Clane-Maynooth Municipal District Meeting, Friday, 3 November 2023
Councillor Pádraig McEvoy
Question
Can the council confirm if it has the resources to use camera drones to record flood events in this municipal district and help prepare for future flood prevention efforts, given the effects of climate change?
Agenda Report
The council has a framework in place to procure drone surveys. A Data Protection Impact Assessment must be carried out to ensure that this method of data collection is suitable. Flood Risk Management are currently carrying out this assessment with the Data Protection Officer. As part of our Flood Relief Schemes, the contractor/consultant is required to record flood events as they occur and to use these events to continually verify and calibrate the model. Schemes are also designed to be adaptable to climate change and where practical this adaptation is included in the scheme construction, e.g. foundations of walls built to allow the wall height to be raised at a later date.
Issued by: Ms. E O’Brien, Senior Executive Engineer, Flood Risk Management.
Debate
Councillor McEvoy mentioned that flood events had occurred differently in the past, such as in Middleton, Co. Cork, and other towns across the country. It was emphasised that a quick response to recording flooding would inform analysis and future design approaches. The district manager suggested that the technology could have multiple uses and agreed to refer the matter back to the flood team. It was noted that immediate action would be necessary where a significant flooding event occurs.
Minutes
CM36/1123 [link]
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