asked the Minister for the Environment if he will give details of any financial allocations made to local authorities for the development of open space or playing field facilities in the past three years.
Written Answers. - Open Space Development.
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In general, the funding of open space or playing field development is a matter for local authorities themselves using their own sources of finance, supplemented by the rates support garnts payable by my Department and occasionally by borrowed moneys.
A loan of £280,000 was sanctioned in 1983 for the purchase by Westmeath County Council of Belvedere House and estate for open space purposes. In 1985, a loan of £150,000 was sanctioned for the purchase by Dublin Corporation of lands for a public park along the Dodder River between Milltown and Clonskeagh.
A special grant of £300,000 was made by my Department last year towards the provision of a park in Cork to mark the 800th anniversary of the city.
Grant assistance was made available under the environment works scheme in the period in question for a wide variety of environmental works, some of which involved open space development. The capital cost of open space development in new local authority housing scheme, — normally 10 per cent of site area — is met in full by my Department.
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asked the Minister for the Environment if he will give details of the amount of money being allocated to projects under the recent £5 million allocation for recreational and sports facilities; and the types of projects involved.
Grant allocations totalling £5 million are being made for the provision of recreational and community facilities and amenities in major urban areas in 1986. Details of the Dublin area projects will be announced in the near future. Projects in other areas are as follows:
Projects Outside Dublin Area.
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Project |
Grant Proposed£ |
Body responsible for carrying out work. |
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1. Bray |
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The provision of a community centre at Fassaroe. |
100,000 |
Little Bray Community Centre. |
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2. Carlow |
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The provision of outdoor recreational facilities, sports and athletic development, football pitches, tennis courts, etc. at Ashgrove. |
40,000 |
Carlow Urban District Council. |
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3. Cork city |
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(i) Provision of a community centre at Holyhill. |
50,000 |
Cork Corporation |
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(ii) Provision of a community centre at Fairfield. |
50,000 |
Cork Corporation. |
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(iii) Improvement of playing facilities and public lighting at the Lough. |
40,000 |
Cork Corporation. |
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(iv) South Parish general improvements. |
30,000 |
Cork Corporation. |
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4. Dundalk |
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An extension to the existing sports centre in Muirhevnamore, to cater for this new growing housing area. |
80,000 |
Dundalk Urban District Council. |
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5. Galway city |
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The provision of playing fields and tennis courts in the Corrib Park-Rahoon area, a local authority housing area. |
100,000 |
Galway Corporation. |
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6. Kilkenny city |
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(i) Changing rooms, games room and ancillary works at community sports and leisure area in Loughboy. |
20,000 |
Kilkenny County Council. |
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(ii) Changing rooms at newly acquired sports field to be used for outdoor games at Newpark. |
20,000 |
Kilkenny County Council |
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(iii) Recreation and amenity area for activity sports in Butts area. |
30,000 |
Kilkenny Corporation. |
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7. Limerick city |
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(i) Development of central site for a community centre in Moyross, involving an access road, car park, layout lighting and drainage. |
40,000 |
Limerick Corporation. |
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(ii) Provision of a community centre at Janesboro |
30,000 |
Janesboro Residents' Association. |
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(iii) Provision of facilities as follows at Southill— |
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(a) Renovation of Southill house for use as a meeting place and for the provision of community services. |
20,000 |
Southill Community Services Board. |
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(b) Upgrading of children's playground |
5,000 |
Limerick Corporation. |
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(c) Extension to community centre, boundary treatment and provision of open handball alley. |
10,000 |
Southill Community Council. |
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(iv) Renovations to St. Joseph's Scout Hall. |
15,000 |
Scouts Hall Committee. |
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8. Sligo town |
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The provision of a community centre at Cranmore-Abbeyquarter. |
100,000 |
Cranmore Residents' Association |
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9. Tralee-Listowel |
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(i) Provision of indoor ball court at Matt Talbot Road, Tralee. |
30,000 |
Tralee Urban District Council. |
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(ii) Grant towards completion of Listowel community centre. |
50,000 |
Listowel Community Centre Limited. |
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10. Waterford-Dungarvan |
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(i) Provision of a community centre at Ballybeg, Waterford. |
50,000 |
Sisters of the Good Shepherd. |
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(ii) The provision of outdoor recreational facilities on reclaimed land at the Causeway, Dungarvan. |
30,000 |
Waterford County Council. |
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11. Wexford town |
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The provision of a community centre in Coolcotts. |
60,000 |
Wexford Corporation. |