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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 12, 2015

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a detailed report on the financial performance (i.e. incomes, costs, level of operating deficits/surpluses, etc) in 2013 & 2014 of the swimming pool/leisure centres at each of Clondalkin & Tallaght; and to further report on the financial performance & balance sheet of the South County Dublin Leisure Services Ltd. company?

REPLY: In 1997 a management company was established by the Community Service Dept to regulate the operation of the Lucan Sports Centre and the Clondalkin Swimming pool. The company, South County Dublin Leisure Services Ltd was also awarded the management of the Tallaght Leisure Centre in 2006 by competative tender.

Audited figures are available for 2013 and the trend for 2014 would suggest a similar outcome.

                                                                                       2013                                 2012

Turnover                                                                     2,654,044                      2,653,901

Administrative expenses                                            (2,880,674)                   (2,984,661)

SDCC grant                                                                   60,000                           60,000

Staff numbers                                                                   98                                    103

Number of Customers                                               515,000                             505,000

In overall terms the Clondalkin site now operates with a small surplus and the Tallaght site makes a loss. The Council also offsets the commercial rates in respect of the facilities.  Overall there is an operating deficit. The new All Weather Pitches are scheduled to open in January 2015 at TLC which will help address this deficit. 

In addition the Community Dept funds a portion of the repairs/maintainance costs:    

                                      Clondalkin                                                    Tallaght             Total

              2013                  46,743                                                         28,023             46,743   

              2014                  41,788                                                     *   102,819          144,607

* includes repaint of TLC and major repairs to plant.