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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 11, 2026

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor R. Mannion

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on the feasibility of installing publicly accessible defibrillators by (a) using existing public infrastructure (such as electrical boxes, bus shelters and public lighting) versus (b) providing a dedicated power supply.

REPLY:

South Dublin County Council is not a service provider with respect to defibrillator installation, with the expertise for the development of such infrastructure delivered by third party providers. Notwithstanding this, the Council intends to launch the Beyond County Hall Innovation Fund in May 2026, inviting proposals from interested parties to develop innovative initiatives across the County. As part of this, the Council will support the development of SMART solutions in the area of health, where interested parties with expertise in the development and installation of defibrillators can submit proposals.

Such proposals can assess the optimal means for accessing electrical infrastructure to support the development of publicly accessible defibrillators as part of this process; with the innovation fund supporting solutions to be tested before the potential roll-out of such infrastructure across the county.  The overall fund has a budget of €250,000, with all proposals expected to be developed before year-end 2026. By opening up this fund to the delivery of health-related innovations will facilitate the submission of third-party proposals with the expertise in the relevant fields such as the development of defibrillators, which can be tested and the feasibility of power supply options can be robustly assessed as part of an overall proposal.