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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, March 28, 2022

QUESTION NO. 5

QUESTION: Councillor L. Dunne

"To ask the Manager for a date for installation of the goal posts that was agreed in November 2021 by this Area Committee? Item Number: 72561 Councillor L. Dunne Tallaght Area Committee 22nd November 2021 Tallaght Area Committee Meeting Motions 11/10/2021 This Area Committee calls on the Chief Executive to install goal posts on the green space between De Selby Cresent & De Selby Park?"

REPLY:

The following report was given in response to Motion 1 on the agenda of the November area committee meeting -

'A commitment was given by the Council's Public Realm Section in 2016 to provide informal goal posts in De Selby Estate main open space, however when Council staff went on site to commence work on this in 2017 they were confronted by a group of angry residents who informed the staff that they did not want the goal posts provided.  The Council staff left the site and the erection of goal posts did not proceed.

This matter was discussed again at the June 2018 and November 2019 meetings of the Tallaght area committee and the events on site of 2017 were outlined and discussed.  The Public Realm Section does not intend proceeding with this project while a group of residents who would be directly affected by the provision of the goal posts remain opposed to it and are likely to confront staff again if they go on site.  It seems that an agreement between those in favour and those against the proposal will have to be reached in order for the project to proceed.'

Following discussion at the November meeting it was agreed that the following next steps would be taken -

  1. A map would be prepared which would identify the proposed location for the goal posts and that this map would be provided to the elected members, and
  2. Following this the local residents would be notified of the proposal.

Regrettably items 1 and 2 have not been progressed as yet.  The map which is required will be prepared and issued to the members without further delay.  Once this has been done local residents will be informed of the proposal.  It is intended that the members will also be informed of the extent to which local residents will be notified, by identifying the house numbers to be included in the process.