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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

MOTION NO. 7

MOTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

"That this Council provides an update on plans to improve GAA playing pitch surfaces for our local GAA clubs in Lucan and Palmerstown given that repeated requests for improvements to playing surfaces and other remedial works in relation to Lucan Sarsfields for example have been half-hearted at best and responses to local representatives regarding same have been haphazard and repeatedly delayed; and that furthermore the Council commits to a sit down meeting with deputations from any sports club that requests them in relation to the maintenance of surfaces at the appropriate times of the year as this would ensure a cost-efficient and timely service that would result in less complaints."

REPORT:

As part of the approved Public Realm Budget 2017, an additional provision has been made for the development of a rolling countywide Pitch Maintenance and Improvement Programme.

All requests received for maintenance/ improvement works will be considered for inclusion in the programme, and in this regard, all Clubs who currently have a pitch let from the Council will be written to this week to advise their committee on how to make a request for possible inclusion in this programme. 

In the last 12 months all pitches including GAA pitches have been slit tined. A second operation of slitting pitches started in mid-December and will continue into the New Year until all pitches have been attended to. Following requests from clubs for goal mouth repair works, sodding has been carried in Glenaulin Park and Griffeen Valley Park. Fertilizer has also been applied where required to the GAA pitches in Griffeen Valley Park.