COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 14, 2024

QUESTION NO.14

QUESTION: Councillor W. Carey

To ask the manager would it be possible to review the need for multiple community groups operating within the sphere of common community spaces to require individual public liability policies,  instead SDCC providing an umbrella policy that various groups can sign up to.

REPLY:

The Council is advised by our insurance provider Irish Public Bodies that community/voluntary organisations using Council owned facilities should have public liability insurance and within this policy have South Dublin County Council indemnified to the value of €6.5million. The Community Services Department would also advise the same, on the grounds of best practice and good governance for both community facilities operations and community/voluntary groups.

A community facility's board of management may have the provisions within their public liability insurance policy to insure and cover the activities of new voluntary groups using their centre, who are just starting up for an initial time. Once established the group should then take out their own insurance policy based on the above advice. Our community development team is available to assist and advise board of managements and community groups on such matters.