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There is “no budget” available to provide temporary toilet units in St Catherine's Park, Leixlip, Co Kildare, according to Kildare County Council.
Cllr Paul Brooks (FG) had motioned at a Celbridge Leixlip Municipal District meeting that the council provide temporary toilet units for use by sports clubs using the pitches on the Kildare County Council owned side of St Catherine's Park over the spring/summer period.
Speaking remotely at the meeting, Cllr Brooks said he understood if there were no budget to provide temporary toilets in St Catherine's Park, but he did believe that the matter should be given due consideration.
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He said sports clubs create a healthy atmosphere for children, and that they should be equipped with the most basic of facilities such as toilets.
Cllr Brooks acknowledged that there are toilets “on the Dublin side” of St Catherine's Park, but he said the sheer volume of children and coaches meant that availing of facilities on that side of the park was simply not feasible.
Toilet facilities need to be adjacent to where the sports clubs are playing, he said, and this would reduce the pressure on coaches who are volunteering their time to get children playing sports.
He said that in his belief, the matter should be put on the works programme for next year.
Supporting the motion, Cathaoirleach Rupert Heather (LAB) said that between the BMX track and the various sports pitches in St Catherine's Park, “there are literally hundreds of people in the park on any given weekend.”
He said it was “clear” there is a lack of toilet facilities in the park.
Cllr Heather said that with respect to the council's response, that a costings should be carried out first before a determination is made.
“Unless we know how much it costs, how can we say we don't have a budget?”, he asked.
A council official, responding, said the local authority “will keep the matter in our crosshairs” and revert back to council.
Cllr Brooks said he appreciated the council's response, and he wouldn't “keep harping on about it” if he didn't feel it was an important matter.
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