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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF CLONDALKIN, NEWCASTLE, RATHCOOLE, SAGGART AND BRITTAS AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

QUESTION NO.4

QUESTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on Motion 8 that was agreed at the June 2025 ACM?

REPLY:

Further to Motion 8 at the ACM in June 2025, no interested group made contact with the Public Realm section regarding the matter to allow the request to be progressed. 

At the time the Public Realm section advised that they would be open to exploring the ‘Happy to Chat’ sign proposal for a bench in Corkagh Park. In doing so, the council needs to consider the needs of all park users and would not want to impose a ‘Happy to Chat’ requirement on benches that may be currently used by people who want quiet time for solace or reflection. Putting a ‘Happy to Chat’ sign on such a bench would be counterproductive. There would need to be a demonstrated demand for such an initiative to consider the matter fully. If there is an interested group willing to take this on board by putting up temporary signs, they should contact the Public Realm section to discuss the matter further.