COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
QUESTION NO. 2
QUESTION: Councillor T. Delaney
To ask the Manager for an updated report on Omer House, Clondalkin?
REPLY:
With reference to a previous reply which was provided on the October 19th 2011 which stated that a further site inspection had been carried out by the Council's Conservation Officer on 12th October 2011 to ascertain the situation on site. On foot of the site inspection the Conservation Officer contacted the District Engineer of Waterways Ireland and it was agreed that steel plates will be placed on the main door and on the rear access point. Also a section of steel fencing will be erected along the perimeter of the rear of the site. Details of the work will be agreed with the Council's Conservation Officer prior to the works in terms of the location of fencing and how the steel sheets will be attached to the structure. It was stated by the District Engineer that works will commence during November 2011 (after the school mid-term break) so that work could be carried out without external interference.
The Council's Conservation Officer has again contacted the District Engineer of Waterways Ireland to remind them of previous discussions and to ascertain when the proposed works as agreed will be carried out. Waterways Ireland have informed the Council's Conservation Officer that it is Waterways Ireland's intention to carry out the works to close off access to the Omer Lock House and fence the area to the rear before the end of this month/beginning of March 2012. Due to workload Waterways Ireland's own crews have not been able to deal with this issue to date however they now intend to appoint an external contractor to carry out these works. The Council's Conservation Officer will be informed when works are commencing on site so that a site inspection can be arranged during the works.