COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

QUESTION NO. 5

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

"To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on all proposed playspaces for the Firhouse, Ballycullen and Knocklyon areas since the scheme was established in 2014; to state which estates/areas have had proposals withdrawn and the reasons for this; to state which estates/areas are currently under consideration, the status of these and the proposed delivery years; and to make a statement on the matter?"

REPLY:

Play Space Programme - Rathfarnham Templeogue Terenure

The Play Space Programme will conclude at the end of 2018. The programme has been very successful to date, particularly taking into account the difficulties encountered during the early phases. With hard work and significant active involvement from elected members and local communities, and direct engagement with children; the Council can be proud to be in a position where it is now perceived to be at the vanguard of creating new play opportunities close to where children live. It can also be proud to have embraced a new type of play space delivery – using the concepts of Natural Play and where children can create their own play opportunities.

Delivery to date

The following play space projects have been constructed to date within the Rathfarnham Templeogue Terenure area.

Templeogue-Terenure

Rathfarnham

The following play space projects did not progress and were removed from the scheme.

Planned Programme to the end of 2018

The total remaining budget to complete the play space programme in the entire county will allow for approximately 20 new play spaces to be constructed in that period. In order to complete the programme, the remaining play spaces from the original list presented to the Elected Members in 2014 were examined and listed in order of priority to allow for the completion of the programme and presented at all Area Committee meetings in June 2017. Those locations that remain on the list, which may not be completed in this particular Five Year Programme, can be considered in future years under the 3 year rolling capital programme.

It is proposed to proceed with the following programme in 2017/2018 – the completion of the programme is dependent on the consultation time in particular and when the consultation is completed and hopefully with local agreement the tendering process will commence. Therefore the actual construction work is unlikely to take place until late 2017 and mostly in 2018. Some preliminary consultation has taken place and in some cases indicates that amalgamation at some locations may be favourable but each location will be assessed on a case by case basis and in consultation with the local community there:

Original List

Priority for 2017/2018

Templeogue/ Terenure

 

1.    Perrystown

2.    Glendown Park

3.    Delaford

4.    Firhouse Park

5.    Limekiln, Tymon

6.    Greenhills Park

7.    Mount Carmel,

8.    Cherryfield Park,

9.    Westbourne Lodge

10. Idrone Knocklyon

11. Orwell Park

12. Carrigwood, Ballycullen Drive

13. Hunterswood 

1.    Perrystown

2.    Delaford

3.    Limekiln, Tymon

4.    Greenhills Park

 

Rathfarnham

 

1.    Longwood Park / Stone Park Abbey/ Aranleigh

2.    Marian Road

3.    Whitechurch

4.    Elkwood

5.    Boden Park

6.    Prospect Manor, Stocking Lane

7.    Dodder Park Road

1.    Longwood Park / Stone Park Abbey/ Aranleigh

2.    Marian Road

3.    Whitechurch (Requests to recommence consultations)