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CONFIRMATION AND RE-AFFIRMATION OF MINUTES
Minutes of Meeting of South Dublin County Council, 14th April 2014
(circulated herewith)
REPORTS OF AREA COMMITTEES
a) Rathfarnham Area Committee - 8th April 2014
- Dealing with Planning & Development, Corporate Services & Libraries, Community, Housing, Parks, Environment, Roads & Water Services
(no report)
b) Clondalkin Area Committee -16th April 2014
- Dealing with Planning & Development, Corporate Services & Libraries, Community, Housing, Parks, Environment, Roads & Water Services
(no report)
c) Lucan Area Committee - 22nd April 2014
- Dealing with Planning & Development, Corporate Services & Libraries, Community (1 report - Community Grants), Housing, Parks, Environment, Roads & Water Services
(circulated herewith)
d) Joint Tallaght Area Committee (1) & Tallaght Area Committee (2) - 28th April 2014
- Dealing with Community (1 report - Community Grants), Housing, Environment, Parks, Planning & Development, Roads & Water Services, Corporate Services & Libraries
(circulated herewith)
STANDING COMMITTEES - ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE COMMITTEE
(H3 no reports)
STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES
(H4 no reports)
REPORTS REQUESTED BY AREA COMMITTEES
(H5 no reports)
Questions
To ask that the Manager give a statement on this Councils' endeavours to promote the County as "age friendly"?
To ask the Manager to make a report indicating why a person, registered Priority Homeless, is blocked from using the Choice Based Letting system?
To ask the Manager how many electrical cars outlets there are in the South Dublin Council area and what plans are there to introduce / increase these numbers?
To ask the Manager to state how many houses and therefore Families have benefited from the windows and doors programme since its current form was commenced in 2009 to date taking in the full five year term of this Council?
To ask the Manager for an update on the ongoing examination of the possible extension of the Village Cleaning Service to provide a weekend service, in particular in relation to litter bin-emptying, as previously requested?
To ask the Manager for an update on the ongoing review of public realm depot locations?
To ask the Manager to state how many inspections of private rented accommodation have been conducted on behalf of South Dublin County Council, year on year, since 2009; to state how many prosecutions have arisen; and to make a statement on the matter?
To ask the Manager to provide a report on the issue of parking spaces at electric car charging points in the county identifying whether there is a problem of non-electric cars using these charging points as parking spaces and outlining what action can be taken to prevent this problem? The report should also include information as to how the other local authorities in Dublin are dealing with this matter.
To ask the Manager for an updated Report on the Review of the County wide Pay Parking Scheme?
To ask the Manager for an updated report on the recruitment by the Council of participants in the Gateway programme, and if he can advise on the training that is being provided to participants?
To ask the Manager if he will indicate haw many owners of premises have sought information, eg a copy of the Design Guidelines, on the Shopfront Grant Scheme?
To ask the Manager if he can advise how many commercial ratepayers have to date applied and been approved for the Rates Support Grant?
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DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE PUBLIC ROADS
(H6 no reports)
PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES / SITES
(H7 no reports)
REPORT ON PUBLIC CONSULTATION UNDER PART 8 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT) REGULATIONS 2001 - 2012 FOR PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY AT ROWLAGH
(H8 circulated herewith)
PART 8 BEWLEY GROVE, ST. ANDREWS, FAIRWAYS AND WILLSBROOK
(circulated herewith)
BALLYCULLEN - OLDCOURT LOCAL AREA PLAN MATERIAL ALTERATIONS MANAGER'S REPORT (deferred from April Council meeting)
(circulated herewith)
APPLICATION FOR GRANTS
(circulated herewith)
Correspondence
Ministerial
Letter, dated 14/03/14, from Department of Environment, Community and Local Government in response to SDCC's motion passed in relation to a national waiver system in relation to household waste collection (M7/1113)
1) Email, dated 08/04/14, from Former Local Authority Members Éire (FLAME) regarding Drogheda Borough Council's motion passed extending Drogheda Borough Council'ssupport and congratulations to FLAME which has held its first press conference aimed at highlighting the group's bid to obtain a Judicial Review of aspects of the Local Government Reform Act 2014.
Motions
That the Manager agrees to set up a mutual transfer database within the county where tenants can state where they would like to be moved which could then be matched with a tenant who is also willing to move
That this Council calls for a review of the costs of various permits relating to residential parking in pay-and-display areas?
That this Council calls on the Minister for Housing to convene an emergency summit to deal with the ever growing problem with housing within Dublin as a result of years of over reliance on private rented sector, the severe lack of private rented accommodation available at present, the lack of investment in building Social Housing and the more than €1Billion cut in the National Housing budget in the past five years. That this summit's membership includes the Minister for Finance, the Minister of the Environment, the Housing agency, Dublin Directors of Housing and the four County Managers in the Dublin region, an elected representative from each Party & none as well as representatives from the main Homeless agencies such as Peter McVerry Trust, Focus etc.
That this Council recognises the need to provide adequate sanitation in Public Parks.
That this council will draw on best practice from other local authorities either in Ireland or Abroad in providing suitable bins for members of the public to dispose of litter and dog waste.
That this council will introduce such facilities on a trial basis in select parks in each area committee district.
That it is not acceptable to this Council that the Government should introduce regulations for the payment by householders for domestic water, which do not take into account the following factors: (i) Ability of the household to pay, (ii) The allocation to all households of an amount of free water, (iii) The number of adults and children under 18 in a household, (iv) Special needs relating to requirement for water, including health needs, health related equipment of any members of the household, (v) provision for the remission of charges where the public water supply to a household fails to meet specified quality standards.
That this Council, whilst acknowledging the excellent services provided by the Customer Services Department believe that the term customer to describe residents and other persons who enquire of or use the Council's services and facilities is not the most appropriate, and requests the Manager to examine the concept behind and the role of the Citizens Service Division of Fingal County Council.