'Answers needed' after Knocklyon residents hit by constant water outages
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Answers are needed for Knocklyon residents who have been hit by constant water outages, a local TD has said.
Residents in the south Dublin area experienced nearly 30 outages in the last three years, and Sinn Fein's Sean Crowe TD made a direct appeal to the Minister of Housing James Browne asking for answers to the issues facing Knocklyon locals. He said: "I do not think anyone can deny that the current state of the electricity grid, our drinking water supply and the wastewater network is a constraint on housing delivery.
"These issues are also inflicting misery on many areas afflicted by frequent water mains failures or boil water notices. One area in my constituency - Knocklyon - has been hit with almost 30 outages in the past three years. There is clearly something wrong.
"Over the Easter bank holiday, residents in Dargle Wood were left without water for four days as Irish Water struggled to repair the damage after a water main failed on the Saturday. Those residents were left without water until the Tuesday."
Speaking in the Dail last night, he added: "At least two other water mains have burst since then further up the line, so there is clearly a problem. It is all confined to a particular area and the local residents are beyond frustrated with the lack of attention or resolution to their difficulties."
Deputy Crowe said many of the residents blame the constant outages on a development on what was known as Cosgrave's Land. He said: "Hundreds of apartments were built in the neighbouring area and it seems the original water structure is not able to cope with the added demand and required pressure. I ask the [Housing] Minister to make inquiries to see if anything can be done in this regard."
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