Written answers
Tuesday, 3 April 2007
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Sport and Recreational Development
10:00 pm
Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 673: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of funding made available to provide skate board facilities for young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12957/07]
Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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In May 2005, I introduced a new initiative for the provision of skateboard facilities by local authorities. Each City and County Council was invited to submit expressions of interest for grant assistance towards the provision of a skateboard park in its area. Applications were assessed in my Department in conjunction with the National Children's Office and some 21 projects in 21 different local authority areas were recommended for grant aid. A sum of €1 million had initially been earmarked for the scheme in 2005 but, in light of the number and quality of submissions received, I approved all 21 projects in November 2005 and increased the funding allocation to over €2 million which is expected to be spent over the two year period 2006 and 2007.
Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 674: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding made available to each local authority here to provide playgrounds for children in the years 2003 to 2007 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12958/07]
Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Prior to 2004, my Department did not operate a specific scheme of grants for playground projects. Ready, Steady Play: A National Play Policy, which was published in 2004, provided a new 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 city and county councils for the development of new, or refurbishment of existing, playgrounds over the period 2004-2006.
Details of the grants allocated to each city and county council in each of the years 2004 to 2006 are set out in the following Table.
| Grants for Playgrounds 2004, 2005 and 2006 | |||
| Local Authority | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| € | € | € | |
| Carlow County Council | 40,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Cavan County Council | 50,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Clare County Council | 50,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Cork County Council | 42,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Donegal County Council | 50,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council | 84,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Fingal County Council | 140,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Galway County Council | 100,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Kerry County Council | 80,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Kildare County Council | 72,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 60,000 | 120,000 | |
| Laois County Council | 65,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Leitrim County Council | 41,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Limerick County Council | 60,000 | 120,000 | |
| Longford County Council | 49,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Louth County Council | 72,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Mayo County Council | 60,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Meath County Council | 50,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Monaghan County Council | 17,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Offaly County Council | 70,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Roscommon County Council | 90,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Sligo County Council | 54,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| South Dublin County Council | 115,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Tipperary (North) County Council | 47,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Tipperary (South) County Council | 63,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Waterford County Council | 40,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Westmeath County Council | 40,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Wexford County Council | 45,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Wicklow County Council | 57,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Cork City Council | 70,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Dublin City Council | 88,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Galway City Council | 64,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Limerick City Council | 89,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Waterford City Council | 80,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Total | 2,074,000 | 2,040,000 | 4,080,000 |
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