asked the Minister for Finance if there are any proposals to provide children's adventure playgrounds on the style of Marley Park, Dublin 14 on the north side of Dublin.

166.

asked the Minister for Finance when the children's playground in the People's Gardens, Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 will be reinstated.

167.

asked the Minister for Finance if there are any proposals to provide children's adventure playgrounds at Phoenix Park, Dublin 15.

I propose taking Questions Nos. 165, 166 and 167 together.

The only recreational areas under my direct control are in properties managed by the Commissioners of Public Works. The only park under the control of the commissioners on the northside of Dublin is the Phoenix Park where they propose to provide a new form of playground suitable for all children, later this year, in place of the traditional style of playgrounds in the People's Gardens. While differing from that at Marley Park it will, it is expected, be equally exciting for children.