Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

A crucial element of well-being should be investment in our parks and green spaces. We had quite a successful campaign, led by Jess Spear, for investment in Watergate Park. We got agreement for bins, lighting and picnic benches, but one of the key issues was the issue of park rangers. The campaign was told by the local authority not to worry as the park rangers from Tymon Park take care of Watergate Park. We have since found out that this is not the case. The park rangers from Tymon Park never come to Watergate Park. In fact, there are only two park rangers in Tymon Park, the second biggest park in Dublin, while there are correctly six in Corkagh Park in Clondalkin. They lack proper equipment. They have no vehicle capable of going off-road in the park meaning if there was an incident or security issue, it could take 20 minutes to get there.

See this speech in context