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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

MOTION NO. 5

MOTION: Councillor Yvonne Collins

That this Council repairs the uplighters at each side of the gate of the old Cemetery at the Plaza at Rathfarnham Village, and considers floodlighting the gate to highlight an attractive feature at the entrance to the village

REPORT:

The uplighters at the entrance to the old graveyard in Rathfarnham Village were inserted into the new paving when the village enhancement scheme was carried out a number of years ago.  Maintenance of this footpath and the lighting contained in it is the responsibility of the Council's Road Maintenance Section, this matter has therefore been referred to Roads for attention.

The proposal to floodlight the entrance to the cemetery has been raised with the Council's Public Lighting Section with regard to it's feasibility and likely cost.  It is felt that a better option would be to augment the lighting which is already in place rather than provide a new and additional source of lighting at this location.  The possibility of augmenting the existing uplighters will be examined when the necessary repairs are being carried out to make that lighting operational again.