Headed Items
CONFIRMATION AND RE-AFFIRMATION OF MINUTES
Minutes of Meeting of South Dublin County Council, 11th November 2013
(circulated herewith)
REPORTS OF AREA COMMITTEES
a) Rathfarnham Area Committee - 12th November 2013
- Dealing with Planning & Development, Corporate Services & Libraries, Community (1 report - Community Grants), Housing, Parks, Environment, Roads & Water Services
(circulated herewith)
b) Clondalkin Area Committee - 20th November 2013
- Dealing with Planning & Development, Corporate Services & Libraries, Community, Housing, Parks, Environment, Roads & Water Services
(no report)
c) Joint Tallaght Area Committee (1) & Tallaght Area Committee (2) - 25th November 2013
- Dealing with Community (1 report - Community Grants), Housing, Environment, Parks, Planning & Development, Roads & Water Services, Corporate Services & Libraries
(circulated herewith)
d) Lucan Area Committee - 26th November 2013
- Dealing with Planning & Development, Corporate Services & Libraries, Community (1 report - Community Grants), Housing, Parks, Environment, Roads & Water Services
(circulated herewith)
STANDING COMMITTEES - ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING - 21st November 2013
a) Draft Calendar of Meeting Dates
b) Report on Conferences/Seminars
c) Review of Joint Tallaght Area Committee (1) & Tallaght Area Committee (2) meetings
(all circulated herewith)
STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES
a) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (INCL. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT) SPC
(i) Report of Meeting 6th November 2013
(ii) Minutes of Meeting 4th September 2013
b) ARTS, CULTURE, GAEILGE, EDUCATION & LIBRARIES SPC
(i) Report of Meeting 12th November 2013
(ii) Minutes of Meeting 10th September 2013
c) SPORTS, RECREATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & PARKS SPC
(i) Report of Meeting 13th November 2013
(ii) Minutes of Meeting 18th September 2013
d) TRANSPORTATION SPC
(i) Report of Meeting 21st November 2013
(ii) Minutes of Meeting 5th September 2013
e) HOUSING AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SPC
(i) Report of Meeting 25th November 2013
(ii) Minutes of Meeting 23rd September 2013
(all circulated herewith)
JOINT POLICING COMMITTEE REPORT OF MEETING 29th NOVEMBER 2013
(circulated herewith)
REPORTS REQUESTED BY AREA COMMITTEES
(H6 no reports)
Questions
To ask the Manager to give a breakdown to date on how many internships it has utilised under the Jobsbridge Scheme?
To ask the Manager to report on measures by this Council to improve river water quality in line with the Eastern River Basin District (ERBD) plan, including plans for 2014 and the funding available for such measures?
To ask the Manager for a report on plans to extend 'green routes' in our County, including through parks?
To ask the Manager to provide an update on the provision of free municipal Wifi in Council facilities, parks, community centres and villages, as mandated in motions put forward by myself and others during this Council term, and to make a statement on the matter?
To ask the Manager to provide a report on illegal dumping containing the following information (with the information expressed as a global figure for SDCC and broken down for each LEA);
To ask the Manager to provide a report on the 3,166 housing applicants who did not renew their housing application during this years Housing Needs Assessment including the following information:
To ask the Manager for a progress report on the transfer of responsibility for water and sewage provision from SDCC to Irish Water including the following information:
To ask the Manager for a report on the issue of housing related applications for medical priority involving the HSE Medical Officer including the following information (with the information expressed as a global figure for SDCC and with a breakdown for each LEA):
- the number of applications for medical priority per year from 2010 to 2013
- the number of applications for medical priority rejected by the medical officer per year from 2010 to 2013
- the number of rejected applications that relate to rare medical conditions & behavioural syndromes
- the number of rejected applications eventually granted on review/appeal per year from 2010 to 2013?
To ask the Manager for a report on illegal bonfires at Halloween including the following information (with the information expressed as a global figure for SDCC and with a break down for each LEA):
- the total number of illegal bonfires per year from 2010 to 2013
- the cost of the clean up operation arising from the bonfires from 2010 to 2013
- the number of reports of illegal bonfire wood received by SDCC in advance of Halloween in 2012 and 2013
- the number of these reports responded to and resulting in the removal of the bonfire wood
- the number of these reports not responded to and not resulting in the removal of the bonfire wood?
To ask the Manager for a report on efforts to secure funding for the four Community Safety Forum posts in the County and to provide an indication as to whether he believes funding will be made available for 2014 from Central or Local government sources?
To ask the Manager for an updated Report on the implementation of the South Dublin County Heritage Plan?
To ask the Manager for an updated Report on the implementation of the County Biodiversity Plan?
To ask the Manager if he can advise (i) on the number of Planning Permissions granted by the Council in 2012 and (ii) the number of Planning Permissions granted in 2013 up to 21st Oct. 2013?
To ask the Manager if he will advise on the number of Commencement Notices submitted to the Council to begin construction work on live Planning Permissions in 2012 and to-date in 2013?
To ask the Manager if he will make a Report on the number of persons working with the Council at this time on the various Government initiated Job/Work Placement programmes (excluding TUS workers) and if he will give summary information on the types of work being undertaken by those on placements with the Council?
Headed Items
DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE PUBLIC ROADS
(H7 no reports)
PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES / SITES
(circulated herewith)
b) Proposed disposal of plot of land to the rear of 638 Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, D14
c) Proposed disposal of Fee Simple Interest at 37 Limekiln Avenue, Walkinstown, D12
a) Proposed Disposal of Affordable Dwellings
(no report)
FILLING OF VACANCY ON ENVIRONMENT STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEE FOLLOWING RESIGNATION OF COUNCILLOR W. LAVELLE FROM THE SPC (CLLR. M. DUFF)
(circulated herewith)
FILLING OF SECTORAL VACANCIES ON VARIOUS SPC's
a) Filling Of Sectoral Vacancy On Arts, Culture, Gaeilge, Libraries & Education SPC (Mr. Ronan Leydon)
b) Filling Of Sectoral Vacancy On Transportation SPC (Ms Mairéad Forsythe)
(all circulated herewith)
OVERDRAFT ACCOMODATION FOR 2014
(circulated herewith)
RAISING OF LOANS FOR 2014 (HOUSING)
(circulated herewith)
RAISING OF LOANS FOR 2014 (WASTE MANAGEMENT)
(circulated herewith)
REFURBISHMENT OF DRESSING-ROOM FACILITY AT DRUMFINN AVENUE PARK, BALLYFERMOT, D20
(circulated herewith)
Correspondence
Ministerial
Letter, dated 07/11/13, from Minister for Environment, Community & Local Government in response to SDCC's motion passed in relation to Shared Fire Services (M2/1013)
Letter, dated 05/11/13, from Dublin City Council regarding SDCC's motion passed in relation to Shared Fire Services (M2/1013)
Ministerial
Letter, dated 22/11/13, from Minister for Environment regarding SDCC's motion passed in relation to Local Property Tax (M1/1113)
Letter, dated 04/11/13, from Kildare Co. Council regarding their motion passed in relation to the introduction of water charges
Letter, dated 08/11/13, from South Tipperary Co. Council regarding their motion passed in relation to the trafficking, exploitation and abuse of women and girls for prostitution
Letter, dated 13/11/13, from Clare Co. Council regarding their motion passed in relation to extending the derogation period to allow adequate time to resolve height restriction of 4.65 metres for vehicles
Letter, dated 19/11/13, from Macroom Town Council regarding their motion passed in relation to the draft Local Government Reform bill
Letter, dated 22/11/13, from Irish Water regarding Irish Water engagement with Local Elected Representatives
Letter, dated 27/11/13, from Offaly Co. Council regarding their motion passed in relation to Nurse Recruitment
Motions
Mayors Business
That this Council calls on local people to support local jobs by shopping with local traders in the run up to Christmas, and asks that this call be publicised on the Council website and via its social networks
To enhance and promote voter registration/participation that this Council, in conjunction with Student Union body, consider a visible registration drive - on campus - at the various third level education facilities within the County
That this council supports accepting / payments using the new digital currency - Bitcoin
Given that the residents of 'Palmerstown Village' are deeply concerned that their Historic and Heritage Village has been misnamed 'Palmerston Village' instead of 'Palmerstown Village' (possibly named from the townland of 'Palmerston' instead of from the Irish name of Baile Phamar), and that current M50, N4 and 148 signage is directing people to a town land (Palmerston) that no longer has relevance in an Urban environment; that search engines such as Google currently directs customers who Google 'Palmerstown' to Palmerstown Village and environs, while customers who Google 'Palmerston' are quite rightly directed to Palmerston Rathmines but not to the Village of Palmerstown in this County; therefore, before the name 'Palmerston' becomes popular outside its current narrow confines (i.e. this County), the members of this Council strongly recommends and herby resolves: (1) that a plebiscite be held to change the name of Palmerston Village to Palmerstown Village involving all of the electors and ratepayers north of the 148 incorporating the Village area of Palmerstown, i.e. lower Kennelsfort Road, the Old Lucan Road, Mill Lane, Waterstown Avenue, Robin Villas, Riversdale Estate, Riverside Estate, Riverview Estate and Hollyville Estate including all industrial premises on both Old Lucan Road and Mill Lane as well as Stewarts Hospital; (2) that management provide to this Council an accurate costing for (2.1) the estimated cost of holding of the plebiscite (2.2) the location of signage that will have to be changed should the plebiscite successfully revert the name of Palmerton Village back to Palmerstown Village (2.3) the estimated cost of this work (2.4) that provision be made in the 2014 Budget for the holding of the plebiscite and adjustment of current signage and for any consequential budget adjustment for 2014 be also included and (2.5) that the plebiscite be conducted as early as possible in 2014
That this Council requires the Minister for Education to abandon plans to charge apprentices a pro-rata student contribution from 2014
That noting the Report under Headed Item No.5 at the meeting of the Sports, Recreation and Parks SPC of 10th February 2010 on the Council's Water Leisure Strategy, including the statement that "the remaining elements of the Water Leisure Strategy are the completion of the Swimming Pool Facility in Lucan and the investigation of a joint venture /partnership for the Terenure /Rathfarnham area", this Council confirms its commitment to achieve the complete implementation of its Water Leisure Strategy, and requests the Manager to submit a new application to Government for funding for a Swimming Pool in Lucan, based on previously prepared project plans for a pool to be located adjacent to the Lucan Sports and Leisure Centre, and to develop a proposal, as provided for in the Water Leisure Strategy, for a facility in the Terenure /Rathfarnham area
That this Council calls on the Manager to re-establish the former sub Committee of the Council dealing with Housing matters in the very short term to deal with recent changes to the manner in which RAS and ASH applicants and tenants are dealt with in terms of their obligation to source alternative accommodation if their current accommodation to not conform with RAS or ASH standards taking into account that this can manifest itself in the form of applicants having to source in excess of over €1,000 to change address as a result of ultimatums set upon them by the RAS and ASH sections as is interpreted in the current correspondence being sent to applicants. That this Committee also deal with the lack of information provided to Cllrs in terms of what might seem like small changes to schemes but that have significant impact on information being provided by Cllrs to their Constituents such as the recent change that RAS applicants are now eligible to apply for housing through CBL which was not relayed to Councillors. That this sub Committee of the Full Council be reconvened as a matter of urgency
That this Council welcomes the commitment to update the previous 2010 Transport Accessibility Study to reflect Dublin Bus Network Direct and other changes such as the increased frequency of service on the Kildare Railway Line; but further requests that this study would also factor in (and score) both public transport journey times to key destinations/hubs and the availability of direct public transport routes to areas identified as key trip destinations for each origin area using data such as CSO POWCAR; so as to provide a more-rounded snapshot of public transport accessibility, convenience and attractiveness in our County
That this Council endorses the principle of the right to water and sanitation as a fundamental core value within Irish society and that this should be reflected as a central pillar in local and national water policy. This Council believes that all people to enjoy this right and we oppose any attempt to privatize the provision of water and sanitation services. This Council supports the principle and practice that water and sanitation should remain publicly owned, democratically run and that all in the sector are fully accountable
That the Manager present a report outlining how many dogs were taken in for the first 2 months (broken down each month) of operations with Ashtown and how many were reclaimed, rehomed, how many went to rescue, how many PTS, how many restricted breeds were taken in; and that this report be presented to Council on a quarterly basis
This Council notes:
- the increasing levels of rough sleeping in Dublin
- the increase demand for homeless services across the County
- the dramatic reductions in central government spending on social housing
- the urgent need for increased provision of social housing to tackle the housing and homeless crises
- to press Central government for additional capital funding for social housing in 2014
- to explore the establishment of an arms length housing association for the purposes of accessing Housing Finance Agency and/or European Investment Bank funding for social housing
That the Manager develops a programme in conjunction with our FAI Development officers that focuses on girls only schools within the county in order to increase the participation of girls in football and to celebrate the new home of Ireland's Senior Women's team in Tallaght Stadium
That this Council requests the Manager to present a detailed report, for discussion, on the potential of providing noise mitigation measures in residential areas subject to excessive noise pollution as a result of proximity to adjoining mains roads, as identified in the noise mapping carried out as part of the Greater Dublin Agglomeration Noise Plan