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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 08, 2019

QUESTION NO. 20

QUESTION: Councillor Alan Edge

That the Chief Executive report on the number of electric vehicle charging points in public spaces in the County as a whole and broken down by area.  

REPLY:

There are currently 4 public charging points installed by the ESB, 2 in Rathcoole and 2 in Walkinstown. In addition there are in excess of 24 commercial charging points available to the public in South Dublin in predominantly at retail facilities.

The Council will increase the number of EV charging points in the County on Council sites accessible to the public in 2019. Sites under review for the first phase are County Hall Tallaght, Swimming pool sites at Tallaght, Clondalkin and new pool to be constructed at Griffeen Park Lucan as well as car-parks at Tymon and Corkagh Park.

The four Dublin Local Authorities are currently developing an EV Charge Point Strategy to ensure consistency across the Dublin region. As part of this collaboration market soundings have taken place and there has been a positive response from the market. 

SDCC currently has five electric vehicles as part of its fleet with plans to expand this number and eight charging points located at Council Depots.