300k Have Your Say Launched in Firhouse - Bohernabreena

‘€300k- Have Your Say’ for Firhouse – Bohernabreena Launched!

The Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Cllr Vicki Casserly, officially launched the ‘€300K – Have Your Say’ initiative for the Firhouse – Bohernabreena electoral area at the Firhouse Community Centre on Wednesday 18 September 2019.

An amount of €300,000 has been allocated for the electoral area, which takes in Firhouse, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Bohernabreena and Edmondstown.

€300k Have Your Say’ is a participatory budgeting initiative which has been run by South Dublin County Council since 2017. €300k Have Your Say allows residents to develop project ideas for their local area and then vote on shortlisted proposals in order to fund winning projects up to the value of €300,000.

South Dublin County Council has previously won a Chambers Ireland award in Citizen Engagement for the initiative and been shortlisted for a European Innovation in Politics award in the ‘Democracy’ category.

During October, four community workshops have been arranged to facilitate the generation of ideas by residents. The workshops will take place on:

• Tuesday 1st October: The Park Community Centre from 7.00pm

  • Thursday 3rd October: Knocklyon Community Centre from 7.00pm

  • Monday 7th October: Whitechurch Library from 7.00pm

  • Tuesday 8th October: Firhouse Community Centre from 7.00pm

Submissions are now open on the Council’s €300k Have Your Say website and will remain open until close of business (6.00pm) on Monday, 14 October 2019.