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O’ROURKE PRESSES FOR HAZELHATCH FLOOD RELIEF FUNDS

Frank O’Rourke TD has again pressed for funding to be provided for Flood Relief measures at Hazelhatch in Celbridge

“I met with the Minister responsible for the Office of Public Works, Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran, this week, to press for funding to be provided for Flood alleviation measures at Hazelhatch.”

“The Hazelhatch area is home to the GAA, Tennis Club and many residential estates and will be a home for new schools. I secured funding for interim flood alleviation measures in 2014 which proved successful. However, we need a long term solution to ensure that this area is protected from future flooding” stated Deputy O’Rourke. Continue reading “O’ROURKE PRESSES FOR HAZELHATCH FLOOD RELIEF FUNDS”

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O’ROURKE WELCOMES PROGRESS ON HAZELHATCH FLOOD ALLEVIATION

Kildare County Council and the Office of Public Works (OPW) are currently in talks in relation to flooding alleviation schemes for the Hazelhatch road in Celbridge

Frank commented, ‘I have contacted the OPW and met with Kildare County Council senior manager and Director of Services Joe Boland on a numerous occasions in recent months in an effort to have the issue of flooding up at Hazlehatch resolved.’

‘This is a significant issue for this area given that planning permission has been refused for the construction of a new school on the Hazelhatch road because of the risk of flooding. It is now vital that measures are put in place to have the risk of flooding addressed.’ Continue reading “O’ROURKE WELCOMES PROGRESS ON HAZELHATCH FLOOD ALLEVIATION”

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LAWLESS WELCOMES PROGRESS ON MORRELL FLOOD SCHEME

James Lawless is delighted that a feasibility study has finally been commissioned into tackling flooding in the Lower Morrell area
The Lower Morrell area, comprising the rural townlands of Kileenmore, Alasty, Painestown, Daars and Turnings between Sallins, Straffan and Clane, has been hit repeatedly by flooding over the past several years as the Morrell and Painestown rivers burst their banks any time of high rainfall which floods houses and property all throughout those areas.
James Lawless said, “Despite this being an issue for the past several years, it has taken a very long time to have attention focused on it in terms of securing the necessary relief to carry out prevention works.”

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