COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

HEADED ITEM NO. 8

HEADED ITEM: B. Shannon

Local Priorities Fund – Update

REPORT:

The Local Priorities Fund Allocation Protocol agreed between the members and the executive provides for reports to be presented to each Area Committee Meeting for noting.

The fund assigned to the Clondalkin, Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart and Brittas area committee is €175,000.

The table below sets out applications agreed to date:

	Councillor	Project	Funds Allocated
1	Cllr. W. Carey	Clondalkin Tus Nua - Recovery Roaders	€10,000.00
2	Cllr. G. Kenny	Clondalkin Equine Club - resurface	€8,500.00
3	Cllr. F. Timmons Cllr. E. Ó Broin Cllr. S. O'Hara Cllr. W. Carey Cllr. L. de Courcy Cllr. G. Kenny	St. Finian’s NS, Newcastle - Emotional regulation campaign	€15,000.00 (6 x €2,500)
4	Cllr. E. Ó Broin Cllr. G. Kenny Cllr. L. de Courcy	Our Lady Queen of Apostle School, Clondalkin - Safe School Zone	€12,000.00 (3 x €4,000)
5	Cllr. F. Timmons Cllr. S. O’Hara Cllr. L. de Courcy Cllr. G. Kenny	Clondalkin Global Gardens - Sensory Unit Poly Tunnel	€10,238.00 (3 x €2,500, 1 x €2,738 (Cllr. Timmons))
6	Cllr. E Ó Broin Cllr. L. de Courcy Cllr. S. O’Hara	Holy Family NS Rathcoole	€14,001.00 (3 x €4,667)
7	Cllr. F. Timmons Cllr. L. de Courcy Cllr. S. O’Hara	Breaking Barriers - Saggart Community Council	€7,500.00 (3 x €2,500)
TOTAL			€77,239.00

Three further applications were received requiring further information to establish eligibility. Three applications were withdrawn by Councillors.

Fifteen proposals were received from April to August, five of which were agreed in principle and four required more information to establish eligibility. The team have followed up with the Councillors in this regard. Five proposals proceeded to application, one proposal received did not meet the criteria of the protocol.