Concerns raised again over ‘dangerous spikes’ on chains on Waterford quay
Cllr Joe O’Riordan spoke on the subject of Dungarvan Quay’s chains at the July meeting of the Dungarvan-Lismore District
Concerns have been raised again over “the dangerous spikes” on the chains on a quay in County Waterford.
Independent councillor Joe O’Riordan spoke on the subject of Dungarvan’s quay chains at the July meeting of the Dungarvan-Lismore District.
Cllr O’Riordan said: “On the chains on the Quay, I subsequently learned after the [last] meeting that the reason the spikes are on the chains is so nobody can sit on them.
“I think that kind of proves my point that they are dangerous.”
In response, Seán Gormley, Executive Engineer at Waterford City and County Council, outlined how long the chains have been there.
Mr Gormley said: “The chains on the quay, they’ve been there before I started on the council eight years ago.
“That chain is a fairly standard type of chain for a quay area.”
“I don’t know what to say on that one to be honest, beyond that,” he added.