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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 09, 2026

QUESTION NO.20

QUESTION: Councillor J. Sinnott

To ask the Chief Executive, in light of the excessive rain and storms so far in 2026, has additional funding been made available to address issues that have been caused including flooding?

REPLY: 

The 2026 budget has been approved by the elected members and no additional funding has been made available by SDCC. 

However, in recognition of the exceptional costs incurred by Local Authorities arising from storm Chandra, the National Directorate for Fire & Emergency Management within the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has introduced a funding mechanism to enable Local Authorities to submit claims in respect of these initial response costs.  

SDCC will submit an exceptional costs recoupment claim to the Department, covering expenditure associated with the immediate response to storm Chandra. This includes the hire of plant and contractors for essential works, the purchase of equipment and materials required for response and clean-up operations and staff overtime payments directly attributable to the event. Early estimated costs are in the region of €150,000. There will be additional Capital costs associated with roads remediation works at Cruagh Road and Ballinascorney.

The response funding initiative by the Department is welcomed. Any future funding support in the event of further storms or flooding will be considered by the Department on a case by case basis.