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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 10, 2012

QUESTION NO. 15

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

To ask the Manager for a report on the recently installed Adult Gym Equipment in our parks and to include in the answer the number of people that participated in the recent training sessions per location?

REPORT:

Outdoor Exercise Equipment was installed during the summer months in eleven parks around the county. The parks where the equipment was installed are

Beechfield Park, Walkinstown

Greenhills Park, Greenhills

Glendown Park, Templeogue

Tymon Park (2 trails) one each side of M50

Griffeen Valley Park, Lucan

Waterstown Park, Palmerston

Hermitage Park, Lucan

Ballymount Park, Clondalkin

Rathcoole Park, Rathcoole

Corkagh Park, Clondalkin

Kingswood Park, Tallaght

The equipment has proven to be very popular and the public have taken to using the equiment as soon as it was installed.  Each piece of equipment has guidance provided which sets out general advice and directions as to how to use the equipment properly.

As part of National Recreation Week in October, the Council's Sports Officer arranged a series of  training sessions on the equipment with instruction and guidance provided by a professional fitness instructor. Signs were placed on the equipment in the parks to promote the event, notices were placed in local libraries and community centres and details were also forwarded to local groups on the sports database. The details were also posted on the Council's website.  

Location	Date	Numbers attending
Corkagh Park	31st October	3
Griffeen Valley Park	1st November	1
Tymon Park (east of M50)	1st November	4
Tymon Park (west of M50)	1st November	6
Waterstown Park	1st November	3
Hermitage Park	1st November	1
Rathcoole Park	1st November	12
Kingswood Park	2nd November	15
Ballymount Park	2nd November	3
Greenhills Park	2nd November	2

While the attendance appears to be generally very low, feedback from active retirement groups and local residents indicated that the main reason for this was the very cold weather experienced that week. People also indicated that they would be interested in participating in a future event if it was held in the spring.

Consideration will therefore be given to running the event again in 2013, either as a stand alone event or part of another recreation event.