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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, May 26, 2025

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor A. Smyth

"To ask the Manager for an update on the much needed proposed extension to St. Dominic's Community centre?"

REPLY:

The Dominic’s Community Centre was constructed by the Council in 2008 as a part of a housing development scheme, to replace the old St Muirin’s House, which was demolished to facilitate the construction of new housing units in Avonbeg Gardens.

Since the initial build, the centre has been extended with an additional room built on in 2014, to provide extra space to accommodate both additional childcare provision and for a designated youth space. The perimeter fence to the rear of the building was also extended to take in additional green space, following agreement with Public Realm and has been used to locate extra storage units and for additional playspace area.

The Centre continues to be well used and 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 expansion of the centre and while on initial review there may be some merits to extend the centre in the future, a detailed technical assessment with resources allocated from the Council’s Architectural Services Dept is required, in order for any extension proposals to be progressed.

Currently the proposed project is not contained within the Council’s 3 year capital programme. It cannot be progressed until a number of the new build community facilities and extension/upgrades of existing facilities already contained and committed to within the capital programme are completed.