COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, November 10, 2014
QUESTION NO.11
QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor
To ask the Chief Executive to report to the Council on his plans to spend the cash windfall of approx 4.5 million euros which the Echo newspaper reported on its front page 16/10/2014 and in that regard would he also confirm that the proposals will include a new stand at Tallaght Stadium?
REPLY:
The 2014 budget has been monitored closely over the course of the year in order to adhere to agreed targets, anticipate and explain variances and to take corrective actions if appropriate. The mid year review projected a positive out-turn for 2014 arising from increased incomes and reduced costs as follows:
- A local government grant of €923,906 for 2014 was allocated to South Dublin County Council in Circular Fin 6/2013. This allocation was not anticipated in the budget for 2014 but has been accounted for via the Revised Budget (or out-turn) 2014
- Changes which encouraged owners of properties with outstanding Non Principal Private Residence Charge liabilities to register and discharge the liability (circular Fin 01/2014 dated 5th March 2014) contributed to additional income of €2,200,000 in 2014
- Payroll savings totalling €876,000
In October Dublin City Council notified South Dublin about an increased net expenditure requirement of €900,000 for the Homeless Service (provided on a regional agency basis by the Dublin City Council managed Homeless Agency) and €177,400 for the Fire Service. The Non Principal Private Residence Charge continued to perform above budgetary projections and delivered a further €562,000 (i.e. €2,762,000 in total for 2014) to offset the revised expenditure projections.
The revised budget therefore includes proposals (as recommended by the Corporate Policy Group) for a suite of capital and operational projects at a cost of €3.4M which could be advanced from the additional funds and savings. These include:
- €200,000 - 200 additional allotments at Tymon, Corkagh and Grange
- €100,000 - detailed design North Clondalkin library
- €120,000 - new mobile library
- €100,000 – Jobstown all weather pitch refurbishment
- €200,000 – upgrade community centres
- €50,000 – Clondalkin Equine club
- €80,000 – Templeogue house
- €50,000 – Cobra boxing club
- €150,000 – BMX track, running track and playing pitches at Firhouse
- €500,000 – new stand Tallaght stadium (overall cost c.€1.3m)
- €500,000 – tourism flagship projects – to be agreed out of strategy
- €750,000 – Lucan area sports hall
- €100,000 – N81 entrance to Tallaght – Jobstown inn to Mount Seskin
- €500,000 – windows and doors programme
The provision of two sports pavilions at Oldbawn and Griffeen at a cost of €600,000 was also included in the initial draft programme of works discussed by the Corporate Policy Group but it was not possible to accommodate the expenditure on these facilities in 2014 following the additional costs from the Homeless Agency and the Fire Service. These pavilions have instead been included for funding from the 2015 Revenue Budget and they will be included in the 2015/2017 Capital Programme once a source of funds has been agreed.