OPW in conjunction with Dublin City Council and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council are currently progressing the Dodder Phase 3 Flood Relief Scheme. The scheme area covers the River Dodder from upstream of Clonskeagh Bridge to the area where the Little Dargle Stream discharges into the River Dodder. This is in the area of the junction of Riverside Drive and Braemor Road in Rathfarnham.
The scheme's area includes those areas where there was direct hydraulic interaction with the River Dodder. The remaining area of the River Dargle fell outside the scope of the Dodder Phase 3 Flood Relief Scheme, including the culverted section of the River Dargle from Nutgrove Avenue.
Localised flooding issues are a matter, in the first instance, for each Local Authority to investigate and address, and a Local Authority may carry out flood mitigation works using its own resources. It is open for the Local Authority to apply to the OPW’s Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme to address this flooding issue. This scheme was introduced by the OPW on an administrative, non-statutory basis in 2009. The purpose of the scheme is to provide funding to Local Authorities to undertake minor flood mitigation works, or studies to address localised flooding and coastal protection problems within their administrative areas.
The criteria for the Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme are currently under review, and any application under the scheme will be considered against revised criteria. The OPW expect to advise Local Authorities of the revised criteria for the Scheme shortly. Since 2009, the OPW has approved funding under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme of some €760,000 to Dublin City Council for 4 projects, some €727,000 to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council for 8 projects and some €734,000 to South Dublin County Council for 4 projects.
