Plans to reduce the height of proposed flood defences on Dublin's Clontarf seafront are to be considered by the Office of Public Works.
Dublin City Council officials, who met with local representatives this evening, said the original plans for defences up to 2.75m high (9') were designed to cope with a once in a 200-year storm.
The height of the defences in the plan varies along the promenade, but the council says they are on average 1.7m (5'6").
Officials said they will see if the OPW will agree to reduce walls by 0.3m (1') and mounds by 0.5m (1'7").
They have produced photomontages to explain what the reduced height would achieve.
However, they said it is not known yet if the OPW would agree to this.
Local Labour Councillor Gerry Breen said he would support the revised plan which mitigates the loss of sea view.
Meanwhile, the council also says that the proposed water mains works that contained the flood defence scheme have no effect on the proposed height.
