COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

MOTION NO.1

MOTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

Cathaoirleach's Business 

That this Council continues to work in partnership with Active South Dublin, the Active Cities Officer, and Adamstown Community College to progress plans for the shared community use of the school’s basketball courts outside of school hours. This initiative, led by Active South Dublin and the Active Cities Officer in collaboration with the school, requires the installation of fencing to secure the court area and ensure safe access without compromising the security of the school building. The school has committed to funding the necessary works and is now seeking permission to install the fence.

REPORT:

 The Active Cities officer met with Adamstown Community Centre and  Adamstown Community College following on from their joint proposal to allow the community centre to take ownership of the school basketball courts out of school hours to allow for extended community use.

In order for this project to progress the school wishes to install a fence to control access to the school grounds. Staff from the SDCC Community Facilities team visited the site to assess the viability of this. They are currently seeking to determine the legalities around installation of the fence before this project can progress further.