Headed Items
Confirmation and Re-affirmation of Minutes of Meeting of 17th December 2013.
Roads
Questions
"To ask the Manager, further to my question at the November meeting, to provide an update on the requests to carry-out works to resurface and formally mark parking spaces at the parking area at Dodsboro Spar/Post Office and to meet on-site with local businesses?"
"To ask the Manager to present a report on recent changes to traffic lights at Newcastle Road and the N4 Newcastle Road interchange?"
"To ask the Manager to replace railings between Moy Glas Road/Lawn and Grangecastle Road with a solid barrier to prevent noise pollution, noting that mapping for Greater Dublin Noise Plan shows excessive noise pollution at houses at this location?"
"To ask the Manager for an update report on the implementation of the 3.5 tonne restriction on Kennelsfort Road as per my motion at the December meeting and to include the time scale when it will become fully effective.?"
"To ask the Manager if the shores on Palmerstown Drive and Culmore Road have been cleaned recently and to address the ponding which occurs at the junction of Palmerstown Drive and the laneway leading to Culmore Road whenever there is a rainfall?"
"To ask the Manager, noting the Reply to Question No.18 at the Area Committee Meeting of 24th September 2013, for an updated report on the Maintenance of the footpath and verges on the Old Celbridge Road, between the entrance to Lucan Golf Club and the old Lucan Road?"
"To ask the Manager if he will arrange for an inspection of the shores/ gulleys and the level of the road surface which is reported to be causing problems at a location off Main Street, Lucan (address supplied)?"
"To ask the Manager if he will arrange for an inspection of the shores/gulley/level of the road surface at a location in Chapel Hill, Lucan outside the house (Name and address supplied) Lucan?"
Headed Items
Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads
(i) Rossberry Estate, Lucan
(ii) Hansted Estate, Lucan
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence
a) Opening of Esker Lane left only onto N4
b) Opening of Kishogue Railway Station, Lucan
c) New Post Office to serve the Lucan Area
d) Residents of Lucan and Palmerston on Live Register
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
"That the Manager report on the sequencing/operation of the newly installed traffic lights at the R148/Palmerston Village junction as there seems to be a much shorter time now for traffic exiting the Village?"
"That the Manager presents a report on peak hour morning traffic congestion at Griffeen Avenue and its approaching roads."
"That this Area Committee requests the Manager to provide a further detailed update on issues relating to the removal of the grassed area at the entrance to Ballydowd Grove?"
"That this Committee, noting that it is now more than 2 years since councillors raised the issue of the provision of taxi-rank spaces in Lucan Village, that this resulted in the realization that there were no taxi bye-laws for the County or any part of it, recognises the work done by officials in preparing draft taxi bye-laws and identifying potential additional taxi-rank and taxi-queuing spaces, nevertheless is concerned that apart from the provision of 1 additional taxi rank space, the whole issue of taxi-ranks, regulation of taxis using other locations to wait for a place in the rank etc.., is unresolved and requests the Manager to make a Report on the work done by the Council, and in particular, advising the Committee on when the introduction of taxi bye-laws in Lucan, which are needed by An Garda Siochana to prevent taxis waiting in residential areas and causing disturbance and inconvenience to residents, are likely to come into force."
"That a single removable Bollard be installed at the western entrance to the laneway running behind Wheatfield Road/Oak Court Estate as requested by the residents."
Water & Drainage
Questions
"To ask the Manager if he will advise if the Council is satisfied that the public part of the foul drainage system in Griffeen Glen Estate, which has been taken in charge by the Council, has been completed satisfactorily by the developer, and if any residents have identified problems in the public system that is causing back up problems into their houses?"
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach’s Business (No Business Received)
Planning
Headed Items
Planning Files
A. Large Applications Under Consideration
B. Files Requested by Members (No Business)
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach’s Business (No Business Received)
"That this Area Committee requests the Manager to present a detailed report, for discussion, on the investigation requested at the October meeting of this Committee into residents' complaints of non-compliance with condition No. 3 of planning permission SD11A/0198 arising from the unsatisfactory operation of air handling units at Building Group 5, Rosse Court which in turn has impacted negatively on the residential amenity of apartments and duplexes in the block."
"That this Committee welcomes the fact that positive discussions have taken place between the new owners of the St Edmundsbury lands, Lucan and requests the Manager to present to the meeting an outline report on the discussions and interaction between the Council and the new owners, around the intentions of the owners to actively farm parts of the lands, and related matters such as the conservation of buildings and measures to promote bio-diversity."
"That this Area Committee requests the Manager to present a report, for discussion, on the outcome of District & Circuit Court proceedings (c. 2002-2003) in the case S3222 in relation to porches constructed to the front of No's 11& 12 Weirview, Lucan; including a report on: • The orders made by the Courts? • The status of compliance with any such orders, • The potential for the Council to still seek compliance with any court orders?"
That this Committee, noting the Report on Motion No. 17 at the Area Committee Meeting of 26th March, and particularly that there is no legislation regulating the use of TVB screens in the windows of retail; shops and Licensed Premises, requests the Manager, having regard to the Council's Villages Initiative which includes amongst its aims the support of sustainable businesses in the County's villages, requests the manager to produce a set of Guidelines which regulates, but allows in principle, the use of TV screens in the ground floor windows of businesses in Lucan Village.
Development
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach’s Business (No Business Received)
Libraries
Questions
"To ask the Manager for an updated report on progress towards the provision of a Digital Hub in Palmerston?"
Headed Items
Library News & Events
NEW WORKS (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
"That the Manager bring forward an update report on the provision of a Library/Digital Hub at Palmerstown ."
Corporate
Questions
"To ask the Manager, if noting the Report on Motion No.2 at the Area Committee meeting of 26th March, there has been any updated reply from either the Office of Public Works or the office of the Minister for Social Protection, on the provision of an adequate Social Welfare Office in Lucan and, if not, if he will write again to both offices conveying the view of the Committee that Lucan residents urgently need such an office?"
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach’s Business (No Business Received)
Housing
Questions
"To ask the Manager (i) how many grants in total, under the different Housing Grants scheme including Grants for Older People, Grants for Persons with Disability, and Mobility grants to applicants living in the Lucan EA, (ii) how much money in total was allocated to successful applicants from the Lucan EA and (iii) how much money in total was allocated in total to successful applicants in all of South Dublin County?"
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach’s Business (No Business Received)
"That this Area Committee requests the reinstatement of the fenced-off area of tree-planting between Droim na Coille and Larkfield estate?" Housing Jan'14 - This motion related to unauthorised works carried out to rear garden of council houses at Droim na Coille
Community
Headed Items
Lucan Initiative Presentation
Application for Grants
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach’s Business (No Business Received)
"That this Area Committee supports the development a new multi-functional community centre for the Lucan/Adamstown area."
Environment
Questions
"To ask the Manager to enhance litter management in the vicinity of Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada and Ash Park estate; including provision of a litter bin and more regular cleansing of the ditch and areas behind the wall at Griffeen Valley Park, opposite Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada?"
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
"That the footpath and passageway along the R148 from the City Boundary to Kennelsfort Road junction be cleared of grass, debris, leaves and overhanging shrubbery and maintained to a level that complies with health and safety standards and is ascetically and environmentally acceptable."
"That this Committee notes concerns expressed by school managements and some residents in Adamstown about the effectiveness of the operation of the Bring Banks in Adamstown, including health and safety issues associated with the presence of so many children in the area, and requests the Manager to make a report on their operation, and advise if the Council has examined any alternative sites, at a greater remove from the schools."
Parks
Questions
"To ask the Manager to outline the steps required to provide new playing pitches on lands at Grange, between the railway and Grand Canal; and to seek to commence works during 2014?"
"To ask the Manager to advise whether the project listed in the Rolling Capital Programme 2014-2016 as 'Green Routes Griffeen Valley Park' under 'Projects committed subject to funding' can be progressed in 2014, noting that the Rolling Capital Programme indicates that this project was to be ideally funded by levies in 2014, at a total cost of €30,000?"
"To ask the Manager to have the tree outside No 5 Palmerstown Court removed as it is a hazard to nearby homes and is now far too big for its current location?"
"To ask the Manager when will the wall be erected along the waste ground at Palmerstown Lawns as it is a focal point for anti-social behaviour?"
Headed Items
PLAYGROUND PROGRAMME
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
"That the Manager report on the progress on the tree/pruning/removal/planting across the LA and to include if any additional trees have been added to the list, given the severity of the recent storms that hit other parts of the country, and if he is satisified that there are no trees in public areas that can be a hazard to the public."
"That the Manager would make a report on how the Christmas Tree Re-cycling Service worked at locations in the Lucan Electoral Area, and that his report would include details of the number and type of anti-social incidents at the Beech Park location, and advise what measures he proposes to put in place next year to allay concerns of residents."
"That this Area Committee requests the Manager to relocate containers at Griffeen Valley Park, used by Ballyowen Celtic FC, as proposed by the club to address security concerns?"
"To ask the Manager for a report on the operation of the green machine in the Palmerston Area and to explain why the Village has been left without a service on numerous days since well before Christmas and to indicate how the service will be maintained into the future."