COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN, NEWCASTLE, RATHCOOLE, SAGGART AND BRITTAS AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive For a report on his views on Repair Cafe's and to ask if SDCC have considered funding for example to trial one in the Clondalkin area?

REPLY:

Currently, Repair Cafes are not widely used in Ireland due to ongoing liability and insurance issues.

South Dublin County Council promotes repair through Repairmystuff.ie, an online directory of repair professionals and services across the country. We also promote and hold events as part of National Reuse Month in October and Dublin Climate Action Week. We work with organisations such as the Rediscovery Centre, the national centre for the Circular Economy in Ireland, to deliver workshops and initiatives on repair and reuse.

However as we pivot to the Circular Economy the importance of repair and reuse will become more central to our programme and when the insurance issues are resolved, South Dublin County Council will be happy to work with groups around the county to deliver new initiatives such as Repair Cafes.