COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

MOTION NO. 1

MOTION: Councillor C. Brady

Cathaoirleach's Business

That this committee request the Chief Executive report on progress to date in delivering the sports changing room pavilion programme in the LEA, including the current status of the pavilion at Griffeen Valley Park, previously programmed for delivery in early Q1 2026, and an outline plan with indicative timelines for the delivery of the remaining pavilion units within the LEA, including how remaining locations will be prioritised for delivery, given that public park pitches used by local clubs do not have access to toilet or changing facilities.

REPORT:

SDCC’s pavilion programme was agreed by the Council as part of its commitment to the health and well-being of its citizens. The implementation will support active recreation in local communities, support the growth and development of sports clubs and groups facilities such as changing rooms, and provide secure storage areas to 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: 

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 the resolution of challenges, 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. The first 2 units, at Griffeen Valley Park and Corkagh Park are programmed for delivery in May 2026 having dealt with significant rain fall and challenging conditions in the early part of the programme. Progress will then continue to the remaining 8 locations. 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 Valley Park and Corkagh pavilions).