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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTON/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

QUESTION NO. 4

QUESTION: Councillor Joanna Tuffy

To ask what role the Council played this year in the Christmas lighting in Lucan Village including any funding involved. Would it consider supporting lighting for other parts of Lucan in future

REPLY:

Our involvement was as follows and this is the same every year. All work described below is paid for by SDCC Public Lighting.

 - The lights are kept on the trees along the river all year round.

  - In early December, our maintenance contractor checks the lights on site to make sure that they are safe and in good working order.

 - Under normal circumstances, an event will be organised by local community groups for a 'switch on' ceremony. Our contractor attends this event and facilitates. This year, due to COVID, there was no event that we were made aware of.

 - At the beginning of the new year, we again carry out a safety check and disconnect the lights.

 Regarding any additional lighting, the existing lights were paid for by a Have Your Say scheme, agreed by SDCC and local community groups. SDCC PL does not fund Christmas lighting in villages directly. This is usually organised by local businesses.