COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTOWN/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

MOTION NO. 3

MOTION: Councillor Joanna Tuffy

To ask the CEO to give an update about food vans with permission in the parks, including Griffeen Valley Park, and is there any criteria in the granting of licence by the Council, in terms of ensuring that such vans are not located too close to or in the sight of local schools, such that the location of the vans might be an advertisement to children to purchase the food, and if he will make a statement on the matter

REPORT:

There are no food vans without permission in Griffeen Valley Park.

Under the South Dublin County Council Casual Trading Byelaws 2016 there are two casual trading licences available for the carpark at Esker Manor/ Griffeen Road: one for Ice Cream/confectionery and one for Tea/Coffee/Confectionery. Both Licences were granted for 2021 in accordance with the Byelaws.

The carpark was closed by the contractor on Thursday 26th August to facilitate works associated with the Lucan Pool project. As the main works were not commencing on the carpark until Monday 30th August, the contractor allowed our vendors to trade from inside the gate of the carpark. This arrangement ceased on Sunday 29th August and the traders have relocated as previously arranged, to the Hayden’s lane carpark for the duration of the works.