COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

QUESTION NO. 12

QUESTION: Councillor D. O'Brien

"To ask the Chief Executive what progress has been made so far on the new Swimming Pool in Lucan and what is the time frame on the project, Design/Planning & build times?"

REPLY:

"South Dublin County Council received confirmation on 29th April that the Lucan Project has been included in the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme (LASPP) for the funding of €3.8M.  Work is continuing on a number of fronts to advance the Lucan Swimming Pool project within the available resources and as part of an overall plan to deliver a large number of key infrastructural projects.

The project must comply with the standards set out in the Department’s “Procedures for the Planning, Approval and Financing of Swimming Pools and Technical Guidelines” and "Revised DOE/LG Technical Guidelines for Swimming Pools.

Under the Guidelines, there are four principal stages in a swimming pool project: Feasibility Study/Preliminary Report; Contract Documents; Tender and Construction.

Local authorities may not proceed to the next stage of a project until prior written approval issues from the Department. South Dublin County Council had been advised to undertake the first stage in the process i.e. Feasibility Study/Preliminary Report.   The Council has also submitted documentation for Stage 2 approval also. South Dublin County Council is awaiting approval from the Department to move to the stage 3 of the process."