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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (1)

Monday, February 16, 2009

QUESTION NO.3

QUESTION: Councillor J. Hannon

To ask the Manager for a progress report on the Childrens Playground at Sean Walsh Park, Watergate and will he also provide full details of the facility.

REPLY:

The playground at Sean Walsh Park is expected to be completed in March/April 2009, as programmed.  Works on site have slowed somewhat due to the extreme weather conditions experienced in recent weeks but progress will return to normal, as conditions improve.

The playground will consist of 3 main areas:

- A Junior Area consisting of:

·         Junior swings,

·         Multi-use play item,

·         Springers/rockers,

·         See-saw

·         Pedal roundabout.

- A Senior Area consisting of:

·         Central Tower Slide, Large Pyramid Climbing Net, Mountain Climbing Boulder.

·         Senior Swings,

·         Balancing equipment (momentum and the dragonfly), 

·         Interactive play item NEOS (incorporating electronic games console with nine games to encourage physical exercise whilst gaming).

- An Outdoor Fitness Area/ Tonezone: This will consist of various pieces of adult exercise equipment to enable a comprehensive physical workout in an outdoor setting.

The playground will be surfaced in tarmacadam with composite rubber fall-zones and is designed to be universally accessible. The individual items of equipment are designed to enable people of all ages and ability to partake in physical exercise whilst having fun.