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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 11, 2023

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor Y. Collins

What happens to funding allocated for projects approved under the €300k Have Your Say initiative which cannot proceed, is there a facility whereby an additional project may be chosen from the shortlist instead, so that the funding is used in the area it was intended to benefit?

REPLY:

There is no provision for this to happen currently but there are examples of projects across each of the 7 electoral areas that did not progress to completion, for various reasons. As the initiative has now been completed in every area, an evaluation of the experience will be commencing under the direction of the Steering Group and will engage with the key stakeholders including the elected members, participants, and the executive which will make recommendations for the future development of the initiative, including addressing all such operational issues.