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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 10, 2023

QUESTION NO. 14

QUESTION: Councillor S. Moynihan

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the feasibility study for the installation of solar panels on community centres in the County as provided for in the budget.

REPLY:

Provisions have been made in the Council’s Capital Budget for an allocation of €200,000 to assist with installation/upgrade of Solar Panels in a number of community facilities in the County.

The selection and sequencing of the community buildings to be selected will be completed by the Community Services in conjunction with our Architectural Services and Environment, Water and Climate Change Departments.

Buildings will be selected on the basis of potential for energy savings and building design technical suitability, with priority given to Council owned community buildings to assist with meeting our Climate Change and Energy Efficiency targets as set out in our Climate Action Plan.

It is anticipated that works will commence on those buildings that already have solar panels and may need further updating to ensure full working efficiency and on community centres where other upgrade works are scheduled and suitability for the installation of solar panels has been identified when completing these scheduled upgrades.