Agenda

“In the wake of the devastation which has been wreaked on both the west coast of Ireland and the midlands in recent weeks arising from the stormy weather, and having regard to the risks arising from high tides and further stormy weather in the coming months, this Council resolves that the Council shall act to ensure that residents along the sea in Sandymount, Irishtown and Ringsend are given adequate protection from the risk of flooding, and notes, in particular, that the system whereby a small number of sandbags are left at gates or made available for collection in containers in car parks along the Strand is inadequate in circumstances where:

1) the relevant car parks are the first areas closed off so cars must be parked on the road which in itself is a traffic hazard;

2) there is quite a distance to carry the bags to the cars;

3) Most people can only carry one bag at a time as they are quite heavy. Many, for various reasons, are not in a position to carry a bag at all; and

4) Many cars can take only circa five bags whereas the requirements in all cases will be for many, many more bags.

This Council notes further that the alternative to proving comprehensive protection, which is the risk of catastrophic flooding, especially given the intensity of such storms in winter 2015/16, is unacceptable.”

“The Manager then referred to a report to be circulated re Postering. Members expressed their displeasure at the recurring breaches of the Postering Protocols and requested that enforcement action be taken, They further requested that the Environment SPC examine current bye-laws, especially in relation to public meetings held by politicians and resultant posters.”