Floods blocking people into their homes in The Swan

Floods are making it impossible for people to leave their houses by foot in The Swan in Laois.

The homes are in a semi-circle area in the Imleach housing estate.

Cllr Padraig Fleming tabled a motion requested that Laois County Council resolve the flooding issues, at the March meeting of Graiguecullen Portarlington Municipal District.

“This is a housing estate that is effectively council owned. It is still flooding. People can’t walk out of their houses,” he said.

Senior engineer John Ormond agreed to inspect the location to find out why surface water is ponding, and decide what work is needed to resolve it. The work would be done subject to funding.