County/City Councils that have adopted smoke-free playgrounds initiative
Carlow | Carlow County Council | Decision taken in November 2012 to erect “No Smoking Signs” in all playgrounds under the Council’s control. |
Cavan | Cavan County Council | It is hoped that the Bye Laws adopted by Cavan County Council in October 2012 will be rolled out throughout the county in the near future. |
Clare | Clare County Council | All playgrounds are smokefree and signs have been erected. |
Cork | Cork County Council | Bye-laws prohibiting smoking in playgrounds were adopted on 1st May 2014. It is planned to erect smoke-free signs in 2015. |
Donegal | Donegal County Council | First in Ireland to take the initiative in 2010. All playgrounds in the council’s area are smoke-free and signs have been erected. |
Dublin | Dublin City Council | The Council announced in May 2012 that “No Smoking” signage was to be erected in all playgrounds in public parks. |
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council | Decision taken in November 2013 to implement this initiative. | |
Fingal County Council | Millennium Park in Blanchardstown first playground in Fingal to go smoke-free in 2011. All playgrounds in this area are now smoke-free and signs have been erected. | |
South Dublin County Council | All playgrounds are smoke-free. Currently all signage is being renewed and as part of this, the “no smoking” signage will be included, particularly where it is absent or removed. | |
Galway | Galway City Council | As part of the Galway Health Cities Project, Galway City Council announced its intention to erect no smoking signs in its playgrounds in September 2012. |
Galway County Council | Decision taken in 2013 to implement this policy. Signs have been erected in 10 of the Council owned playgrounds. | |
Kerry | Kerry County Council | Council agreed in November 2012 to adopt the initiative. |
Kildare | Kildare County Council | Playgrounds constructed by the Council incorporate no smoking signage at the entrance. |
Kilkenny | Kilkenny County Council | Decision taken on 21st July 2014 to implement this policy. |
Laois | Laois County Council | Erected signage in 50% of playgrounds. The remainder to be rolled out in 2015. Policy is currently being updated for playgrounds to include smoke-free policy. |
Leitrim | Leitrim County Council | Council passed a Motion on 13th September 2012 to ban smoking in all its playgrounds around the county. New signage to be erected later in 2014 which will contain a no smoking statement. |
Limerick | Limerick City and County Council | Bye-laws were adopted in 2012 banning smoking in playgrounds in Limerick County. Currently no bye-laws are in place for Limerick City, however a number of playgrounds have no smoking signs. |
Longford | Longford County Council | Council agreed in October 2012 that a smoke-free policy in all playgrounds would be adopted. |
Meath | Meath County Council | Bye-laws adopted in July 2014 to implement no smoking policy in playgrounds. Signage is to be erected in respect of these bye laws. |
Monaghan | Monaghan County Council | Resolution passed on 7th November 2011, that the Council erect No Smoking signs in all playgrounds in the county. |
Offaly | Offaly County Council | Council has adopted to support the initiative and it is hoped that signage will be erected in playgrounds in 2014. |
Tipperary | Tipperary County Council | No-smoking signs have been erected.
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Waterford | Waterford City and County Council | Bye-laws introduced in 2015 include a ban on smoking in all children’s playgrounds owned by the Council – this also includes e-cigarettes. |
Westmeath | Westmeath County Council | All public playgrounds in Westmeath have no smoking signs in their playgrounds. |
Wexford | Wexford County Council | Announcement by Wexford County Council on 18th September 2012 that the Council had passed a Motion to adopt a no smoking policy in its children’s playgrounds. |
Wicklow | Wicklow County Council | At their Strategic Policy Committee meeting in March 2013 the committee recommended that a smoke-free policy be introduced in all playgrounds in Wicklow county. |