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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, July 11, 2011
QUESTION NO.9
QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy
To ask the Manager for a progress report on the implementation of the Council's Five Year Playground Programme, the report to include information on the number of proposed Regional and Local Playgrounds which have been completed to date, the amount of money spent on the implementation to date, and any Parks currently being developed?
REPLY:
The 5 Year Playground Construction Programme was adopted by the Council in December 2006 and arises from the Council’s Play Policy – Developing Play in South Dublin County 2006 – 2009.
The details of the playground programme, as approved by the Council, are set out below:
| Location | Electoral Area |
| Griffeen Valley Park | Lucan Clondalkin |
| Rathfarnham Castle Park | Terenure Rathfarnham |
| Rathcoole Park | Tallaght |
| Sean Walsh Park | Tallaght |
| Tymon Park | Tallaght |
| Corkagh Park | Lucan Clondalkin |
Two of the playgrounds listed on the programme have been completed and are now in public use.
The playground at Sean Walsh Park, Tallaght was opened to the public in March 2009 and the one at Rathfarnham Castle Park was opened in 2008.
The provision of new playgrounds at Griffeen Valley Park, Tymon Park and Corkagh Park are at various stages.
- A Part 8 proposal for the development of the Griffeen Valley Park (Grange Lands) was advertised and adopted in June 2006. This proposal included for the provision of a playground as part of the further development of the park.
- Design work on playgrounds at Corkagh Park and Rathcoole Park is subject to the identification of suitable sites.
All of these projects are subject to the identification of finance as part of the Capital Programme.
The total public investment in playgrounds in the 5 year programme by South Dublin County since 2006 is approximately €1.1million.
In terms of new developments, a public consultation process as part of the Part 8 requirement of the Planning and Development Act 2000 and the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2006 (Part 8) has recently been undertaken in relation to the proposed replacement playground at Tymon Park (on the Tymon North side of the park). A report on this was presented to the Tallaght Area Committee (2) on the 27th June 2011 and was NOTED by the Elected Members and is listed as an item on the Agenda of today’s Council Meeting.