COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE
Monday, November 28, 2016
QUESTION NO. 6
QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor
"To ask the Chief Executive to update the Committee on progress towards the delivery of the proposed new Stand at Tallaght Municipal Stadium and will he give a detailed report on the design to include itemised costings on the various elements required which would bring the proposals up to horse-shoe design and asking if he has considered options for providing any shortfall including details of any requests made to Government and the FAI and in reporting will he also confirm if any consideration was given to raise additional funds necessary through the sale of naming rights for our Stadium as has been done in many other Stadiums?"
REPLY:
"Drawings and particulars for a single tier 2,195 seat Spectator Stand, including associated ancillary and welfare facilities, within the boundaries of Tallaght Stadium to the south of the existing spectator stands, are available for inspection from Thursday 20th October to Thursday 1st December 2016 at County Hall and on South Dublin County Council’s website – www.sdcc.ie and the Public Consultation Portal http://consult.sdublincoco.ie.
Written submissions or observations with respect to this matter dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area must be submitted to The Senior Executive Officer , Economic Development Department, South Dublin County Council by 4.00pm on Thursday 15th December 2016.
The budget cost of proposed development is in the region of €1.95m plus design team fees. Part VIII Approval will be sought at the County Council Meeting in January 2017. The tendering process will commence immediately thereafter. It is hoped that contractor would start on site by Mid 2017 and the stand would be completed by the first quarter 2018.
The Council is satisfied that the current design is matched by the current level of allocated funding. To design and build a horsehsoe type stand would require a major rethink in design and also would substantially increase construction costs for many reasons, not least the complexity of connecting to the existing stands, impacts on lighting columns and scoreboard, the increased size of the overall build and the impact on the operation of the existing stands.
The Council is currently looking at developing a marketing plan or advertising stratagy for the stadium. The Stadium will continue to be called "Tallaght Stadium" however the scope for partnering with an advertiser / company will be considered. The Council's overall marketing startegy will also be considered."