COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor William Joseph Carey

"To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the Astro pitch in Knockmitten Park and to indicate when the work on this will commence?"

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; 3 have reached completion and 1 has completed a tender process and it is hoped to commence on site with that one shortly. South Dublin County Council have completed a Sports Pitch Strategy which gives more detail about the placement and provision of Astro Pitches across the county in general.

In relation to Knockmitten in particular: 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 taken place and consultants have been appointed to carry out the design and construction stages for Knockmitten Astro pitch. The detailed design stage is currently underway. The timelines for the project will be subject to successful completion of the tendering process in terms of tendering for the construction stages and agreement of a construction programme with the successful contractor.