Three years on and ‘Changing Places’ facility on Salthill Promenade still not open
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Author: Dara Bradley
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From this week's Galway City Tribune
From this week’s Galway City Tribune – The wait for accessible, specialised toilet facilities at Ladies Beach in Salthill goes on – three years after they were ‘prioritised’ by city councillors.
Galway City Council has confirmed to the Tribune this week that the ‘Changing Places’ facility at Ladies Beach is still not open.
Construction of the facility began almost a year ago, at the end of February 2022.
The local authority confirmed that some €135,600 has been spent on the unit, which is not yet open to the public.
“The initial stages of construction went well, with the facility now largely in place. There are a number of outstanding snags to be completed before the facility can open.
“Galway City Council is liaising with the contractor to complete out these snags, with a view to opening the facility as soon as possible,” a spokesperson said.
The local authority did not elaborate on what ‘snags’ were delaying the project.
But in January, Chief Executive of Galway City Council, Brendan McGrath, suggested that staffing issues were to blame for the delay.
(Photo: Mayor of Galway, Clodagh Higgins, at the site of the Changing Places facility, for which she had ring-fenced money).
This is a shortened preview version of this story. To read the rest of the article, see the February 3 edition of the Galway City Tribune. You can buy a digital edition HERE.
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