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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

MOTION NO. 149

 

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell, Councillor P. Gogarty, Councillor L. O'Toole

MOTION:COMMUNITY SERVICES p 31 In the first Bullet point, replace the last three words (and resources allow) with those in red and underscored 'Support policies and objectives that protest and enhance existing community resources and support the development and expansion of new facilities and services in proximity to the population they serve where their need is identified and procure the funds to deliver them within the lifetime of this plan.

REPORT:

The subject of the motion is addressed in Part 3 of the CE Report Strategic Recommendations under Community Services bullet No. 1 which provides for the following: 

‘Support policies and objectives that protect and enhance existing community resources and support the development and expansion of new facilities and services in proximity to the populations they serve where their need is identified, and resources allow’. 

The proposed amended wording is as follows:  

'Support policies and objectives that protect and enhance existing community resources and support the development and expansion of new facilities and services in proximity to the population they serve where their need is identified and procure the funds to deliver them within the lifetime of this plan’. 

Objectives to deliver certain projects can be identified within the draft Plan. The alignment of objectives in the CDP to those set out at Regional and National level will provide greater opportunities to secure central funding. However, procurement of funding is something outside the remit of the Development Plan.The wording ‘and resources allow’ acknowledges the competing needs for limited funding and should therefore be retained. 

Recommendation: It is recommended that motion is not adopted.