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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, June 27, 2016

QUESTION NO. 5

QUESTION: Councillor B. Leech

"To ask the Chief Executive, in 2012 €500K was allocated to South Dublin County Council for flood relief. Under that scheme €333K was spent in the Killinardan/Knockmore area. Can a breakdown be given on what this money has been spent on and has the potential flood risk been alleviated for the tenants?"

REPLY:

The flood relief works in the Knockmore Estate area of Tallaght were completed in 2012. A swale (drainage ditch) in the Park beside Knockmore Park was dug out, a "French drain" at Knockmore Avenue installed and the wall and railings at Hazel Grove restored. The existing stub walls at Knockmore Avenue were increased in height. New screens on the streams in the Jobstown area were designed and installed.

All these works will reduce the risk of future flooding in Knockmore Estate in the future. When requested, SDCC Drainage have issued letters to residents in the area confirming this.