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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

MOTION NO. 8

MOTION: Councillor D. Looney

"That this Committee writes to ESB Networks to ask for a report on housing estates in the area under the remit of this Committee which retain overground power lines; and to ask if it is planned to put these wires underground given the visual issues, difficulties around trees, and potential safety concerns."

REPORT:

"Given the monies already invested by ESBN in upgrading their overhead network in the Ratherfarnham/Templeogue-Terenure area during the past couple of years, it is very doubtful that there any plans to underground this same network.

In addition ESB would have approached us regarding the relocation of PL points currently residing on these poles. The operation would be prohibitively expensive for both ESBN and ourselves, since SDCC would have to install a whole new underground network of PL to replace these existing lights."