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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, January 25, 2021

QUESTION NO. (8)

QUESTION: Councillor M. Duff

"Could the Chief Executive make a report as to the progress of the Fitting Out of the new Castletymon Library and could she confirm if the opening is still on track for 1st Quarter 2021"

REPLY:

"Castletymon Library is in the final stages of construction completion. A significant number of snags remain outstanding. We expect that these will take approximately one month to complete once Covid-19 restrctions are lifted. During level 5 lockdown, the contrator will be working on completing BCMS certification and other paperwork required to support completion.

Based on the above, if restrictions are lifted at the end of January, as per the tentative Government Plan, we would expect substantial completion to be issued at the end of February. If the restrictions are extended beyond the end of January, the date of substantial completion will correspondingly be delayed by the additional time.

The furniture for the library was ordered before Christmas and we are awaiting a programme for delivery. We expect the delivery to be approxiately 8-10 weeks with a projected date for delivery by the middle of March. It is anticipated that the library will open in Q2."