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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, November 25, 2019

MOTION NO. 7

MOTION: Councillor M. Duff

That this Area Committee calls on the Chief Executive to set an additional Grants Scheme to assist Community Centres and premises held by licence on behalf of the Council in Tallaght, to enable such Centres to upgrade their windows, lighting and heating systems to help them to be more energy efficient and to upgrade fire doors to meet health and safety standards.  

REPORT:

South Dublin County is well served by a large network of community facilities covering the vast majority of the main neighbourhoods throughout the County and in the Tallaght area. The majority of the existing community facilities in the County are built on Council owned land and are usually managed by independent local voluntary management companies which are legal companies in their own right, independent of the Council and established as Companies Limited by Guarantee. 

The management companies utilise a wide range of funding opportunities and supports on offer from a broad range of sources including from the Council and some central government departments to supplement locally generated funds in order to meet the running costs and maintence of the facilities. While it is not intended to create a new grant scheme, there are existing funding oppertunities available for Community Centres under the Community Infrastructure Fund and Community Enhancement Fund.

Centres may also be in position to apply for grants from the SEAI details of which are available on https://www.seai.ie/grants/community-grants/