Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 268: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the Office of Public Works to provide a detailed report explaining their refusal to carry out dredging of the River Tolka between the Luke Kelly Bridge and the bridge at Alfie Byrne Road, Dublin 3 in view of the fact that this section has been a source of major flooding in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6460/07]

Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)
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The Office of Public Works is undertaking the works on the River Tolka in Dublin City on behalf of Dublin City Council, on foot of the recommendation from the detailed River Tolka Flooding Study Report, which was completed by consultants for the City Council. The study did not contain any recommendations for dredging the channel in this area.

It is our information that the flooding which occurred there, came from upstream in the Distillery Road area, flowed down the roads toward the East Wall area and did not come directly from the river in this area. Flood protection works have now been carried out in the Distillery Road area and OPW and the City Council are satisfied that these works will prevent flood waters escaping from the channel up to the design event which has been catered for, i.e.a flood with a 1% probability of being exceeded in a given year.