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Results Announced for the €300K- Have Your Say Participatory Budgeting Initiative

Results Announced for the €300K- Have Your Say Participatory Budgeting Initiative

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08/06/2018

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 Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Cllr. Paul Gogarty announced the winning projects for this year’s €300K – Have Your Say campaign at a results ceremony in the Round Tower, Visitor Centre – Brú Chrónain, Clondalkin at 7pm on the 6th June.

Speaking at the event Mayor Paul Gogarty said

“Participatory budgeting allows local people to have a direct say in the running of their local communities, putting them at the heart of how decisions are made. This initiative is about enabling people to have a greater voice on local priorities. We want to give local people the opportunity to vote on investment in their area, to shape the services they use and address the issues that are important to them in their community. I am delighted to say that the people of the Clondalkin Electoral Area responded to this initiative with some fantastic ideas for their community. ”

230 submissions were received during the consultation process with 24 projects shortlisted for the public vote. The voting took place between the 15th and the 27th of May and over 1,500 digital/paper ballot votes were cast. We are pleased to announce the 15 winning projects below.

 

  1. Renovate Porto cabin for the Clondalkin Men Shed (Votes 556)

  2. Pedestrian Link between the Round Tower and Corkagh Park (Votes 567)

  3. Restoration of Old Nangor Road Water Pump (Votes 518)

  4. New Christmas Lights for Clondalkin Village (Votes 511)

  5. A Community Orchard, Clondalkin Electoral Area (Votes 483)

  6. Planting Flowers across the Bawnogue Area (Votes 418)

  7. Irish Signs for Clondalkin (Votes 474)

  8. Safety and Inclusivity Study of Clondalkin's Public Spaces (Votes 417)

  9. On-Street Bicycle Pump, Clondalkin Village (Votes 395)

  10. Bottle banks and recycling facilities for Cherrywood (Votes 364)

  11. Acoustic Piano for the Rathcoole Community Centre (Votes 347)

  12. New Play Ground, Forest Hill Estate, Rathcoole (Votes 351)

  13. WiFi Activated Self-Guided Walk of Historical Trail of Clondalkin Village (Votes 357)

  14. Gym Equipment and Activities for Rathcoole Community Centre (Votes 345)

  15. Welcome to Clondalkin Hedge Signage (Votes 343)

 

 

Participatory Budgeting is a now annual initiative run by South Dublin County Council and is a local democratic process that facilitates citizens in a local community to directly decide how to spend a portion of a public budget in their area.

 

We would like to thank everyone from the Clondalkin electoral area who submitted ideas and those who voted for the various projects in this year’s campaign.

 

The successful projects will be completed by South Dublin County Council in 2019.

 

For further information on how the €300k Have Your Say participatory Budgeting process works, visit https://haveyoursay.southdublin.ie/

 

Ends

 

Photograph 1: (From Left to Right) George Lawlor, Pat O'Sullivan, Mayor Cllr Paul Gogarty, Kathleen Gill, Eoin O' Broin members of Clondalkin Tidy Towns

Photograph 2: (From Left to Right) John Curran TD, Mayor Cllr Paul Gogarty, Thyes Kavanagh Clondalkin Heritage Group

Photograph 3: Mayor of South Dublin County Council Cllr. Paul Gogarty

 

South Dublin County is one of four local authority areas in the Dublin region.

South Dublin County Council provides and funds a broad range of services including housing, roads, walking and cycling routes, parks and playgrounds, libraries, sports facilities, litter control, arts centres, enterprise units, fire services, community infrastructure and financial supports. It also serves as a platform for local democracy with 40 councillors spread across six electoral areas.

 

Bounded by the River Liffey to the North and the Dublin Mountains to the South, the County lies 16 kilometres south west of Dublin city centre and has an administrative footprint of 223sq. kilometres. The County has nine main villages Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Templeogue, Saggart, Rathcoole and Newcastle and is bounded by adjoining counties of Wicklow, Kildare, Dublin City, Fingal and Dun Laoghaire.

Images

  • (From Left to Right) George Lawlor, Pat O'Sullivan, Mayor Cllr. Paul Gogarty, Kathleen Gill, Eoin O'Broin members of Clondalkin Tidy Towns
    (From Left to Right) George Lawlor, Pat O'Sullivan, Mayor Cllr. Paul Gogarty, Kathleen Gill, Eoin O'Broin members of Clondalkin Tidy Towns
  • (From Left to Right) John Curran TD, Mayor Cllr. Paul Gogarty, Thyes Kavanagh Clondalkin Heritage Group
    (From Left to Right) John Curran TD, Mayor Cllr. Paul Gogarty, Thyes Kavanagh Clondalkin Heritage Group
  • Mayor South Dublin County Council Cllr. Paul Gogarty
    Mayor South Dublin County Council Cllr. Paul Gogarty