b'5.4 Impacts of Climate Hazards on Kildare County CouncilThe Council is responsible for the delivery of a significant and wide range of services and functions across its administrative area. This table identifies the services and functions performed bythe Council and the impacts from the associated climatic hazards.Table 5.3 Impacts on service deliveryServices/FunctionsImpacts and climatic hazards Business Operations/Continuity Business Efficiency, Effectiveness Building Closuresstorm, snow, extreme rainfall. and Emergency Response Building damage, impacts on serversstorm events.Electricity supply affectedstorm eventsRisks to staff welfare, public safety, local business andtourism assets - storm, snow, and rainfall events. Increased risk of uncontrolled fires due to hotter, drier summers.Damage to forests, farmland, raised bogs and peatlands,diminish air quality causing threat to public healthand safety and increased pressure on fire services.Business OperationsCapitalising on opportunities arising from addressingthe impacts of climate hazards.Infrastructure & Built Environment Roads/Footpaths, Bridges, Project Changes in rates of deterioration - faster rate of deterioration Construction and Maintenance in areas subject to flooding, sustained high temperatures, combination events.Infrastructure collapse, significant damagesustained durationand frequency of extreme events. Blocked roadsstorm, snow, and rainfall events Impact on construction projectsall extreme weather events.Surface Water DrainageExceedance of drainage capacitylocalised and larger scaleflooding - rainfall, combination events. Reduction in drainage capacityrainfall events Inflow/infiltration into wastewater networks extreme rainfall eventReduced pressure on surface water drainage systems -drought conditionsBuilding StockLA BuildingsDamage and deterioration of housing stockand social housing stockStorm, rainfall, snow and heatwave events (combination events)Increased need for heatextreme cold events Closure of Local Authority buildingsstorm, snow, rainfall events Need for mechanical ventilation systems and cooling systems heatwave events 40'