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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

MOTION NO. 15

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

To ask the Chief Executive when can we expect some upgrading of Glenaulin Park especially with some seats (at suitable locations) and litter bins (at entrance at least)

REPORT:

Further to Q7 at the ACM meeting in September 2022, two new bins were installed in Glenaulin Park in November 2022 on a trial basis.  The bins were installed to the left and right of the vehicle entrance at Glenaulin Greens.  The bins are being monitored following installation and will only be retained if they are not subjected to vandalism or use for the disposal of household type waste.

The provision of seating in Glenaulin Park has been attempted on a number of occasions in the past. Early seat installations were removed due to vandalism and antisocial activities. These were replaced with more vandal resistant stone seats to retain some seating for bona fide park users that would withstand the rigours of abuse and vandalism. Regrettably, these benches were systematically vandalised beyond repair and were removed in the interests of public safety.

The most recent seat to be removed from Glenaulin Park was situated adjacent to the boundary at Glenaulin Green. The location for this seat was chosen as it was in proximity to a residential area which provided a level of passive supervision. Unfortunately, over time antisocial activities gravitated to this seat. It was not possible to identify a suitable alternative location for the seat and the only recourse was to remove it.

Given the past experience with seating in Glenaulin Park and the inability to identify an alternative location at the time for the seat at Glenaulin Green, there are no current proposals to install seating.