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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 09, 2018

QUESTION NO.3

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

"To ask the Chief Executive when it is planned to carry out the River Poddle Flood Alleviation Scheme and the related works at Whitehall Road; to ask him to provide details of the works to be carried out in these schemes; and to make a statement on the matter?"

REPLY: 

River Poddle Flood Alleviation Scheme

"Following the severe flooding event of 24/25th October 2011 the OPW agreed and provided the extra funding to undertake the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment & Management Study (CFRAMS) of the Poddle. The final report on these was forwarded to the OPW who has since approved the Draft Design Brief for the River Poddle Flood Alleviation Scheme. The appointment of consultants was run as part of the Dublin City Council Framework competition and an appointment was expected in early September. The letter of intent and the letters to the unsuccessful tenderers have been issued. There was an objection from one of the eliminated tenderers. Dublin City Council has forwarded the appeal to Engineers Ireland to make an adjudication.

We hope that the consultant will be appointed in January 2018. The preliminary design includes the construction of storage in Tymon Park along with works down stream at culverts and wall building as set out in the Poddle CFRAMS report. Detailed design, environmental assessment and an application to An Bord Pleanala will be progressed in 2018 and subject to approval construction can commence in 2019.

Whitechurch Stream Flood Alleviation Scheme 

As part of the Dodder CFRAMS there is a proposed scheme for the Whitechurch Stream. The OPW have confirmed funding for the procurement of a consultant engineer for the detailed design of this scheme. We are currently drafting a design brief for this and will submit the brief when complete to the OPW prior to engaging the consultant through the DCC framework. The scheme as laid out in the Dodder CFRAMS report includes dredging of sections of the stream and flood defence walls where required."