HEADED ITEM: C. Hurson

Area Committee Discretionary Fund

REPLY:

COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, June 24, 2021

HEADED ITEM NO. 11

HEADED ITEM: C. Support

Proposal for the Area Committee Discretionary Fund

REPLY:

A meeting of the Area Committee Meeting Chairs and Co-ordinators was held to discuss the Area Committee Discretionary fund. The following was agreed, and circulated to the Mayor and all elected members:

Area Committee Discretionary Fund:

1. There will be an item added under Corporate Business at each Area Committee Meeting in June to discuss ideas for the benefit of communities in more detail. To give an example, two ideas already proposed are

• Reflection Benches (in recognition of the challenges of the Covid pandemic) across the Area Committee in selected suitable locations
• Accessible Swing or other accessible playground equipment in some playgrounds that do not currently have such facilities
• Depending on the associated costs, a number of benches or a mix of bench(s) and accessible swing(s) could be options to make up the expenditure of the €10,000 in each area.

 2. Other ideas can be submitted during June via Membersnet, marking it as Corporate business. The closing date for ideas to be submitted will be    Wednesday 30^th June.

 3. The executive will collate the ideas and estimate the costs and their feasibility over the summer months.

 4. A report on the ideas, their associated costs and feasibility, will be presented for discussion and agreement at the September Area Committee meetings.

 5. A report covering all four areas will then go to the October Council Meeting for final approval and subsequent delivery by the executive.