COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
MOTION NO. 9
MOTION: Councillor William Joseph Carey
"That this Committee calls upon the Chief Executive to bring forward plans that will see the cultivation and restoration of the area currently used as builders compound in St. Cuthbert's Park and that the council liaise with interested parties such as the "Friends of St. Cuthbert's" and residents groups to achieve a consensus on the best way to make it an attractive amenity for local people. That the Council immediately initiate a meeting of the High level Task Force for St. Cuthbert's with a view to achieving this goal."
REPORT:
The contractors (Sisk) are currently not on site however preparation is being made to finalise the works with them. The required works have been notified to Sisk through the Employer Representative. Sisk have reported that preparation is at hand with regards to finalising the work required to phase 2 of the landscaping at Cuthbert’s Meadow. The works programme was hampered due to Covid 19.
St Cuthbert's High Level Task Force was established in early 2017 and its membership includes the following:
- SDCC Elected Members
- Oireachtas Members
- An Garda Síochána
- Local Safety Forum
- SDCC Senior Housing & EWCC personnel
A work programme was agreed and the majority of those works are complete.
Works carried out to date include the following:
- CCTV system installed in 2018 and commissioned in November.
- Hedge maintenance in November 2018 included the removal of vegetation, briars and rubbish in the vicinity of Kilmahuddrick Church.
- Pitch developed Spring 2019 with goal posts installed in February 2019.
- Club facilities - Clondalkin Celtic FC container moved into park July 2019, soccer pitch re-established.
- Houses - 63 housing units constructed in south east corner of park off Lealand Avenue 2018/2019.
- Landscaping - Area between Lealand and Lindisfarne estates landscaped following completion of housing project. Includes tree planting boundary treatment and link footpath.
- Surfacing: Entrance at Westbourne Rise resurfaced November 2019
- Boundary: Tender advertised for boundary upgrade works at Melrose Park/Deansrath Park.
Remaining Works To Complete:
- Boundary - Contract for boundary upgrade works has been awarded, works expected to commence shortly (once the contractor complies with the ESB requirements) and will be completed in October.
Separately, Public Consultation will soon commence on the Teenspace Programme Phase 2, which includes a proposal to provide a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) within the Park in 2021.
Earlier this year, we informed Members that we intended to re-convene a meeting of the St. Cuthbert's High Level Task force as soon as could be arranged. In the interim the Covid pandemic has led to restrictions and difficulties in scheduling a meeting that all of the membership of the committee (as it stood at the last meeting) could attend.
We intend to convene a remote/virtual meeting of the committee shortly and will contact the membership in that regard.