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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

QUESTION NO. 10

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

"To ask the Chief Executive to arrange for a programme of appropriate pruning and removal of any trees, bushes or other plants adjacent to the River Poddle between Tymon Park and the boundary with the City Council area which may contribute to flooding in terms of blockages and other impacts on the river flow and drainage?"

REPLY:

The Council's Drainage Maintenance Section carried out extensive works during the course of 2012 to identify and remove all trees, bushes and other growth that was causing blockages in the Poddle River at that time.  A programme of works was implemented following these surveys and completed at an approximate cost of €50,000 in 2012.  The matter has now been raised with the Drainage Maintenance Section and they have undertaken to survey the river again to identify any current issues that may exist.  A programme of works will be prepared to address any issues that are identified by the river survey.