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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

MOTION NO. 14 

MOTION: Councillor Shane Moynihan

That the Chief Executive give an update on when the maintenance and repair of the Christmas lights in Lucan village is to be undertaken.

REPORT:

The report from our maintenance contractor, who has been maintaining these lights in Lucan Village for some years now, states that  on the 7th of January 2023, the festive lighting in Lucan village was switched off, as requested. 

As per standard practice, prior to switching off, the contractor carried out a check on the lighting and all was found to be in good order.  

As communicated by email to Lucan Festival committee in November of 2022, LUPT Public Lighting Section committed at that time to assisting Lucan Festival committee again for Christmas 2022 with the following tasks:

• Safety check and commissioning of lights.
• Attendance if required at the Switch On Event
• Decommissioning of lights in early January 2023.

These tasks, as stated above, where duly completed. 

The committee was also advised in November 2022 that unfortunately, due to increasing demands on our resources, SDCC LUPT Public Lighting Section would not be in a position to assist them for any subsequent events in 2023 or ongoing in relation to these lights, which were purchased originally under the 2017 "300 k Have Your Say" initiative.