Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 December 2025
403. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when full opening hours will resume at a facility (details supplied); when the carpark adjacent to the facility will be reopened; if he will commit to ensuring full access for members at the earliest opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67562/25]
View answerThe Department is aware that the leisure centre at the Citywest Hotel and Convention centre complex is a valued local amenity with approximately 3,000 members.
Following the purchase of the complex, the Department contracted the current provider to oversee the management and provision of service for the gym and the existing workforce was maintained under the transitional agreement.
Due to the public disorder outside of the Citywest Hotel and Convention Centre campus, access had to be restricted to the campus for residents, staff, and members of the public accessing services including the leisure centre and restaurant. This measure was taken to protect the safety of all people who may be on the campus. Members of the leisure centre were informed about the access restrictions by the management.
Access to the Leisure Centre was restored to members on a reduced hours basis from Tuesday November 11. Current opening hours are 6am – 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am – 6pm Saturday to Sunday. Under the current measures, the Leisure Centre is open three hours longer than usual at weekends - closing one hour later, at 5pm, on Saturdays and two hours later, at 6pm, on Sundays.
Security huts have been put in place at the entrance to the Citywest campus and at various locations on site, including at the designated car park for members accessing the Leisure Centre. Additional lighting and CCTV have been put in place both in the Leisure Centre car park and along the main route through the campus.
The Department is working closely with An Garda Síochána and keeping security arrangements at the campus under review, including a possible return to previous opening hours of the Leisure Centre and parking arrangements.
While security concerns and assessments are ongoing, the Leisure Centre will operate under the current arrangements. Local public representatives and community members will be kept informed if there is any update for members and people living in the locality.
