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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor Carly Bailey

To ask the Chief Executive if they would consider the provision of netting behind the goal post used by Robert Emmets GAA Club, to be used to prevent footballs from entering the carpark of the Perrystown Community Centre.

REPORT:

The Council's Public Realm Section does not in normal circumstances provide ball stop nets at it's playing pitches, where these nets are in place they have been provided by the clubs themselves.  The budget provided annually for maintenance of playing pitches does not include for the provision of such nets. 

In addition to the annual budget provision for pitch maintenance there has been a once-off allocation in 2022 of €250,000 for pitch improvements which will enable additional works and improvements to be made at some pitch locations which would not otherwise be possible.  The many requests received from and on behalf of clubs for additional or improved facilities are being examined at present to determine how that additional allocation will be spent during the course of the year.  All requests received including this one on behalf of Robert Emmetts GAA club will be examined in that context, however it is not possible at this stage to give a definitive response to the request at this time.