COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 16, 2012

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor J. Lahart

To ask the Manager that if houses are flooded along a particular road, is that area subsequently designated as an area prone to flooding?

REPLY:

The fact that because houses on a particular road flooded due to a particular weather event does not necessarily mean that this area will be subsequently designated as an area prone to flooding.

The reason for the flooding has to be taken into account when designating an area as an area prone to flooding . The reason may be something as simple as blocked gullys, a sewer choke or tree roots growing into pipes all of which can be easily remedied making the event an once off and unlikely to reoccur. 

Areas designated as areas prone to flooding are usually near rivers and tend to be in their flood plains. 

The most up to date information on the flood studies being undertaken by the OPW for the eastern region of Ireland which includes the Dublin area can be found on www.eastcframstudy.ie The Draft River Dodder Catchment Flood Risk Management Plan including the fluvial flooding maps is on display in the Council's Offices in Tallaght and Clondalkin at the moment and the public can and is encouraged to make comments on this draft  plan on dodder@rpsgroup.com.