COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, February 22, 2021

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor L. Dunne

"This Area Committee calls on the Chief Executive to upgrade and resurface the all weather pitch in Jobstown situated in the grounds of St Thomas's School"

REPORT:

The original All Weather pitch and clubhouse at St Thomas's Senior and Junior schools were constructed in the late 1990's by way of a collabartion between both schools, the Church and the council. The site is owned by the St Laurence O'Toole Trust and not South Dublin County Council.

A local management company was established to manage the facility, ensuring that the schools had priority access during school hours and that local clubs could have access at other times including weekends.  This community model was very successful and enabled all stakeholders optimum usuage of the facility.  As this has been a 20 plus year project and over time several of the principals both from the school and commmunity side have retired. The facility has also shown its age and now requires a replacement pitch.

A potential new model is being explored involving a transfer of the site from the LOT to SDCC by way of a lease after which the Council would potentially undertake surveys, costings and a funding application to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for funding for facility upgrade.  This would require a new legal entity to be developed to ensure that the interest of all stakeholders is best served.