COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

MOTION NO.6

MOTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

Cathaoirleach's Business 

This committee calls on the Chief Executive to assist in reaching out to interested parties regarding the establishment of mobile coffee shops in the new Adamstown parks. This motion requests that consideration be given to the area's diverse population and that efforts be made to introduce a service that offers an alternative to traditional mobile coffee shops. Furthermore, this could be discussed at the relevant SPC, and engagement with the local B2B network, which meets at the Spa Hotel every fortnight, could be explored. This may provide an opportunity to connect with companies offering various community grants that could support this initiative.

REPORT:

The Designated Trading Areas, including those in the Lucan/Palmerstown/North Clondalkin Area, and appropriate fees are set out in the First Schedule of The South Dublin County Council Casual Trading Byelaws 2016 made by resolution at the meeting of South Dublin County Council held on 20th June 2016. Identification and Designation of additional Casual Trading areas would entail a review of the Casual Trading Byelaws.

Enforcement and Licensing section have initiated a review of the South Dublin County Council Casual Trading Byelaws 2016 made under the Casual Trading Act, 1995 (the Act).  Section 6(1) of the Act provides a statutory requirement for each local authority to make byelaws in relation to the control, regulation, supervision, and administration of casual trading in its functional area. The procedure for making Casual Trading Byelaws is prescribed in Section 6 of the Act and includes a public consultation process.

The European Union (Casual Trading Act,1995) Regulations 2018 came into operation on 1st January 2019. The regulations provide for amendments to the Act in the following areas which will be considered as part of the proposed review:

Section 6(9) of the Act provides that the making of Casual Trading Byelaws is a reserved function of the Council.

The existing Casual Trading byelaws have been reviewed by the Enforcement and Licensing team. The next step is to get the views of the public as part of the public consultation process. Some of the areas we have particular interest in getting the publics views on, are in relation to locations for casual trading, including views on whether the existing trading  areas are considered appropriate, the types of goods that can be traded, should trading times be specified in each licence, the appropriate level of fees to be charged, whether “preferred licences” should be offered i.e. licence issued in preference for locally/regionally produced food products or arts/crafts of exceptional quality.

The amended draft byelaws will be brought back to the SPC after the consultation period, for review before they go to Council.

A coffee shop has already been included in Airlie Park in Adamstown, as part of the diverse range of facilities available within the park.