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CONFIRMATION AND RE-AFFIRMATION OF MINUTES
a) Minutes of Annual Budget Meeting 5th November 2015
b) Minutes of Meeting of South Dublin County Council 9th November 2015
REPORTS OF AREA COMMITTEES
a) Rathfarnham/Templeogue-Terenure Area Committee held 10th November
- Dealing with Public Realm, Water & Drainage, Housing, Community, Planning, Transportation Economic Development, Libraries & Arts, Corporate Support, Performance & Change Management
(H2a) no report)
b) Clondalkin Area Committee Held 18th November 2015
- Dealing with Public Realm, Water & Drainage, Housing, Community, Planning, Transportation. Economic Development, Libraries & ( Arts - 1 report Arts Grant) Corporate Support, Performance & Change Management
c) Tallaght Area Committee held 23rd November2015
- Dealing with Public Realm, Water & Drainage, Housing, Community, Planning, Transportation. Economic Development, Libraries & Arts, Corporate Support, Performance & Change Management
(H2c) no report)
d) Lucan Area Committee held 24th November 2015
- Dealing with Public Realm, Water & Drainage, Housing, Community, Planning, Transportation. Economic Development, Libraries & Arts (1 report -Arts Grant), Corporate Support, Performance & Change Management
STANDING COMMITTEES - ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE COMMITTEE- 19th November 2015
a) Draft Calendar of Meeting Dates
b) Report of Conferences/Seminars
STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEE
a) Environment, Water & Climate Change
(i)Report on Meeting 3rd November 2015
(ii) Minutes of Meeting 29th September 2015
b) Joint Economic, Enterprise & Tourism Development and Arts, Culture, Gaeilge, Heritage & Libraries SPC
(i) Report on Joint Economic, Enterprise & Tourism Development and Arts, Culture, Gaeilge, Heritage & Libraries SPC 11th September 2015
(ii) Minutes of Economic, Enterprise & Tourism SPC 9th September 2015
(iii) Minutes of Arts, Culture, Gaeilge, Heritage & Libraries SPC 2nd September 2015
c) Housing SPC
(i) Report of Meeting 12th November 2015
(ii) Minutes of Meeting 10th September 2015
d) Social & Community SPC
(i) Report of Meeting 17th November2015
(ii) Minutes of Meeting 15th September 2015
e) Land Use Planning & Transportation
(i) Report of Meeting 26th November 2015
(ii) Minutes of Meeting 17th September 2015
(iii) Minutes of Meeting 7th May 2015
REPORT OF JOINT POLICING COMMITTEE
REPORTS REQUESTED BY AREA COMMITTEES
Questions
To ask the Chief Executive to indicate the number of planning enforcements files currently open and to further indicate how many of these were received in each of second half of 2015 to date; first half of 2015; 2014; 2013 and pre-2013?
To ask the Chief Executive to provide statistical details of planning enforcement activity in each of each of 2013, 2014 & 2015 to date?
To ask the Chief Executive to outline the measures being undertaken and resources being attached to the planning enforcement section in order to speed up the decision-making at each stage of a complaint?
To ask the Chief Executive to provide a list of the new signalised or zebra crossings installed in the county in 2015?
To ask the Chief Executive to provide an update on the Liffey CFRAMS and how this projects interacts with the current Draft Flood Mapping exercise currently advertised?
To ask the Chief Executive to provide a full report on the plans for provision of modular housing in the County, including, but not limited to, details of proposed locations, costs associated with provision, funding streams, and the proposed planning process.
To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the projected out-turn on housing adaptation grants for 2015; how this relates to the funding budgeted for this year; how it compares to previous years and the proposed 2016 allocations; and to make a statement on the matter.
To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the Tourism Strategy, in particular on the studies for the proposed flagship project in the Dublin mountains, and on Bohernabreena Reservoirs, and to make a statement on the matter.
To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the Council's work in the area of climate change; specifically, but not exclusively, in terms of the climate change adaptation strategy, and in energy saving and use of renewable sources by the Council, and promotion of these within the County; and to make a statement on the matter.
To ask the Chief Executive to report on the number of housing units granted planning permission by SDCC on which building has not yet commenced, with a yearly breakdown of permissions granted if available, and to make a statement on the matter.
To ask the Chief Executive for an update report on the housing situation in this County, and to indicate in his reply (a) The numbers on the Housing list in January 2015 (b) The numbers on the housing list on the 1st December 2015 (c) The number of houses -units- completed in year to date (d) the number of houses -units- currently under construction (e) the number of homeless currently on the Housing list (f) the number of Homeless housed year to date, and could he please make a statement on the issues involved.
To ask the Chief Executive the number of modular homes to be provided by SDCC and to indicate possible and /or firm locations by Electoral Area.
To compliment the Chief Executive for the allocation of €100,000 for a pilot Trailer Loan scheme for Traveller families and to ask for an update on progress on its implantation.
To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the Social Credit Scheme and to indicate in his answer if there are any plans to further promote this initiative and if the PPN can be consulted and involved.
To ask the Chief Executive to detail plans to promote the Business Support Grant Scheme in 2016 and in responding will he appreciate the importance of this Scheme to the Business Community.
To ask the Chief Executive if he has any plans to further promote the availability of Deputations meetings to local associations and groups and will he detail how contacts are made to such groups in the matter.
To ask the Chief Executive to confirm how many boarded up Council houses have been returned to Housing stock this year; will he give details to each electoral area and will he also state his proposals to deal effectively with this issue in the coming year.
To ask the Chief Executive to present an update on the Village Enhancement Initiatives and to confirm the schedule now being followed in respect of each project.
To ask the Chief Executive to detail his plans to enhance services to the public arising from the recent decision from this Council in relation to Local Property Tax.
To ask the Chief Executive what plans are in place for the coming months to deal with adverse weather conditions?
To ask the Chief Executive when the consultation process on the proposed change of speed limits within housing estates will be complete?
To ask the Chief Executive what plans are in place to deal with the recycling of Christmas trees within the County?
Can the Chief Executive confirm the projected maintenance costs for the maintenance of the Play Areas when completed for the county.
Can the Chief Executive confirm that all footpath repairs on the FoothPath programme 2015 will be completed by the end of the year (2015)
To ask the Chief Executive to provide an update on the design of the defibrillator signs following items 44835 and 46303
To ask for a report on how SDCC complies with the Barcelona Declaration 2002? and what plans are there in the future to further compliance ?
To ask for a report on the on going Homeless and Housing issues, stats in hotels? hostels, b and b etc.
To ask the Chief Executive how many council houses have been built since 2011 by year upto end December 2015? and outline what has been the delay in getting housing built after part 8s approved?
To ask the Chief Executive for a report on school Breakfasts funded by SDCC , to ask how many schools and areas? What is cost and how many benefit from same?
To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the role out of village signage and village initiatives and to commend the work by SDCC to date on this what is the future timeframe plan ?
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DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE MADE PUBLIC ROADS
(H7 no report)
PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES AND SITES
b) Acquisition by Purchase of Fee Simple - 24 Homelawn Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
a) Acquisition by Purchase of Fee Simple - 142 St. Maelruan's Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24
c) Proposed disposal of fee simple interest in 188 Balrothery Est., Tallaght, Dublin 24 (Small Builders' Scheme)
d) Proposed disposal of 2 plots of land adjacent to 'Lindos', Mt. Venus Rd., Rathfarnham, D. 16 to Jim O'Neill
e) Proposed disposal of land at Hersil Wood, Knocklyon Rd., Dublin 16 to Pinza Property Company Ltd
MONTHLY MANAGEMENT REPORT
Report on Public Consultation under Part 8 of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001 - 2015 for the proposed construction of Equine Facility on lands within Ballyowen Park, located off Fonthill Road North, (R 113), Lucan, Co. Dublin
ADOPTION OF THE LOCAL ECONOMIC & COMMINUTY PLAN (LECP)
DRAFT DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTION SCHEME 2016-2020
1. Report to Council on the Draft Scheme
2. Draft Development Contribution Scheme 2016-2020.
OVERDRAFT FACILITY FOR 2016
(Circulated herewith)
3 YEAR CAPITAL PLAN 2016 -2018 (for noting )
RAISING OF LOANS 2016 (HOUSING)
AUDIT REPORT AND AUDITED AFS 2014
(a) Audit report
(b) Audited AFS 2014
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORTS
a) Report on the Consideration of the AFS and Auditor's Report
b) Audit Committee Work Programme 2016
c) Audit Committee Charter
APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
a)Application for Financial Assistance under the Capital Assistance Scheme from Clanmil Ireland in accordance with Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 for the purchase of 8 Deerpark Lodge, Kiltipper, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
b)Application for Financial Assistance under the Capital Assistance Scheme from Clanmil Ireland in accordance with Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 for the purchase of 32 Belfry Park, Citywest, Dublin 24.
c) Application for Financial Assistance under the Capital Assistance Scheme from Peter McVerry Trust in accordance with Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 for the purchase of 23 Belfry Drive, Citywest, Dublin 24.
d)Application for Financial Assistance under the Capital Assistance Scheme from Peter McVerry Trust in accordance with Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 for the purchase of 120 Rathgael, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
e)Application for Financial Assistance under the Capital Assistance Scheme from Circle Voluntary Housing Association in accordance with Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 for the purchase of 10 units at Exchange Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
f)Application for Financial Assistance under the Capital Assistance Scheme from New Hope Residential Centre in accordance with Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 for the purchase of 13 Russell Crescent, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
g)Application for Financial Assistance under the Capital Assistance Scheme from Focus Ireland in accordance with Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 for the purchase of 14 Exchange Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
CONFERRING OF CIVIC HONOURS/FREEDOM OF THE COUNTY
Correspondence
Ministerial
Letter dated 16th October 2015, from Minister of Forigen Affairs and Trade regarding the Manchester Martyrs
Ministerial
Letter dated 19th November 2015, from Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, regarding the release of Ibrahim Halawa
MINISTERIAL
Letter from Minister for Justice & Equality re: Refugee Crisis
CIRCULAR: HOUSING 42/2015 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNITY & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
APPENDIX A - HOUSING (MISC PROVISIONS) ACT 2014 COMMENCEMENT NO 2 ORDER 2015
APPENDIX B - HOUSING (SALE OF LA HOUSES) REGS 2015
APPENDIX C - MINISTERIAL DIRECTIONS RECKONABLE INCOME - TENANT PURCHASE SCHEME
APPENDIX F - (HOUSING INCREMENTAL PURCHASE) (AMENDMENT) REGS 2015
Email from Sligo County Council dated 5th November regarding the League of Credit Unions committing to lending Money to build 35,000 Social Houses
Motions
Can the Chief Executive report on the current litter act on signs erected around the county and the policy on this,
some areas in the county are littered with signs at junctions what is been done to stop illegal signage been put up .
That this Council calls on Government, in bringing forward the Planning and Development Bill, to waive all fees for Councillors making submissions on planning files, to substantially reduce the fees for members of the public, and to support submissions made online or by email.
To congratulate the Council on leading the way, in terms of the promotion of health and well-being, through the Get Your Ass Off The Couch initiative
This council commends the work of our 2016 co ordinator on the National Flags for Primary Schools Initiative. It also recognises the great work of the Defence Force teams who are currently engaged in delivering the flags and in conducting ceremonies in national schools across the country. These ceremonies are a very moving and memorable start to the centenary celebrations and will probably live in the memories of our children for many years. That the council would write to the organisers of this initiative in Casement Aerodrome and in the other Barracks involved in school ceremonies congratulating them on the work of their personnel on the Flags for Primary Schools ceremonies.
That this Council:
NOTING the unsatisfactory reply from management to Question No. 6 at the July 2015 meeting to the effect that “'Significant' additional information is considered to arise when there is a material alteration in the proposed development that would render it seriously inconsistent with that initially proposed, or where the quantum of development proposed is increased. Usually where only the quantum of development proposed is decreased, that is not considered 'significant' additional information”;
FURTHER NOTING section 5.9 of the 2007 Ministerial Guidelines to Planning Authorities on ‘Development Management’ states, in relation to ‘”the question of ‘significant additional data’… the impact on the environment and/or the effects on third parties will always be material considerations.”
EXPRESSES ITS CONCERN that the view now being taken by the management of this Council differs from the position set-out in statutory Ministerial Guidelines; in that the view of Council management seems to focus solely on changes to quantum and not to any qualitative changes; and more critically makes no reference whatsoever to ‘the impact on the environment and/or the effects on third parties’ as required by Ministerial Guidelines; and that a result, residents of our County are, in certain exceptional cases, being unfairly denied an opportunity to make submissions or observations on substantial changes to planning application proposals arising from direct additional information requests by planners in the Council;
Therefore REQUESTS the Chief Executive to ensure that the policy and practice of this Planning Authority in classifying whether additional information is ‘significant’ does, in future, comply fully with the Ministerial Guidelines, particularly in ensuring that the impact on the environment and/or the effects on third parties are fully respected; which in turn can only benefit and strengthen the planning system.
That this Council calls on Health Minister Leo Varadkar to update the leaflet giving to parents of 1st year secondary school girls who will receive the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil. That this leaflet includes the results from the HPRA report issued in may 2015 which shows 846 reports of suspected HPV vaccine adverse reactions since the schools program launched here in 2010. Also to include the countries that have stopped the Gardasil program, thus giving a more informative choice to the parents of these girls.
That this Council calls on the Chief Executive to present an update on the progress being made in this County, since the announcement made by Ministers Alan Kelly TD and Paudie Coffey TD on May 5 last, in respect of the projects which were approved to kick start the major social housing construction programme to be built as part of phase 1 of the social housing strategy and will he detail in his statement the exact progress made on each of the 7 projects in this County which were included in that announcement and totalled 203 units at a cost of 40.8 million euros and also include estimates of when the units will be completed and available for occupation and will he also supply full details, by grade and department, of the proportion of the "approximately 3,000 additional housing staff in local authorities including planners and architects" (as stated by the Ministers) involved in delivering the programme in this County and so demonstrate that this County is seriously and aggressively tackling, in the words of the Ministers, this housing crisis and confirm that it will have an impact on housing waiting lists.
That this council support the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2015-2020 by identifying actions that can be taken on farmland, public land and private land. To make SDCC more pollinator friendly and prevent the threat of extinction to one third of our wild bees.
That the members of this chamber call on the SDCC to radically reduce the price of their hourly rates in the County's Leisure Centre's to a more affordable level for local football teams who wish to use these facilities.
That this Council supports the decriminalisation of drug use, meaning that people will no longer be made criminals simply because of their use of a drug: that people’s drug use should be dealt with as a public health issue rather than as a criminal issue and that the resources currently used to process the 72% of drug convictions that are for personal possession should be redirected to treatment and support services and to more effective policing of the drugs trade.
That this council conducts a review of all part 8 processes passed in the last 12 months to ensure that the implementation of the part 8 work complies with the original part 8 and that from now on, all Council part 8 processes must adhere to the same standards of detail and information that would be expected in a normal planning applications.
That this Council undertakes a review of legal Title to all green space maintained by the public realm teams in the Council and to publish the outcome of that review to Area committees in 2016.
This Council expresses its concerns that the proposed use of modular housing as an emergency accommodation may result in families being housed long term in such units. We also are concerned that the purchase of modular homes may not represent the best value for money.
We call on the Minister of Environment to allow the Council to use the allocation of funds for modular units to purchase houses on the private market where such purchases represent better value for money than the purchase of modular homes and where they provide better quality accommodation to meet the homeless needs of homeless households.
That this Council, alters it current policy in relation to applications for consent to sales under Section 90 of the Housing Act 1966 and dispense with the requirement for a purchaser to obtain confirmation from Revenue that they have never previously received mortgage interest relief and thus effectively requires a proposed purchaser to be a first time buyer.
That the Manager allows dog owners to have their dogs off lead between specified hours in parks throughout the County. For example, it is permitted to have your dog off the lead, but still under your control between the hours of 8am and 11am in specified SDCC parks.
This Council calls on the Housing Department to reinstate the practice of funding OT reports for Council tenant applicants applying for home adaptation grants who are living north of the Naas Road as an interim measure, and for the Council and HSE to agree a permanent solution to this issue so that all council tenants in South Dublin County Council area are treated equally and receive the OT services on the basis of need and not where they live.
That this Council calls for the preparation of a new Emergency Mitigation Plan by key stakeholders, including this Council and neighbouring local authorities, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, An Garda Síochána and the National Transport Authority; to provide for enhanced contingency traffic management arrangements in the event of serious incidents on the M50, to seek to minimise the region-wide gridlock witnessed as a result of recent serious incidents; and as part of this plan to identify and provide for the implementation of pro-active measures such as immediate way-marking of diversions; resequencing of traffic signals on diversions, deployment of Gardai to manage traffic, useof contra-flow and centralised co-ordination of the contingency response.
That this council welcomes the work and consultation on the new National Disability Inclusion Strategy, As part of that Strategy the council calls on the enactment and resources provided for 1) Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2013 and 2) The Special Educational Needs Act 2004 ( both where motions passed by this council) and in addition 3) an end to institutionalized Living and 4) real inclusion and 5) a Policy of Direct Payments in services. We ask that Minister of State for New Communities, Culture, Equality and Drugs Strategy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, be written to and the issues in this motion be added to the final strategy document