COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

"To ask the Chief Executive for a full report regarding the change in water supply mix in parts of Lucan and to outline whether any information has come from Irish Water regarding the long term plans; and whether commercial considerations from factories have any bearing on the type of water available?"

REPLY:

On 26th January Irish Water informed SDCC that they were considering the introduction of temporary supply changes to the West Lucan area. This was due to Regional Storage issues associated with infrastructural impacts in the the Dublin Regional Network.

On 28th January Irish Water provided SDCC with a Notice to be published on the SDCC website and social media sites, informing the public of the temporary changes being put in place.

The Members from the Lucan Area Committee were e-mailed directly with that notification.

On 17th February Irish Water informed SDCC that as the Regional Storage levels had returned to healthy, sustainable levels, that the normal supply arrangements could be restored from 18th February.

Irish Water have advised SDCC that the supply alterations were temporary and that they currently have no plans to permanently alter the water supply arrangements in the Lucan Area.

It is preferable for some industries, such as pharmaceuticals, to use the softer water available from Ballymore Eustace. The temporary supply arrangements that were put in place are independent of any commercial considerations.