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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

MOTION NO. 5

MOTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

That the Chief Executive reports on usage numbers since commencement for the facilities at Airlie Park - including Tennis Courts - since my raising of the matter in January last and also undertakes to make the process of exiting the facilities easier when people end up leaving a few minutes past their allocated times.

REPORT:

Airlie Park - Pitch	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Total
# of active customers	18	39	72	82	211
# of bookings	28	115	130	127	400
# of hours of usage	47	137	169	186	539

Airlie Park - Tennis Courts	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Total
# of bookings	1	6	14	14	35
# of hours of usage	1	6	17	14	38

The average usage during peak time for the artificial grass pitch is over 90%.

The online booking system allows for clubs to book dressing rooms free of charge when making a booking of the artificial grass pitch. The booking system generates a code that the club use to enter and exit the pitch and a separate code for the dressing rooms. These codes are time sensitive and are for the duration of the booking as well as including a short grace period after the time is up, to allow for the safe exit of users before the gate closes on the pitch.

Should the club or any member find themselves locked into the pitch, they can ring SDCC and arrange to be released. These numbers have been circulated to all clubs along with reminders about exiting the pitch when their time slot is up. This is to allow for the next booking to be able to enter the pitch on time. These numbers are also available on the sign inside the pitch.