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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

QUESTION NO. 10

QUESTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

"To ask the Chief Executive what plans if any are in place to provide suitable, affordable, vandal-proof storage facilities or basic changing shelters in the smaller parks and green spaces in Lucan and Palmerstown where football is played by clubs, including the long-standing request by Beech Park FC for something along these lines; and if a statement can be made on the matter?"

REPLY:

Two cage-type storage facilities have been trialled within the Lucan area in recent years and the next step will be to complete a review of these facilities to carry out a cost / benefit review and develop a set of criteria regarding their implementation elsewhere. Further provision will be subject to the availability of funding and suitable sites being identified in accordance with the criteria.

With regard to changing facilities; the pavilion construction programme aims to provide changing facilities in public parks; the initial contract commencing with provision at Dodder Valley-Old Bawn Park, and proceeding to pavilions at Griffeen Park and Corkagh Park. A number of tender processes have been carried out to date which failed to result in the successful appointment of a contractor. A third tender issued this year and the tender submission period is now complete and a tender assessment process is underway. Subject to a successful tender process and successful appointment of a contractor it is envisaged the construction programme will proceed with the pavilion at Dodder Valley Old Bawn. Subsequent appointment for the contracts for the second and third pavilions will be dependent on overall performance and adherence to agreed programme on the first pavilion. Where pavilions are proposed; storage is also integrated into the building, as will be the case at Griffeen Park.