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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 11, 2023

QUESTION NO. 34

QUESTION: Councillor D. Ó Brádaigh

To ask the manager how many vehicles in its fleet have transitioned to being electrified and what percentage does this represent?

REPLY:

At present South Dublin County Council’s fleet comprises primarily of diesel and petrol fuelled vehicles, with five electric vehicles. This represents a small percentage of the total fleet, while noting that not all of the fleet is considered appropriate for electrification at this time (e.g. HGVs).

The decarbonisation of the Council’s fleet is a key action in the upcoming Draft Climate Action Plan 2024-2029. For South Dublin County Council to meet the target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030, it is estimated that a minimum of 31% of the fleet needs to be decarbonised.

To progress this action, a Sustainability Consultant was appointed to undertake a review of the Council’s fleet and prepare a strategy for our ten-year fleet decarbonisation plan, based on the principle of ‘Avoid – Shift – Improve’ (which seeks to improve energy/fuel usage, look for efficiencies in the fleet, promote alternative mobility solutions, and transition to decarbonised fleet options).

This strategy is being finalised and once approved, an implementation plan for the strategy will be progressed, initially with the roll-out of electrification of suitable vehicles and appropriate charging infrastructure and processes.

South Dublin County Council is also engaging with the National working group on Local Authority fleet decarbonisation.