COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

QUESTION NO. 5

QUESTION: Councillor William Joseph Carey

"To ask the Chief Executive to provide an update on the provision of an Astro Turf pitch in partnership with Knockmitten Utd FC on the grounds of Knockmitten Community Centre, including a timeline for when the construction of the Astro will commence and conclude."

REPLY:

South Dublin County Council were notified that the proposed All Weather Pitch at Knockmitten Community Centre 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.

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 has currently underway. 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 has just completed a tender process and it is hoped to commence on site with that one shortly. 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, South Dublin County Council have engaged with the ESB to allow the relocation of the ESB lines that are required prior to commencement of the project. A tender for consultants for All Weather Pitches has also recently taken place and the standstill period is currently underway. The timelines for the project will be subject to successful completion of the tendering process in terms of tendering for both the design and construction stages and agreement of a construction programme with the successful contractor. South Dublin County Council also have a Sports Pitch Strategy underway; which will give more detail about the placement and provision of Astro Pitches across the county.