COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTOWN/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

QUESTION NO. 13

QUESTION: Councillor Derren Ó Brádaigh

To ask the Chief Executive in recognising Waterstown as a regional park, and in building upon the excellent work and popularity of the playground and park facilities, examine the further provision of additional playground activities on par with playground spaces in Griffeen Valley in Lucan and Corkagh Park in Clondalkin.

REPLY:

Waterstown Park is not one of the regional parks in South Dublin County Council. The recently provided playspace at Waterstown was provided by a significant grant via the public particupatory budget and augmented by an application to the Department of Community and Youth Affairs to provide a smaller woodland playspace and aceeesible picnic benches etc.. The playspace, that was provided via the public participatory budget process, underwent further public consultation that indicated strong support for a fixed playspace close to the car park with a play trail throughout the park; both of which were implemented successfully in the park. The councils playspace programme is now substantially complete; going forward new playspaces can continue to be built at other locations where appropriate, however future projects will require funding approval through an annual capital budget allocation. It is, however, likely the council will prioritise locations that require either significant or urgent upgrades to existing equipment or locations that have no play provision at all.