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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, March 25, 2024

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

"To ask the CEO to report on his further plans for works and development at Butler/McGee Park; will he outline contacts he has had with local stakeholders and confirm plans to meet them and may we have a statement?"

REPLY:

In recent years the developments listed below have been carried out at Butler McGee Park via the annual improvement works programme and the pitch maintenance programme.  In summary these works have resulted in the park becoming a fully enclosed park making it much safer to use by local residents, all existing footpaths were overlaid in 2019, a total of 1km of new footpath has been constructed creating a walking route around the perimeter of the park, a large number of trees and bulbs have been planted, drainage works have been completed to one GAA pitch with a similar scheme to be implemented at a second pitch in the near future. 

Work description	Year works were completed
450 linear metres of footpath installed in the South of the park.	2023
Planting of pollinator friendly bulbs, in total over 180,000 were planted.	2023
550 linear metres of footpath installed in the West of the park.	2022
Modified existing K barriers to stop scramblers from entering the park.	2022
Installation of 52 native trees in various locations throughout the park.	2020
Overlay of all existing footpaths within the park.	2019
Installation of 400 linear metres of parkland railing and kissing gates along Cookstown Road.	2019
Installation of 600 linear metres of parkland railing and kissing gates along Drumcairn Parade and Avenue.	2018
Installation of drainage system on GAA pitch and connection to drainage outfall.	2014
Pitch maintenance works such as aeration, sanding, goal mouth repairs, etc.	Carried out annually

In addition the Council has been successful in obtaining Sports Capital Grant funding for the upgrade (drainage and levelling) of a second GAA pitch at Butler McGee Park, this work is currently being procured and once a contract has been finalised the Public Realm Section will be in contact with the relevant stakeholders regarding the proposed works.

The Council's Public Realm Section has met with the relevant stakeholders on a number of occasions over recent years including St Marks GAA club, St Marks Celtic soccer club and the Fettercairn Estate Management residents group and it is through these meetings that the above list of works have been agreed and then implemented.  The Council is committed to a programme of ongoing improvements to this park and will continue to consult and work closely with those stakeholder groups to achieve this.