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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 14, 2014

MOTION NO. 15

MOTION: Councillor P. Kearns

That this Council calls on the Manager to seek assurances from the Minister of the OPW that the funds needed to provide for the necessary flood management measures in the Council's public parks are ring fenced and that these works start as soon as possible.

REPORT:

The proposed attenuation works in Tymon Park are part of the overall options for dealing with flood risk on the River Poddle identified under an accelerated procedure of the East Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management study and on which the public were consulted in June 2013. South Dublin County Council will take the proposals forward through planning and eventual construction. The Council has just received the Options Report and it is hoped that the procurement of consultants to undertake the necessary planning and detailed design will be commenced shortly. Once consultants have been appointed a comprehensive programme to take a scheme through construction and an estimate of the associated cost will be developed by the Council. In addition to flood attenuation, the Scheme may involve some downstream defence works.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has given a commitment in principle to the Scheme and has made indicative provision for its cost in its Multi-Annual Capital Budget Profiles for the period 2014-2017. Construction of the Scheme will be dependent on successful completion of the planning process and the availability of funding at the point when the Scheme is ready to be undertaken.

The Council has carried out works that have significantly alleviated flood risk in the area.  New screens have been placed on the Poddle, with regular cleaning of these screens being undertaken by the Council. Remote monitoring of two of these screens is also taking place, which allows us to react swiftly to any noticeable problem. In addition, the river bed and banks have been cleaned from Tymon Park to Kimmage Manor and down to Kimmage Road West, which has led to improved flood flow.