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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

QUESTION NO. 12

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

"To ask that the Chief Excecutive issue a report into Knockmitten Astro Turf and detail what the delay is and when the much needed facility will be delivered?" 

REPLY:

South Dublin County Council were notified that the proposed All Weather Pitch Knockmitten received Sports Capital Grant Funding in the 2018 notification of grants. The Council carried out a Part 8 process in 2017 in relation to the proposal and the Part 8 was passed by the Council.

There is no particular delay to this project, as notified to all parties at the time of application the delivery of the Sports Grants Programme is subject to the programmed delivery of all the sports pitch grants the Council is currently delivering. The 4 No. 2015 Sports Capital Grant allocated projects are currently underway; 2 are close to completion and are at establishment stage, 1 is on site and close to completion and 1 will be subject to an imminent re-tender process. Once those projects are progressed the Knockmitten All Weather Pitch, which is from the 2018 Capital Grant Allocations, will be detailed design and tendered. In the interim, to ensure that the Knockmitten project can progress SDCC have engaged with the ESB to allow the relocation of the ESB lines that are required prior to commencement of the project. It is envisaged that the tender for consultants will take place in Q2. The timelines for the project will be subject to successful outcomes in terms of tendering for the design and construction stages and agreement of a construction programme with the successful contractor.