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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

QUESTION NO. 4

QUESTION: Councillor E. Coburn

"To ask the Manager for a progress report on the status of repair works in all of the estates in the Rathfarnham Ward impacted by the recent flooding?"

REPLY:

First it should be noted that all estates in the Rathfarnham Ward where flooding occurred on the 26th of October 2011 have had their gullys cleaned out and roads swept and in some cases the surface water sewers flushed and jetted. Sandbags have also been delivered to Woodview Cottages, Castlefield Way and Grove and the bottom end of Glenvara Estate. Some tree roots have been removed from the surface water sewer at Aranleigh Court and a CCTV survey of the whole estate was undertaken. It shows that remedial work is required at the end of Aranleigh Court and in the green area at the other side of the wall at this hammerhead. This will be done before Christmas. Work has also been undertaken in the Knocklyon area where a damaged foul sewer pipe has been repaired and a manhole built at Mount Carmel Cottages, deficiencies in the surface water at Homeville were rectified and three lockable covers were put on surface water manholes in Castlefield Way.