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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, June 23, 2025

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor J. Spear

"Can the Manager please give an update on the sports pavilion in Kilnamanagh, Tallaght? Please include when works will commence and when the pavilion is expected to be open for use?"

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 tender evaluation completed. The bidders have submitted an outline programme but this will need to be confirmed after expiration of the standstill period. The outline programme at the moment shows modular manufacture and enabling works during Summer 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 which is on-going at present. Once the contract is signed for the initial 2 projects the remaining projects including Kilnamanagh can be programmed and ordered, at that stage the timelines for the remaining projects can be confirmed. South Dublin will seek to ensure the earliest possible start for manufacture and delivery of the units on site.