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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

QUESTION NO.1

QUESTION: Councillor R. Mannion

To request an update on any redevelopment plans and timelines for same for the community centre in Whitechurch. This amenity is a great asset for the area but requires adequate investment and supports to continue to serve the needs of local residents.

REPLY:

The Whitechurch Community Centre is actively supported by the Community Services Dept through a range of advice and supports including funding allocated from a number of our community grant programmes.

The local management committee have had some discussions with Community Services in relation to the re-development of the centre and while on initial review there may be some merits to complete some redevelopment works on the centre in the future, a detailed technical assessment with resources allocated from the Council’s Architectural Services Dept is required.

Currently the centre redevelopment is not contained within the Council’s 3 year capital programme and cannot be progressed until a number of the existing new build community facilities and extension/upgrade of existing facilities contained within the capital programme commitments are progressed. The Community Services Department are committed to have the redevelopment proposal reviewed and technically examined, with a view of how best to progress when technical resources become available.