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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 11, 2016

QUESTION NO.2

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To ask the Chief Executive to report on the total funding being provided in 2016 for pitch and playing facility improvement works?

REPLY: 

The total budget provision for pitch maintenance, including improvement works for 2016 is €353,900 of which €111,585 has been committed to date.

Improvement works carried out to date include the inspection, repair and painting of goal posts in Rathcoole, Killinarden, Jobstown and Fettercairn Parks to bring them up to required standards.

New GAA, soccer and rugby posts have been provided in Beech Park, Butler McGee Park, Aylesbury Park, Dodder Valley Park, Bancroft Park and Tymon Park. Substandard posts have also been removed in Aylesbury and Dodder Valley Parks.

Goalmouths on Gaelic Pitch 11 in Griffeen Valley Park sodded

Pitches 5 to 14 & No 162 in Griffeen Valley Park fertilised.

Pitches 1 to 35 slit (Grange Depot Lucan Area, North Clondalkin- Palmerstown).

Pitch 46 in Knockmitten - Goalposts removed. Club providing portable goals.

Pitch 50 at Clondalkin Park Gaelic goal posts replaced June.

Pitch 49 at Clondalkin Park Gaelic goal posts replaced February.

Pitch 443 (Castle Park), 44,45,46 (Knockmitten) Fertilized in April.

Pitches 43-63 (Knockmitten, Clondalkin Park & Corkagh Park) & 92-95 (Kingswood) Rolled with tractor roller February.

Glenaulin Park GAA Goal Posts on 2 pitches were painted.

Proposed drainage works for 2016:

Vertidraining was carried out on pitches in October/November 2015 by contractor.  Similar programme being rolled out this year to approximately 10 pitches. 

Ongoing maintenance is carried out to pitches and goal mouths as required.