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Meeting: 10/01/2022 - Monthly Council Meeting (Item 30)

Emergency Motion(s)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

In light of recent rumours and media reports that a 'deal' granting ownership of the Iveagh Markets to a private developer, this council agrees that:

- a full report be given to the Councillors at this evening's monthly meeting of the Council to include details of the deal made, monies exchanged, the amount the local authority is liable for if any, whether any monies were paid to participants in the negotiations by way of a fee and if so, where those fees were paid from.

- that time be given for questions to management and debate at this evening's meeting

- that any 'deal' made granting ownership should include a no sale clause, an agreement that vulture funds or REITs will not be involved in future development or acquisition of the markets; a requirement to initiate immediate remedial works, that the markets shall be restored and preserved not simply gutted to facilitate development, that development must commence within a prescribed period of time; that a community and public market space must be included in future development; 

 

Submitted by Councillors Tina MacVeigh, Darragh Moriarty, Máire Devine

 

Assistant Chief Executive Richard Shakespeare made a statement in relation to the Iveagh Market by the Assistant Chief Executive, Richard Shakespeare at the City Council meeting on Monday night.

 

1.    The three parties Lord Iveagh, Dublin City Council and Mr Martin Keane (and related companies) are involved in a confidential mediation process which arises from a number of legal proceedings which are currently before the High Court.

 

2.    It is the intention of the parties that this matter be resolved as soon as possible.

 

3.    Without prejudice to these proceedings and as part of this mediation process, the parties have agreed that the following can be stated at this time.

 

4.    On a strictly without prejudice basis, an application to take out an archaeological licence under Section 26 of the National Monuments Act 1930 (as amended) has been made to facilitate proposed enabling works in the Iveagh Markets, Dublin 8. The primary purpose of the enabling works is to provide a hard standing to allow for the erection of scaffolding and access to facilitate an architectural survey of the roof, parapet walls and rainwater goods of the Wet and Dry Market structures. This will facilitate the repair and conservation of the Market Buildings.

 

The Motion was put and carried.