No. The Valuation Act 2001 provides that the rates income collectible by a Council in the year immediately following revaluation cannot exceed the previous year’s rates income other than by the increase attributable to inflation. If the Council had adopted an ARV allowed for under the legislation the ARV in 2011 would have been €.0174. However, Members adopted an ARV of €0.170, 2.3% less than that permissible under the legislation. Furthermore, the Council has suffered a significant financial loss attributable to the Re-Valuation process arising from the necessity to make provision for any potential losses arising from appeals to the Valuation Office/Valuation Tribunal in 2011. It can therefore be seen that the Council did not benefit in any financial manner from the Re-Valuation process and in actuality Re-Valuation has resulted in a very significant negative impact on the Council’s finances.

Revaluation is a distribution of rates liability between Ratepayers. While 60% of Ratepayers will have a decease or no change in their rates assessment this year, 40% unfortunately will have an increased assessment following revaluation and if you are in this bracket it is important that you are aware of your right of appeal - you have up until the 8th February 2011 to exercise this right. 

Once final agreement is reached with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), we will test the sea water at the Dún Laoghaire Baths inline with our other coastal locations, i.e. weekly during the bathing season (1st of June to 15th of September) and fortnightly outside of the bathing season. Further information about bathing water quality can be found here.

There is no need for a 7 day notice in respect of a Disability Access Certifiate, as a Disability Access Certificate is not required prior to commencement - see above.

There is no need for a regularisation certificate as Disability Access Certificate only applies to works commencing from Jan 1 2010 and not retrospectively. A Disability Access Certificate must be acquired prior to opening, operating or occupying a building to which works required a Disability Access Certificate. A Disability Access Certificate can be applied for this purpose. 

Subject to lifeguard availability, a lifeguard service will be provided during the bathing season (1st of June to 15th of September).

Yes, there will be two public information sessions in St. Gerard's School, Thornhill Road on:

• Thursday, 18th of May from 4:00pm - 8:00pm
• Monday, 29th of May from 4:00pm - 8:00pm.

Deputation minutes are a summary of the record of actions that were agreed and not a record of everything that was said at the meeting.

The minutes will be issued to each Residents Association or Community Group 3 weeks after their meeting takes place.

Members of the planning team will be available to answer queries at the following times / locations (subject to public health guidelines):

• Tuesday 16th November, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, County Hall, Dún Laoghaire.
• Thursday 25th November, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Dundrum Civic Offices.
• Tuesday 30th November, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, Dundrum Civic Office.
• Wednesday 8th December, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, County Hall, Dún Laoghaire.
• Thursday 16th December, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, County Hall, Dún Laoghaire.
• Tuesday 11th January 2022, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm: Dundrum Civic Office.

For queries outside of these times, please contact E:  devplan@dlrcoco.ie / T: 01 2054700.

Yes. Members of the planning team will be available to answer queries at the our public information sessions as follows:

• County Hall, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire - Thursday 15th January 2026 at 2pm - 4pm and 6pm - 8pm
• Dundrum Council Offices, Dundrum Office Park, Main Street, Dundrum - Tuesday 20th January 2026 at 4pm - 8pm.

For queries outside of these times, please contact the forward planning team at dlrforwardplanning@dlrcoco.ie or call 01 2054700

During the main works it is not expected that daily traffic management restrictions will be required and no road closures are currently planned. If a road closure is required during the works this will be advertised using the normal procedures (website and social media) well in advance of any proposed closure.