park is provided, the clubs must ensure that all cars are parked so a to minimize inconvenience to adjoining residents and to avoid unnecessary complaints and nuisance to owners and occupiers of surrounding properties.  It will also be the responsibility of the club to ensure that visiting teams are fully aware of and respect the parking arrangements".

Any concrete proposals from the club to deal with the issues arising from the club activites would be welcome and should be submitted so they can be assessed and reviewed prior to any meeting.

In the absence of any such proposals it is premature to schedule meeting.