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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, October 21, 2019

QUESTION NO.14

QUESTION: Councillor Sandra Fay

"To ask the CEO to report on financial support that can be made available to St Kevin’s Killian’s GAA Club to fund changing rooms facilities.  The club is an amalgamation of two communities, St. Kevin’s of Kilnamanagh and St. Killian’s of Kingswood.  The clubs are 30 years servicing the community."

REPLY:

"Consultants were commissioned to prepare a Sports Pitch Strategy, to provide the Council with with a clear evidence base and set recommndations for future outdoor sports facility development across SDCC's administrative area, which will presented to Council shortly.  This strategy was commissioned to identify the needs and requirements of all sports clubs that avail of SDCC pitches i.e GAA, Soccer, Rugby, Hockey, Cricket, Athletics etc.

There is no funding currently available, however clubs can apply for sports capital funding.  The Council have met with St. Kevin's Killian's GAA club on a number of occassions and informed them that any decision made in regarding their requests for facilities will made in the context of the SDCC Sports Pitch Strategy."