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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor M. Johansson

To ask the Chief Executive to provide an update on when the Sports Pavilion Part 8 for Collinstown Park will be published?

REPLY:

In line with SDCC's Sports Pitch Strategy; Sports Pavilions are being provided on a shared basis for several clubs, at locations that have a number of playing pitches that require changing facilities. Pavilions are ideally located in areas with good passive surveillance, with good access to car parking and with good access to the pitch facilities they will serve. 

The following list of pavilions-county wide was agreed by the Council:

To date, SDCC have been successful with applications for Sports Capital Grants for five of the above pavilions and SDCC will continue to seek funding for the programme going forward.

In 2019 SDCC applied for and received funding for Collinstown Pavillion in the sum of €225,000. This was not the full amount sought as per the estimated costs, and we applied for a further grant in March 2020 which we have received notification this week (February 2022) was successful in the sum of €230,905. This is very welcome and will be factored into design of the pavillion when that stage is reached.

In relation to programme progress in general: Old Bawn Pavillion is completed. Griffeen Park Pavillion and Corkagh Park Pavillion both have Part 8 approval. Unfortunately, The Single-Operator Framework for the construction of pavilions came to its specified completion date in 2021 and due to market volatility, construction inflation and the need to de-risk the project, the Framework was not extended and is now closed.  Following discussion with the design team, it was agreed to re-tender the construction of Griffeen Valley Pavillion and Corkagh Park Pavillion as the Part 8 approved projects.

Once these projects are substantially progressed and underway; this will release resources to allow us to proceed to the preliminary design work and Part 8 for the Collinstown Park Pavillion and the other funded pavillions. Covid-19 has delayed us somewhat on construction projects so we cannot give any firm commitments on time lines as yet.

SDCC have been in touch with the local club at Collinstown at the initial grant application stage and we will consult with stakeholders during the development and delivery of the design.