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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 11, 2021

MOTION NO. 1

MOTION: Councillor Peter Kavanagh

This County Council agrees to write to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Minister for Environment, Climate & Communications; & Transport, and Minister of State for the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage, with responsibility for Local Government & Planning to express our concern at the pressure the ongoing development of data centres places on energy supply in Ireland and calls on them to bring forward legislation effecting a moratorium on the construction of data centres.

REPORT:

If this motion is passed, a letter will be issued to the  Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Minister for Environment, Climate & Communications; & Transport, and Minister of State for the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage, with responsibility for Local Government & Planning. The response, when received, will be circulated to the Members.