COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

MOTION NO.4

MOTION: Councillor Eoin Ó Broin

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on efforts to secure heritage funding that can contribute towards the costs of renovation of Thomas Omar Lock House which is located beside the 11th Lock of the Grand Canal?

REPORT:

Omer Lock House is owned by Waterways Ireland and therefore any application for funding under the National Architectural Conservation Grant Schemes would have to be made by the owner of the structure to SDCC LUPT who manage and administer grant funding on behalf of the DHLGH. 

As the Area Committee may be already aware the possible adaptive reuse and conservation of the Lock House was included as part of the Clonburris SDZ and Waterways Ireland were supportive of any such use that would allow the structure to be reuse. 

A Structural Condition Survey and report was undertaken at the end of 2021.  Possible re-use of Omer Lock House (although not specific) was included as part of the Clonburris SDZ strategic infrastructure projects in SDCCs application for funding to the Government’s Urban Regeneration and Development Fund.  The Preliminary Business Case for the URDF bid was submitted in December and SDCC are still waiting on government decision.