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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

MOTION NO.7

MOTION: Councillor D. McManus, Councillor J. Sinnott

This Committee supports the Aranleigh Residents Association Grange Road - Rathfarnham) in their campaign to install a defibrillator within the estate. Can the executive articulate the full range of supports and options that are open to residents associations.

REPORT:

Defibrillators have been installed by the Council in County Hall, Tallaght in the Clondalkin Civic Offices and at Public Libraries. 

Further defibrillators are provided throughout the County by a wide variety of groups and organisations including Community groups, sports clubs, shopping centres, individual pharmacies and private commercial companies. The installation, upkeep and maintenance of defibrillators is the responsibility of the relevant committee, management or company.

The Community Sport Facilities Fund (formerly the Sports Capital & Equipment Programme) operated by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media funds the purchase of AEDs by voluntary, not-for profit sports clubs and community groups. Funding is also available through the HSE’s national lottery grants schemes.