Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 June 2023
225. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown, by county, of the number of local authority playgrounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27005/23]
View answerI have no function in regard to the management of playgrounds. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth provided grant funding for refurbishment of playgrounds, however the management of playgrounds is a matter for the local authorities directly. Local authorities are entirely independent corporate entities having full responsibility under law for the performance of their functions and the discharge of their governance and other responsibilities. The locus of responsibility or accountability at central level is determined by the nature of the particular issue or activity involved, not by the fact that it involves a local authority role per se.
