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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

QUESTION NO.1

QUESTION: Councillor L.Guéret

To ask the Manager if future consideration might be given to the Mobile Library making a weekly stop at a location in Greenhills?

REPLY:

South Dublin mobile library service operates across the County, serving a catchment population of around 10,000 people through the public stop timetable. In addition, the mobile library service delivers housebound services and visits to schools, creches, nursing homes, and other facilities.

Public stops across the County are constantly evaluated to establish viability with consideration given to factors such as the number of people using the stop and the proximity to the nearest library service. A previous mobile stop in Greenhills was cancelled as the number of people using it was so low, it was no longer viable. Also in 2021, a new library was opened in Castletymon.

The mobile library service has recently introduced a new stop at Hillsbrook Avenue in Perrystown near Greenhills, on Monday afternoons at 2.30pm to 3.20pm.