I have just received details of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council’s Capital Expenditure Programme and am happy to report that phase one of the Samuel Beckett Civic Complex in Ballyogan is included in the plan.
Phase one of the complex will include a community centre and childcare facility, a library/sports building, a playground, synthetic and natural grass pitches and a skate park.
There were fears in the local area that this project was being long-fingered by the Council so today’s news will be warmly welcomed.
This facility will provide a much needed boost to the local community so it is important that the tendering process is completed as soon as possible so it can then proceed to construction.
I have urged the council to consider including a social clause in the contract to ensure that whoever is awarded the tender has to employ a certain number of apprentices on the project to help them complete their training.
These apprentices should be from areas in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown with high levels of unemployment such as Ballyogan.
The photograph below shows a visual of what the Samuel Beckett Civic Complex will look like.
