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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

QUESTION NO.18

QUESTION: Councillor D. Ó Brádaigh

To ask the manager to clearly outline the nature of continued delays to opening Airlie Park, and to provide a detailed reply in terms of expressions of interest from clubs, offering a definitive opening date and clarifying the booking process information for local clubs eagerly anticipating the opening of these much needed new facilities.

REPLY:

The Airlie Park project has been subject to unanticipated delays due to issues with the artificial surfacing within the artificial grass pitch. The Design Team inspected the site on Wednesday 23rd of November and are now reviewing the contractual requirements required for the contractor to achieve Substantial Completion. The elected members will be notified of the opening date of the park in the coming days. 

Local clubs that have indicated an interest in using the pitch have now been contacted with their reserved time slots made available to them for booking and instructions of how to register and book on our online booking system. Public Realm have reviewed the needs of all clubs and in line with our fair usage policy, we have offered time slots to a number of local clubs to ensure as many different sports and clubs get time on the pitch during the week. Other time slots will become available as these clubs confirm their allocation, and weekends will be available to book online on a first come first serve basis. Online bookings can be made here https://portal.sportskey.com/venues/airlie-park-pavilion once once the artificial grass pitch opens and clubs have registered with relevant documentation.