Agenda - Tallaght Area Committee Meeting - December, 2014

Minutes from Tallaght Area Committee Meeting 24th November, 2014

Application for Arts Grants  (No Business)

Library News & Events

• H-I (3)

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

"To ask the Chief Executive Officer to detail how many businesses in the Tallaght area have applied for the Business support grant to date in the Tallaght area, what this figure is as a percentage and to provide a copy of the letter sent to rate payers informing them of the scheme?"

• BSG Letter
• Q.1

"To ask the Chief Executive Officer if he would confirm actions opened to the Council to improve the image of Cookstown Industrial Estate in Tallaght and if he would state if he has had any contact with interests in the Estate in respect of the issue.

• Q.2

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

That this committee calls on the Chief Executive Officer to make direct contact with Government and Government agencies to stress the need for job creation initiatives in the Tallaght area which still suffers from a serious unemployment problem and in  reporting to the motion  will the Chief Executive Officer also confirm reports in place from the Council in respect of the Enterprise Centres throughout Tallaght.

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

"The residents of Tamarisk welcome the steel barrier erected at Kilnamanagh Stream (M50) but are very concerned that children now use it as a climbing frame. Can the Chief Executive  increase its height to dovetail with the railings at Ned Kelly Park?

• Q.3

"Can the  Chief Executive Officer liaise with Lidl to get permission for the Council seeking to install flood prevention drains along Newtown Park while Lidl are excavating to install their own water/service pipes for the development at Bancroft"?

• Q.4

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

That two site meetings be convened at Glenview  and Tamarisk Estate's to provide solutions to continual flooding and sewage problems which pose a serious risk to health and safety for these residents.

That this Committee calls on the Cheif Executive Officer to supply an urgent report regarding the flooding issues in the basement car park at the New Bancroft Apartment Complex in Tallaght Village. 

• M.3

"To ask the Chief Executive Officer to establish consultation with residents of Springfield and Brookmount estates who are very interested in the Play Space Programme"

"To ask the Chief Executive Officer to detail how much of the Public Realm Budget has been spent cleaning up illegally dumped rubbish in Kiltalown over the last two years. In addition to this can the Chief Executive Officer state how many litter fines have been issued and paid as a result of the illegal dumping in Kiltalown Estate?"

• Q.6

"To ask the Chief Executive Officer to confirm plans to provide Playspace throughout the Tallaght area listing localions proposed and also confirming the schedule being followed?"

"To ask the Chief Executive Officer to provide an update on progress being made in dealing with crime in Sean Walsh Park and will he confirm contacts he has had with Garda Siochana in respect of the issue?"

Litter Management Plan

• H-I (9)

New works (if any)

Correspondence(No Business)

That this Committee calls on the Chief Executive Officer to implement an effective action  programme to deal with the litter problem throughout the Tallaght area and if he would confirm any plans for the greater use of CCTV to deal with the issue and any plans to increase the penalties for litter crime and in reporting will he also state if he believes that the problem will increase over the Christmas period.

New Works (if any)

Correspondence (if any)

Application for Community Grants

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

"To ask the Chief Executive Officer to report on the number of bank owned boarded up houses there are in the Tallaght area and to specify the time period they have been in such a state of vacancy?"

• Q. 9

Housing Procurement and Allocations Report

• H-I 14

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

"To ask the Traffic Manager to give an update on the double yellow lines for the entrance to Alpine Estate please?

"To ask the Chief Executive Officer to report on the pay parking and permit parking in the Tallaght area, indicating how many fines have been issued and where and how many of these fines have been paid?".

"To ask the Chief Executive Officer if he would carry out a survey of the paths in Springfield Estate Tallaght with a view to include those damaged footpaths in the repair programme for 2015"?

Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads (No Business)

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

That the Chief Executive Officer provide an update on resolving the parking issues at Solas Chriost School - Belgard.

"To ask the Chief Executive Officer if he would confirm plans to comply with the planning condition to provide a new road in respect of the now unfinished Apartment Block on Cookstown Road Tallaght close to the Fortunestown Shopping Centre and in reporting would he also confirm if he has had any contact with the developer regarding the need to complete the Apartment Block?"

• Q. 13

"To ask the Chief Executive Officer if he has had any contact in respect of the clear need to deal with the unfinished Apartments, close to Tallaght Village, which seriously affect the image of Tallaght as you approach along the Tallaght by-pass and if he will appreciate the serious concerns of the wider community in respect of this issue?"

• Q.14

"To ask the Chief Executive Officer to state how many planning applications have been made in the Tallaght area during 2014, how many of these have been granted and how do these two figures compare to the last two years with a view to ascertaining the levels of activity in the Construction sector in the area?". 

• Q 15

Planning Files A. Large Applications Under Consideration B. Files Requested by Members

• H-I 18(A) Large Applications

Taking in Charge Report (No Business)

New Works (if any)

Correspondence (No Business)