COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

QUESTION NO. 19

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

To ask the Chief Executive to investigate the possibility of having the hydro electric plant at Lucan be brought into working order and fed into the National Grid.

REPLY:

The ESB operate 2 no hydro power generation plants on the Liffey, just upstream of Lucan at Leixlip, and further upstream at Poulaphouca.  The flow in the Liffey is mainly controlled by the ESB who use the water for power generation, and also by Irish Water who abstract water at the same locations.  The OPW and Inland Fisheries Ireland are also involved in the management of rivers and would need to be consulted regarding such proposals.

Electricity generation and feeding power generated into the national grid would be matters for the ESB.