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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 11, 2008

MOTION NO. 9

MOTION: Councillor D. Keating

That the Manager would present a detailed report for discussion on what efforts are being made, in association with the E.S.B., to eliminate overhead powerlines in our county and to place power cables underground, especially in our villages and in residential areas. Will the Manager request a meeting to facilitate Councillors and Officials to meet with wth E.S.B. officials, who have authority to make decisions to prioritise such works and report back on the E.S.B.'s response. In the meantime will the Manager report on what particular works are scheduled to take place in the more immediate future, including details of areas, estates, villages, time-scales etc.

REPORT:

A reply from ESB Networks to a question tabled on this issue by the Councillor at the November 2007 Council Meeting is included in the correspondence (Item Cor (2) refers) to the Council Meeting of 11th February 2008.  If the Motion is passed ESB Networks will be requested to facilitate a meeting.