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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 09, 2025

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor M. Johansson

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on all the sports pavilion projects which were Part 8 approved in 2024, including a timeline for expected construction start and finish dates?

REPLY:

SDCC’s pavilion programme was agreed by the Council as part of its commitment to the health and well-being of its citizens. To support active recreation in the county including the growth and development of sports clubs and groups, facilities such as changing rooms, and secure storage areas become essential to ensure accessibility, sustainability, and success. A review of the pavilion programme was carried out and presented to the Council in April 2024. The review process identified a requirement for additional capital provision, which was approved for the 2025 budget. The programme will deliver sports changing rooms at 10 locations across the county, to facilitate groups using adjacent pitches / sport in parks as set out in the list below: 

The Part 8s for all the pavillions that still required planning permission (at Collinstown, Kilnamanagh, Sean Walsh Park, Arthur Griffith Park, Tymon Park South, Kiltipper & Willsbrook) were completed and passed by the Council in November and December 2024.

A framework tender for the modular buildings framework using Corkagh & Griffeen as the primary locations has recently completed. The detailed design and tender processes were extended due to required changes to the contract documents and requests from tenderers for additional time. That tender process is now closed with tenders under assessment and evaluation completion in late May. The bidders have submitted an outline programme but this will need to be confirmed and reissued once the start dates are confirmed. South Dublin will seek to ensure the earliest possible start to the contract period and delivery of the units on site. The outline programme at the moment shows modular manufacture and enabling works during Suimmer 2025 with installation of the intial 2 modular buidlings at Corkagh and Griffeen in Q3 2025; with the remaining  approved locations also ordered and delivered on foot of the establishment of the two frameworks. This programme will be subject to discussion and agreement with the successful contractor following the expiration of the tender standstill period.