COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 09, 2026

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor Y. Collins

To ask the Chief Executive for an update in relation to the appointment of third party subcontractors by ESB Networks to work with the Council to repair public lighting outages.

REPLY:

ESB Networks (ESBN) have only recently informed us that they plan to send third-party contractors to our sites in early 2026. These contractors will support ESBN’s unbundling programme under the supplemental agreement. Their work will also help us progress our own upgrade from low-pressure sodium lights to LED.

This planned work is separate from day-to-day outage repairs, which continue to be handled by our own contractor.

Before the third-party contractors begin, we will meet with ESBN to confirm how much of this new resource will be available to us. ESBN has advised that the contractors currently completing accreditation and training will also be supporting the 21 local authorities involved in the national LED upgrade programme.

Our working relationship with ESBN has been getting stronger in recent years, and we are confident that this additional support will further enhance our collaboration.