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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, December 15, 2025

QUESTION NO.11

QUESTION: Councillor A. Smyth

"To ask the Council for an update on the Pavilion program for Tallaght?"

REPLY:

SDCC’s pavilion programme was agreed by the Council aross the county 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, including pavillions for the Tallaght area, to facilitate groups using adjacent pitches / sport in parks as set out in the list below: 

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 and a design and build contractor is appointed. 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 subject to challenges submitted which were required to be dealt with in line with appropriate procurement processes and procedures. All challenges have been resolved allowing the official signing of contracts at the end of August 2025. The first 2 units are programmed for delivery in early Q1 of 2026 with progress to the remaining 8 locations during 2026. A detailed programme for the remaining locations will be available once the contract is extended to the 8 remaining locations (post successful delivery of Griffeen and Corkagh pavillions).