ADDITION OF A CAR park in Scariff has yet to come to fruition with Clare County Council yet to fully acquire the proposed site.
In January 2022, the Scariff Regeneration Project was allocated €524,000 in an application for the Rural Regeneration Development Fund.
A key aspect of this project is the development of a car park plus public realm works in the Market Square and the construction of a multi-service innovation and engagement hub.
An update on the car park was once again sought by Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) at a sitting of the Killaloe Municipal District.
Senior planner with Clare County Council, Brian McCarthy who is also the Killaloe MD coordinator said they were “working through” the matter with “some progress made on the legal side” regarding the acquisition.
McCarthy confirmed, “we don’t have it in our full ownership” and said they were anticipating a call for RRDF funding in September or October and plans for the car park would be part of that.
Whether or not a temporary car park for Scariff was “on or off the agenda” was the next query raised by Cllr Cooney.
In response, McCarthy said they would need to “work out the location” for a temporary car park over the next two years. He explained that their primary focus was on utilising the field as a permanent car park which was granted part eight planning approval and that they are now working on its legal acquisition.
