Funding
Playgrounds are expensive; even if you are given a site, the landscape works and purchase of the equipment and safety surfacing is expensive.
Determining the cost of your playground will be based on many different things such as the size of the site, the equipment, surfacing and so on. The Playground Equipment Companies are experts in this area. They will view the potential site, make a site analysis, gather the information about the design and will give you a projected cost. You are advised to get more than one quotation to ensure that you get value for money. We recommend that you get at least three quotations.
In relation to funding for playgrounds, the following information is believed to be correct at the time of going on line but is liable to change.
Funding for Community Groups
| Source | Potential Areas |
| LEADER Plus | Children’s play facilities |
| Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: ‘Local Authority Playground Grant Scheme’ | Delivery and supply of playground equipment |
| Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: RAPID and CLÁR | Children’s play areas, traffic calming, landscaping |
| Kerry County Council’s ‘Scheme of Capital Grants’ | Outdoor, public, playground areas (equipment, surfacing, fencing, landscaping, signage etc) |
| Local Contributions and Fundraising: Groups are raising between 10% – 20% of costs locally. | Children’s play facilities, landscaping etc. |