COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, February 22, 2016

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor C. King

That this Committee calls on the Chief Executive to arrange for the repair or replacement of the lampposts and bulbs situated on both sides of the Sacred Heart Boxing Club on Donomore Park which have not been operational for some time with a view to improving the lighting for Patrons of the Club and residents in the area and to deter anti social and criminal activities in the area. 

REPORT:

We have asked our maintenance contractor to prioritise these lighting columns for repair. However please be aware of the following information:

South Dublin County Council is currently experiencing difficulties repairing faults on our public lighting network. Initially this was due to the continued period of adverse weather experienced in January. Several destructive weather systems caused significant damage to our public lighting stock. Health and safety concern prevented our maintenance contractor from working at heights during this period thus creating a backlog of repairs to be carried out.

The situation has been further compounded by a supply chain issue. The manufacturer of our most common residential public lighting lamp is currently having difficulty providing replacement lamps. This is the only supplier of this type of lamp and shortages are being experienced across all European clients. Where we have replacement lamps we are actively fixing outstanding faults as a matter of urgency with additional maintenance crews being deployed to alleviate the backlog.  We apologise sincerely for this inconvenience and are doing our best to work with our suppliers and maintenance contractor to resolve the supply issue as soon as we can.