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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

MOTION NO. 1

MOTION: Councillor P. Cosgrave

That the Manager give a report on the Public Lighting upgrade for Moyville estate, Ballyboden. Work seems to have started with some new public ligh poles erected. Will the entire estate get a lighting upgrade. On the hill entrance into the estate the lighting is very dark and needs upgrading. The old lights are of the yellow bulb type and do not provide good light.

REPORT:

There are currently two issues at this location.

1. There is a major cable fault at the entrance to Moyville and repair of same is a priority.  However, this will require extensive civil works and as a result will not be fixed in the immediate short term.

In the meantime, we have asked our contractor to arrange for a temporary supply to the affected columns. This will be done as soon as possible in early January 2026. We are also requesting Public Realm to carry out a heavy prune on the existing mature trees at this location as the overgrowth of these trees is further diminishing the overall light levels here. 

2. Regarding the upgrade of the entire estate, Moyville has in excess of fifty PL columns. Having assessed the estate earlier in 2025, it was clear that the PL poles were in such poor condition that most of them would need replacing. In order to satisfy ESBN requirements, the new poles are a special order with two doors rather than one.  As a result, there was a longer than normal lead time on commencing the upgrade. 

The upgrade is a large undertaking and as such, needs to be carried out in a phased manner to minimise on local disruption due to Traffic Management/site works. 

We have now installed thirteen new poles for the first phase, and have made an arrangement with ESBN to attend site in early January 2026 to liaise with us to complete the LED upgrade for these.

The next phase will then commence with the replacement of a further 12/13 poles and a request for ESBN to attend site again to attend to this tranche.

The phased works will continue in this manner until the entire estate is upgraded and we foresee the entire estate being upgraded before Easter 2026, subject to ESBN site resource availability.