COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTOWN/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

QUESTION NO. 4

QUESTION: Councillor Alan Hayes

To ask the Chief Executive to provide an update on the volume of filtered drinking water dispensed by the Smart Water fountains in the areas covered by this ACM and if there are plans to install any more in 2021.

REPLY:

There are 10 smart water stations located in South County Dublin. 3 of the water stations are within the Lucan/Palmerstown/North Clondalkin ACM area. They are in Lucan Village, Griffeen Valley Park (near the ball wall) and Waterstown Park. The table below shows the volume of drinking water dispensed at each location since their installation.

Location

Volume (litres)

Lucan Village

1,986

Griffeen Valley Park

4,471

Waterstown Park

7,005*

*Waterstown button vandalised which resulted in the loss of 4,000 litres

There are plans to install 3 additional water stations in Clondalkin Park, Dodder Valley Park and Sean Walsh Park.