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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 February 2023

Thursday, 16 February 2023

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Emer Higgins

Question:

313. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of all recipients of the funding allocated to the Dublin local authorities play and recreation grant fund for the refurbishment and development of playgrounds and play areas on 2011 to 2023, in tabular form. [7820/23]

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The Capital Grant Scheme Play and Recreation was introduced in 2013 to provide capital funding to support new and existing play and recreation facilities for all children and young people. The application process for 2023 opened in early February with a closing date of March 10th. A maximum grant of up to €18,000 will be allocated to each successful Local Authority.

The following table shows the allocation of funding to the Dublin local authorities under this Scheme from 2013 to 2022.

Dun Laoghaire

Year

Amount

Project

2013

€0

2014

€0

2015

€0

2016

€0

2017

€14,000

Children’s Playground at McCabe Villas.

2018

€0

2019

€0

2020

€0

2021

€16,832

Wheelchair accessible ability swing installation in The People's Park and Marley Park.

2022

€0

Fingal

Year

Amount

Project

2013

€20,000

To provide new children’s natural play area in Hermitage Park.

2014

€15,000

Provision of the Tyrrelstown Treehouses Adventure Playground.

2015

€0

2016

€0

2017

€0

2018

€3,000

Phase 2 - compromises the development and extension of the existing playground in Waterville Park, Blanchardstown.

2019

€19,500

Fortlawn Community Playground; upgrade of existing equipment

2020

€16,500

Upgrade and repurpose of disused tennis court adjacent to Waterside playground in Waterside Park, Malahide.St. Anne's Square, Portmarnock playground resurfacing.

2021

€16,132

Adventure trail and Zipline in Glebe park playground, Balrothery.

2022

€15,191

St. Catherine's Park playground, Rush upgrade.

Dublin City

Year

Amount

Project

2013

€0

2014

€15,000

Repair and redevelop an existing playground in Cherry Orchard.

2015

€8,600

Phase 2'. Project to develop play spaces for children In Local Authority housing through re-imaging and co-creating natural landscapes of play.

2016

€10,000

Play for older children and Youth Shelter & Teen Zone.

2017

€14,000

Play Sufficiency - Phase 1Securing sufficient play opportunities for children and young people in Dublin City. Implementation of an action plan to provide sufficient quality and quantity of public playgrounds throughout Dublin City.

2018

€12,000

Play Sufficiency - Phase 2

2019

€0

2020

€22,500

Play Sufficiency Phase 3 - Re-imagining Stardust Playground

2021

€16,832

Play Sufficiency Phase 4 - Teenage Kicks at Ringsend Park.

2022

€16,541

Eamonn Ceannt Park, Crumlin, playground upgrade.

South Dublin

Year

Amount

Project

2013

€10,000

Provide new children’s natural play area in Ballycragh Park.

2014

€15,000

Rathcoole Park Play Space.

2015

€20,000

Griffeen Avenue Play space, Lucan- project combining natural play with traditional formal play elements.

2016

€10,000

Tymon Park Playground.

2017

€14,000

Tymon Park Playground.

2018

€12,000

Perrystown Playspace.

2019

€24,000

Waterstown Park Play Trail; wheel chair accessible natural play area and picnic table.

2020

€24,000

Corkagh Park Refurbishment and Natural Play Trail.

2021

€16,132

Woodland Play space in Rathfarnham Castle Park.

2022

€16,541

Accessible play space in Dodder Valley Park.

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