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THE OFFICE OF Public Works is considering opening new restroom facilities in the Phoenix Park in anticipation of an increase in visitor numbers this summer.
In a letter to Dublin City Council, OPW Chairman Maurice Buckley confirmed that there were proposals for portaloos at two locations in the park for the summer period.
The letter follows the tabling of a motion to the council by Social Democrats councillor Cat O’Driscoll which called for the immediate improvement of toilet facilities in the park.
Buckley subsequently wrote to the council explaining that toilet facilities in the park can only be developed where there is suitable water and waste water infrastructure.
“The only locations suitable for these facilities are currently at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, the Tea Rooms close to Dublin Zoo, and also Farmleigh Estate,” he said.
“The park is primarily a green space and the network of waste water is, as you can appreciate, limited to certain areas.
“Therefore, it is not possible to install additional permanent facilities at multiple locations.
“However, proposals for temporary portaloos are being considered for two additional locations within the park for the summer period.”
The development comes weeks after Minister of State for the OPW Patrick O’Donovan suggested no such plans were in place.
In reply to a Parliamentary Question to Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon, the minister warned that temporary facilities could be vandalised and difficult to maintain.
“There are no plans to install temporary facilities throughout the Park as these may be subject to vandalism and it would be difficult to maintain them to an appropriate hygiene standard,” O’Donovan said.
“Further it is not possible to install permanent facilities at multiple sites in the Park due to limited waste water system across the Park.
“Therefore, permanent facilities are located where appropriate infrastructure already exists.”
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The promises the Labour made .before the election Will be there downfall . I will never vote Labour again . As for Gilmore Labour Party need a leadership change .the Irish way .
Action are words not near fancy vote gaining points . I would like to see Quinn to take control before its to late.
It’s too late for Labour, too many of their senior Politicians stood by while their Party allowed the low income & poor to be continually pummelled by Govt policies!
They are way beyond saving, with the exception of a complete rollback of Govt cuts & increase to original levels of Child benefit (ain’t going to happen) they are screwed, to simply pretend they are going to stop cuts in these areas in the upcoming budget is insulting & lets face it we know their game & it isn’t fooling us!!
Too late for Labour already but Quinn is definitely not the answer, he’s too closely associated with the champagne socialists who sold us out, he’s got questions to answer over his nephew and then there is the signing of the promise to students before the last election, a promise which like so many others was forgotten when they signed up to FG’s programme for government, one which neither party had a mandate to introduce. The only hope is a new Labour arising out of disaffected ordinary members without any of the DL traitors who are only out for themselves. If even one of the current Labour ministers is in it then it will be doomed.
Here in Drogheda The Labour Party office is ran from The SIPTU office Connolly Hall, it makes me sick to the stomach that they inforce their austerity on the poor with the support of SIPTU and other unions. Gilmore your a waste of space and nothing u can do will save your sorry Ass, as for the rest of The Labour Party tick tock!!
What happens when a politician takes viagra.. they grow taller! Bunch of prix!
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