COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTOWN/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the agreed audit to take place in the community centre, (as per motion below) and to confirm that the audit will take into account the demand use of facility, the number of the groups wishing to avail of it that cannot be accommodated and the population current and future.

COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL South Dublin County Council Crest MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTOWN/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE Tuesday, March 23, 2021 MOTION NO. 16 MOTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

This committee Requests the Chief Executive to make provisions for an extension of the Adamstown Community Centre, to provide the committee members with planning designs/drawings of this extension which could incorporate into a new Youth Café, given that the design of the building was purposely built for an expansion when needed. The greater Lucan area is in great need of such a facility. Having shared ownership in the building and having pre-planned for such extension gives the council unique opportunity to design such an amenity for the area.

REPORT: The Adamstown Community & Youth Centre was opened in 2018 and consists of a shared school/sports hall, all-weather pitches, shared gym space and a number of multi-purpose community rooms. The building was constructed to allow for an option of future extension when the facility becomes fully utilised and to repond to additional community needs as the Adamstown area expands and the Board of Management of the Adamstown Community & Youth Centre are willing to assist and explore how the existing community facility may be further utilised to provide more targetted youth service activities and provisions. It is anticipated that the next element of community infrastructure provision within the Adamstown SDZ will be the proposed Civic Hall Centre/Library/Mixed Use Community Building.

REPLY:

The Local Community Development Team works very closely with the Board of Management of the Adamstown Community Centre and provide the BOM with a variety of advice and assistance.

The BOM has confirmed that there is still additional space and capacity within the existing community facilities to cater for additional community groups and/or residents of the Adamstown area looking to avail of the space in the centre.

Groups or residents looking to avail of the centre should be referred to contact the Centre Manager or BOM who will be very happy to discuss their requests.