COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (2)

Monday, November 26, 2012

MOTION NO.9

MOTION: Councillor C. Bond

That this council convenes a forum in relation to resolving the flood problems on the lands located beside Ely Drive, Firhouse. This forum will involve the local residences, the owners of the aforementioned lands and if necessary the office of public works.

REPORT:

The Drainage Section of South Dublin County Council's Water Services Department has no objections to a forum being set up to try to resolve flooding problems between the residents of Ely Drive and the owners of the fields at the back of the estate and shall willingly attend and participate in any such forum.

The Developer/Builder's company who owns these lands is now in liquidation and these lands have been acquired by the State agency NAMA in late August 2012. NAMA had its nominee, Simon Coyle of Mazars, appointed as liquidator to the company.

Before the owner of these lands to the south of 44A and 35 Ely Drive went into liquidation, these lands were rented to a local farmer and previous owner of these lands. With the cooperation of the then landowner the Drainage Section arranged in April 2012 for the land rentee to clean out the ditch at the back of 6 and 7 Oldcourt Cottages and expose the mouth of the 9" surface water pipe that takes water from this ditch through the back garden of 35 Ely Drive and other houses down to Oldcourt Road and ultimately to the Dodder River. This ditch and pipe was examined recently and were found to be functioning properly with no sign of flooding in this area of the field.