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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

QUESTION NO. 5

QUESTION: Councillor A.M. Dermody

"To ask the Manager to provide an up todate account as to the progress being made in identifying the cause of the flooding in the Aranleigh estate on the 24th of October 2011 and to ask for an account as to what measures have been taken by the Council to eliminate/reduce the likelihood of a repeat of such flooding going forward?"

REPLY:

The causing of the flooding in Aranleigh Estate would seem to be blockages in the surface water sewer at the end of the cul de sac in Aranleigh Court and in the green area at the other side of the wall at the end of this cul de sac. A pipe in this area was dug out and tree roots removed but this only partly improved flows in this pipeline. A CCTV Survey of all the surface water pipes in the estate was then undertaken. The survey indicated that the surface water pipe network was fine except in the same area indicated above where there seems to be more tree roots that need clearing and a partly collapsed pipe. All remedial work required on the pipeline at the Aranleigh Court cul de sac will be undertaken shortly and will be completed by Christmas.