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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

MOTION NO.10

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

Cathaoirleach's Business

That this Area Committee request that SDCC urgently look into the Taking in charge of Millrace in Saggart given its now 18 years and the builder has moved on to other developments. 

REPORT:

SDCC has exerted a massive effort to progress this estate through the Taking in Charge process over the past 20 years. The members can have proof of this engagement should they privately wish to contact the Taking in Charge team on these details (GDPR). A Taking in Charge application was received by SDCC in 2001. Despite many engagements on the part of SDCC with the developer, no meaningful progress on such items as test result information compiled, or accurate "as constructed drawings" has been sent to SDCC or any remedial works been carried out.

A claim on the Insurance Bond of (Euro) 1500,000 has been lodged with the Bank.  This Bond must stay in place until the estate is successfully completed.

It is clear from our own visual inspections that there are some significant issues with some infrastructure in the estate.

It is an absolute necessity that the developer engages positively to complete the necessary checks and make good any short comings in the infrastructure before the Taking in Charge of the Estate can be completed.

SDCC have tried to make contact with the developer in the past couple of weeks and we are awaiting a reply to our correspondence.