COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor Eoin Ó Broin

"That this Committee acknowledges the illuminated forest walk installed in December by DLRCC in Marlay Park. The 1km trail among the trees with twinkling Christmas lights is fully accessible for wheelchairs & buggies and is open from 4pm - 8pm Monday - Friday. To ask the Chief Executive what the possibility of creating such a walk in Corkagh Park for Winter 2021 would be?"

REPLY:

The Public Realm Section with assistance from the Community and Corporate Services Departments have organised events in Corkagh Park in the past at Halloween and at Christmas. The events were run over one day/night and were very popular. The resources associated with running these one-off events were significant and the events were discontinued as they became cost prohibitive.

The possibility of creating an illuminated walk in Corkagh Park at Christmas 2021 over a longer period will be examined. Similar challenges to those previously experienced are likely to arise. These would include crowd control, health and safety, traffic management and the presence of people in the Park after the hours of darkness.