COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 11, 2023

QUESTION NO. 19

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive for a report into the Pavillion programme. Report to include when the review of the Pavillion programme will be completed and what direction does the Chief Executive envisage to any new Pavillion programme taking?

REPLY:

The Sports Pavillions programme provides for changing rooms within parks to serve a number of sports pitches; the following list of pavillions county-wide was agreed by the Council:

The pavilions have been funded via SDCC's capital budget with additional required funding via the sports capital grant application process. 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 such projects going forward.

In relation to the programme progress in general: Old Bawn Pavilion has finished on site and is open and operational. Griffeen Park Pavilion and Corkagh Park have both achieved Part 8 Planning permission. However, several recent tender processes to progress the construction of the programme have been unsuccessful and SDCC are now reviewing the pavilion build proposals to achieve better value for money and ensure progression of pavilion delivery. During the review, additional locations will also be considered, as it is several years since the programme was developed. The review is currently underway and will be presented to the council once complete, expected date for completion of the review/presentation to council being December 2023/January 2024.