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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

QUESTION NO.1

QUESTION: Councillor Y. Collins

To ask for an update on the Whitechurch Stream Flood Alleviation Scheme with details of the works yet to be carried out and an indicative timeframe for completion.

REPLY:

The construction works are being delivered and managed directly by the OPW’s East Region Construction team augmented as necessary with private sector sub-contractors and suppliers. Approximately 64% of flood defences have been completed to date and substantial completion of the flood defences is currently scheduled for the end of 2026, with final landscaping and commissioning be completed in early 2027.

An overview of the defence works left to be completed are as follows:

Flood Gate to be installed at trash screen above Heatco,

Flood defences at the Capri Site,

Japanese knotweed removal at Willbrook Grove and Fanagans Funeral Home,

Erosion Measures from Willbrook Lawn to Fanagans Funeral Home,

Reinforced concrete flood defence wall to be placed along existing boundary wall from Willbrook Lawn to Fanagans Funeral Home.