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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

QUESTION NO.8

QUESTION: Councillor M. Lynch

Can the manager provide an update on the Poddle Flood Alleviation Scheme. Residents in Wainsfort Manor Drive and Green report that work has not been completed on the River going through / bordering their estate.

REPLY:

Works have not commenced on the River Poddle FAS as it was only granted planning approval by An Bord Pleanala in June 2023. The scheme will be constructed by the OPW Eastern Region Construction Section and following initial discussions with the ERCS it is hoped to commence the scheme in Q1 2024, subject to the required statutory licences being in place.

When the licences are secured, the works will initially commence on the embankments, flow control structure and Integrated Constructed Wetlands in Tymon Park. It is currently estimated that proposed works in the Wainsfort area wont commence until Q1 2025.

In order to minimise the impacts of proposed works in residential areas, sufficient notification will be provided to residents prior to works commencing in these areas. It is also planned to host Pre Construction Information Events throughout the scheme where interested parties will be provided the opportunity to discuss the possible impacts of the construction works in their areas. The first of these is provisionally scheduled to be held in Q1 2024 and will be advertised when the start date of the works is confirmed.