COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor W. Carey

To ask the manager if consideration has been given to a possible location for the siting of an Arts and Crafts/ Innovation centre to be situated in the central Clondalkin area?

REPLY:

Through South Dublin County Council's Arts Development Strategy 2022-2026, the Council has committed to exploring new spaces and places where people can make, participate in, and experience the Arts. This is currently being advanced through the provision of creative studios and engagement space under the 12th Lock Master Plan.

The Arts Office, as part of its programme of work in 2024, will go to tender for a County Arts Infrastructure Strategy, to examine the demand for future arts services. The process will include local area consultation and consultation with the creative sector to inform  recommendations and actions. Ideally, this will pave the way towards a network of cultural facilities across the county, which are complimentary to each other, and which meet the needs of the county. 

County Arts infrastructure Strategy development will also involve interaction with Local Area Plans, including the Clondalkin Area Plan.