10.6 Community Services and Facilities + 10/12 Educational Facilities
Objective SC O13 to "Progress plans for the provision of a regional swimming pool in North Kildare in conjunction with other relevant bodies." should be qualified to state acknowledge that there is a strong case for more than one pool in North Kildare and that the pool needs to be at a location that is easily accessed by public transport from all towns that are intended to be served by the swimming pool. For example
- "Assess the level of demand for swimming pools in North Kildare and progress plans for the provision of one or more regional swimming pools in North Kildare in conjunction with other relevant bodies. Each swimming pool(s) should be easily accessible by public transport from all towns to be served by it."
Related to Objectives SC O6, SC O10, SC O16, SC O68, SC O70 and SC O71, an objective should be added, either in Chapter 10 or Chapter 5, to prioritise permeability initiatives to clustered community facilities / multi-purpose hubs and locations where community and sporting facilities are co-located or adjacent to schools. Prioritisation of permeability initiatives should be based on a social infrastructure audit completed during preparation of each town's LAP and should focus on maximising the number of
- primary school children who can walk to existing schools and sporting activities in 10-minutes (most younger children are unable to cycle) and
- young people walking or cycling to school and sporting activities in 10-minutes via segregated cycleways.