Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 701: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has received an application for funding from Dublin City Council for the development of playground facilities at Willie Pearse Park, Crumlin; if his Department has granted funding to Dublin City Council in the past five years for the development of playground facilities at this park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34522/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has not received any application for funding from Dublin City Council for the specific development of playground facilities at Willie Pearse Park, Crumlin.

Ready, Steady Play: A National Play Policy, which was published in 2004, provides a framework for the development of public play facilities in Ireland, with the overall aim of ensuring that children have access to a range of quality play opportunities to enrich their childhood.

As part of the implementation of this policy, my Department has allocated funding of over €8 million to County and City Councils for the development of new, or refurbishment of existing, playgrounds over the period 2004-2006. Within that period, Dublin City Council was allocated €268,000 for the provision of playground facilities including €120,000 in 2006 to meet the cost of purchase and delivery of play equipment. The location of the playgrounds which benefit from these moneys is a matter for the local authority to decide.