COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO.

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

That this council has a SLO to work with the Department of Youth and Children that will remember all Survivors of the Mother and Baby and County Institutions in marking, in way of remembrance a memorial park and memorial and this is written in the County Development plan - A Garden of light " For all who suffered"

REPORT:

This motion as proposed is an SLO to work with the Department of Youth and Children that will remember all Survivors of the Mother and Baby and County Institutions in marking, in way of remembrance a memorial park and memorial and this is written in the County Development plan - A Garden of light " For all who suffered".

The intent of the motion is acknowledged. It would be optimal if a memorial park of remembrance for all Survivors of the Mother and Baby and County Institutions be provided in line with any national guidance developed for same. In advance of that it may be premature to develop an objective around the detail of the memorial as it may be superseded by national guidance.

Notwithstanding this, South Dublin County Council have draft policy on Infrastructure Naming, Provision of Memorials and Plaques applies to Infrastructure Assets under the Council’s control .

Proposals for infrastructure naming or for the provision of a memorial or plaque may be initiated on a request by elected members, community groups/ representatives or members of the public or other groups, the following must be adhered to:

• Proposals for naming of Infrastructure will be validated by the relevant Director of Services before referral to an All-Party Infrastructure Naming Committee (Infrastructure Naming Committee, Mayor’s Office County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24) which will be chaired by the Mayor.
• Permission to erect a plaque or memorial in the public realm or on a public building/structure is in all cases subject to the written permission of South Dublin County Council.
• The design and text of any wording associated with the erection of a monument or plaque must be agreed in advance with the Council.
• The Council will carry out the procedure set out below to make a determination on requests and will notify applicants accordingly.
• In general only one commemorative plaque should be erected on any building/structure.
• Proposals/ requests will be reviewed quarterly. The Committee will make a determination that the proposal is in the public interest.

It is considered that this motion be adopted with amendment as follows:

To provide a new objective (rather than an SLO) under Chapter 8, Policy COS 5 Parks and Public:

COS 5 Objective (X):

To support and facilitate the provision of a memorial park of remembrance for all survivors of the Mother and Baby and County Institutions.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment.

Insert a new objective under Chapter 8, Section 8.7 Parks and Public Open Space, Policy COS 5 Parks and Public:

COS 5 Objective (X):

To support and facilitate the provision of a memorial park of remembrance for all survivors of the Mother and Baby and County Institutions.