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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

QUESTION NO.10

QUESTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

This committee requests that the Chief Executive provide an update on the planned coffee dock at Griffeen Park, located next to the teen space.

REPLY:

The small coffee dock was proposed as part of the teenspace programme. This initiative was tendered initially as part of a larger set of coffee shops, so it could be tendered as a separate contract, or as one of several coffee shop opportunities in parks across the county. This was done in order to increase its potential attractiveness as a business opportunity. This tender process failed to result in any interest in this commercial opportunity. SDCC have since tendered it as a single tender opportunity. However again, it failed to illicit any market interest. SDCC are now carrying out a further, new market checking exercise during the winter months to ascertain what type of refreshment dock facility might be suitable for this teenage space. It is noted that hospitality businesses are expressing market difficulties in the general media at this time so it may be prudent to re-advertise this opportunity early next year, leading to a provision leading into the Summer months.