COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
QUESTION NO.2
QUESTION: Councillor N. Fennell
Can the council please give an update on the pavilion programme for Collinstown park for changing facilities
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 local communities, and to support the growth and development of sports clubs and groups facilities such as changing rooms, and secure storage areas ensure access to recreation, sustainability of service delivery and enable 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:
- Griffeen Valley Park
- Corkagh Park ORR
- Collinstown Park
- Kilnamanagh Open Space
- Dodder Valley Mt Carmel
- Griffeen Valley / Arthur Griffith Park
- Tymon Park South
- Sean Walsh Park Artificial Pitch
- Kiltipper Park
- Willsbrook Park
The Part 8s for all the pavilions 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 been completed. The detailed design and tender processes were extended due to required changes to the contract documents and requests from tenderers for additional time. The appointment of the successful contractor was delayed due to challenges submitted which were required to be dealt with in line with appropriate procurement processes and procedures. All challenges were resolved allowing the official signing of contracts at the end of August 2025.
Since then, the contractor has been progressing the detailed design of the 2 initial pavilions with installation on site expected Q1 2026. Once complete, the contractor will progress to manufacture and install of the remaining pavilions in the programme, with Collinstown included as the next in line.