COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, July 09, 2012
QUESTION NO. 10
QUESTION: Councillor J. Lahart
That the Manager provide a report on how the Council managed during the recent spell of heavy rainfall and to list any vulnerable locations in the county as a result?
REPLY:
On a continuous basis South Dublin staff monitor all known areas within the county that are vulnerable to flooding. The rivers, streams and drainage network was closely monitored by the Council’s Drainage & Roads staff throughout the recent prolonged rainfall period and in response to MetEireann weather alerts, Council crews were active on the ground taking measures such as cleaning gullies and removing debris from river screens in flood prone areas.
There were no incidents of flooding reported in the South Dublin County Council area during this recent period.
Following the October 2011 flood event, flood alleviation works have been progressed in each Local Electoral Area.
The following is a summary of actions taken by the Council to resolve these issues:
| Rathfarnham | Description of Works |
| Aranleigh Court | Relaying Surface Water Pipes due to tree root infestation |
| Stocking Avenue Well /Orlagh Avenue | Sealing manholes, blocking unused connections to foul sewer |
| Mount Carmel/Homeville/Castlefield | Build manhole at collapsed pipe, connect gulleys to surface water, putting lockable covers on some manholes. |
| Fortfield Drive | Installation of new Surface Water Pipes |
| Glenlyon | Foul sewer diversion adjacent to Glenvara Park |
| Lucan | |
| Esker Lane/St Edmundsbury | Flushing of sewers and ditch cleaning surface water outfall |
| Esker Lane & Old Lucan Rd | Installation of 2 nr gullys and connections to S/W pipe |
| Clondalkin | |
| Lealand Drive [Drainage] | Diverting surface water sewer around back of the houses to new outfall |
| Tuthills Clondalkin | Installation of new gully and connection to S/W pipe |
| Robinhood Stream | Cleaning river banks and bed |
| Lealand Drive [Roads] | Installation of 2 No. gullys and installation surface water drain |
| Newcastle Main St.outside hse no 7 | Installation of 5 nr Gullys and connections to S/W Pipe |
| Woodford Downs | Installation of 4 nr double gullys and connection to S/W |
| New Road Surface Water Diversion | Diverted existing collapsed surface water pipe |
| Tallaght | |
| Hazel Grove, Tallaght | Cleaning ditches |
| Knockmore /Killinarden | Flood Relief Works |
| Saggart Village | Installation of 330m of 375 mm diametrer pipe plus 28 gullies and 4 manholes |
| Garter Lane Saggart | Repair existing gully pots and installation of 3 nr gullys pipe and connection to S/W Pipe |
| Athgoe rd | Repair existing gully pot work complete |
| St Annes Terrace Rathcoole | Installation of 3 nr gullys and reconstruct s/w manhole |
| Brittas Canal Cleaning | Cleared culvert under road bridge and removed silt upstream. |