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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

MOTION NO. 7

MOTION: Councillor D. O'Brien

"To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the cost of the Christmas lights in Lucan village and for this report to include a breakdown on the total cost of the lights.

The price of installing the lights.
The cost of taken down the lights.
The cost of the lights.
Are the lights now the property of the council or were they hired for this season?
Any extra work that needed to be done for the lights (Power points etc).
What plan does the council have for lights in Lucan Village next year?"

REPORT:

The Christmas Lights in the Lucan Village was funded from the Participatory Budgeting Programme, when the Christmas Lights was selected as 1 of the successful projects, following a public voting process. A Budget of €17,000 was allocated to the Project and a company was procured by the Public Lighting Section of the Council.

The Price of Installing the lights (which also includes the taking down of the lights) was €6810. The Costs of the lights purchased was €6810.

The lights will be the property of the Local Festival Organising Committee. Extra works required for the lights included the civil work costs and also the additional equipment (including a Fuse Board, 6m column, 5 no interface boxes and catenary wire).

The Council would hope to have the same lights up in the Village for next year.

The local Community Development Team is available to assist the local committee with their festivals throughtout the year including the very successful Village Festival in September and any locally organised Christmas Celebration