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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

QUESTION NO.12

QUESTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

"To ask the Chief Executive to explain in further detail how, for some considerable period of time, funding was allocated for the refurbishment of Griffeen Regional Playground. Lucan AND for a brand new playground in Waterstown Park, Palmerstown but yet suddenly Waterstown Park was taken off the agenda and the money was allocated to a playground in Tallaght instead after Councillors publicised the Waterstown funding; to clarify that contrary to allegations made in a public forum, NO Councillor was given a choice of either/or in relation to Griffeen or Waterstown, nor did anyone lobby for Waterstown to be dumped to preserve funding for Griffeen and that this decision was one made solely by Council management without any prior consultation with the elected members?"

REPLY:

There was no change in allocation from Waterstown Park to Tymon Park for the construction of a new playground. The reply presented to the Lucan Area Committee Meeting on the 23rd February 2016 in response to Question 6 clearly outlined the priority of new playgrounds in our Parks as follows:

The construction of the Playground in Waterstown Park, Liffey Valley is an objective of this Council. The current priority listing of the Council in relation to the construction and/or the refurbishment of Play Grounds, subject to the availability of funding and resources,  in our Regional Parks is:

The aim of the current Play Space programme is to provide play areas for children as close as possible to where they live and grow up. 

The Council continues to refurbish existing playgrounds in the Regional Parks through a separate funding programme.