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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 12, 2015

QUESTION NO.22

QUESTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

To ask the Chief Executive how many playspaces are monitored, by either CCTV or SDCC personal throughout the County.

REPLY:

The Council has twenty six playspaces located around the county. Playgrounds are checked on a daily basis and routine tasks such as cleaning, and sweeping are scheduled. The large destination type playgrounds in the Regional Parks are checked several times a day by the Park Ranger Service because of the large numbers of visitors that they typically attract.

Where the Council has provided CCTV e.g. at Sean Walsh Park, the primary purpose of the CCTV is to counter vandalism and anti-social behaviour outside of normal working hours. CCTV has been provided for this purpose at the playgrounds in Sean Walsh Park, Rathfarnham Castle Park and Carrigmore Park In addition, playspaces provided at Killinarden Community Centre, Brookview Community Centre, Fettercairn Community Centre,  Jobstown Community Centre, Quarryvale Community Centre and Clondalkin Sports and Leisure Centre are also monitored by CCTV for the same reason. Playspaces and MUGA's provided at Balgaddy and Mac Uilliam housing developments are also provided with CCTV systems as a measure to control anti social behaviour and vandalism.