Written answers
Thursday, 16 February 2023
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Departmental Funding
Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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313. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of all recipients of the funding allocated to the Dublin local authorities play and recreation grant fund for the refurbishment and development of playgrounds and play areas on 2011 to 2023, in tabular form. [7820/23]
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The Capital Grant Scheme Play and Recreation was introduced in 2013 to provide capital funding to support new and existing play and recreation facilities for all children and young people. The application process for 2023 opened in early February with a closing date of March 10th. A maximum grant of up to €18,000 will be allocated to each successful Local Authority.
The following table shows the allocation of funding to the Dublin local authorities under this Scheme from 2013 to 2022.
Dun Laoghaire
| Year | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | €0 | |
| 2014 | €0 | |
| 2015 | €0 | |
| 2016 | €0 | |
| 2017 | €14,000 | Children’s Playground at McCabe Villas. |
| 2018 | €0 | |
| 2019 | €0 | |
| 2020 | €0 | |
| 2021 | €16,832 | Wheelchair accessible ability swing installation in The People's Park and Marley Park. |
| 2022 | €0 |
Fingal
| Year | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | €20,000 | To provide new children’s natural play area in Hermitage Park. |
| 2014 | €15,000 | Provision of the Tyrrelstown Treehouses Adventure Playground. |
| 2015 | €0 | |
| 2016 | €0 | |
| 2017 | €0 | |
| 2018 | €3,000 | Phase 2 - compromises the development and extension of the existing playground in Waterville Park, Blanchardstown. |
| 2019 | €19,500 | Fortlawn Community Playground; upgrade of existing equipment |
| 2020 | €16,500 | Upgrade and repurpose of disused tennis court adjacent to Waterside playground in Waterside Park, Malahide. St. Anne's Square, Portmarnock playground resurfacing. |
| 2021 | €16,132 | Adventure trail and Zipline in Glebe park playground, Balrothery. |
| 2022 | €15,191 | St. Catherine's Park playground, Rush upgrade. |
Dublin City
| Year | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | €0 | |
| 2014 | €15,000 | Repair and redevelop an existing playground in Cherry Orchard. |
| 2015 | €8,600 | Phase 2'. Project to develop play spaces for children In Local Authority housing through re-imaging and co-creating natural landscapes of play. |
| 2016 | €10,000 | Play for older children and Youth Shelter & Teen Zone. |
| 2017 | €14,000 | Play Sufficiency - Phase 1Securing sufficient play opportunities for children and young people in Dublin City. Implementation of an action plan to provide sufficient quality and quantity of public playgrounds throughout Dublin City. |
| 2018 | €12,000 | Play Sufficiency - Phase 2 |
| 2019 | €0 | |
| 2020 | €22,500 | Play Sufficiency Phase 3 - Re-imagining Stardust Playground |
| 2021 | €16,832 | Play Sufficiency Phase 4 - Teenage Kicks at Ringsend Park. |
| 2022 | €16,541 | Eamonn Ceannt Park, Crumlin, playground upgrade. |
South Dublin
| Year | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | €10,000 | Provide new children’s natural play area in Ballycragh Park. |
| 2014 | €15,000 | Rathcoole Park Play Space. |
| 2015 | €20,000 | Griffeen Avenue Play space, Lucan- project combining natural play with traditional formal play elements. |
| 2016 | €10,000 | Tymon Park Playground. |
| 2017 | €14,000 | Tymon Park Playground. |
| 2018 | €12,000 | Perrystown Playspace. |
| 2019 | €24,000 | Waterstown Park Play Trail; wheel chair accessible natural play area and picnic table. |
| 2020 | €24,000 | Corkagh Park Refurbishment and Natural Play Trail. |
| 2021 | €16,132 | Woodland Play space in Rathfarnham Castle Park. |
| 2022 | €16,541 | Accessible play space in Dodder Valley Park. |
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