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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

MOTION NO. 111

MOTION: Councillor Shane Moynihan

That this Development Plan mandate the Council to investigate the potential for small-scale hydro-power from the Liffey and the Dodder, given the role played by these rivers in driving water wheels and turbines.

REPORT:

Page 71 of the CE Report includes the recommendation to include policy and objectives to ‘Support a range of alternative energy measures including but not limited to solar energy, thermal energy, use of electric vehicles, district heating and local/micro generation. The CE Recommendation to ‘Encourage the decarbonisation of the transport, built environment and energy sectors and facilitate the transition to a low carbon economy and society in line with government policy and legislation’ provides for all aspects of alternative energy measures encompassing the aforementioned CE Recommendation. It is considered that the motion is addressed under these provisions and is overly narrow and non-strategic as proposed.

Recommendation:  

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment. As this type of policy provision or objective is overly specific for this strategic stage, it can be considered as part of the draft plan preparation on foot of the CE Strategic Recommendation as follows:

Support a range of alternative energy measures including but not limited to solar energy, thermal energy, use of electric vehicles, district heating and local/micro generation.