Headed Items
Confirmation and Re-affirmation of Minutes of Meeting of 21st September, 2016.
Community
Questions
"Members of the Safety Fora in North Clondalkin and in South West Clondalkin would like to know who the council representative at their forum meetings will be now that there has been a re organisiation of workers in the community department."
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Housing
Questions
"To ask the Chief Executive for a list of all the vacant private properties in the Clondalkin Electoral Area."
"To ask the Chief Executive to detail the total number of transfers made to those on the HAP transfer list since January 2015 broken down by area of choice, house size and length of time on list (housing list plus hap transfer list) and further to detail the total number of applicants currently on the HAP transfer list broken down by area of choice, house size and length of time on list?"
"To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report at the meeting on the ongoing negotiations between the Council and HSE regarding the provision and funding of OT reports for council tenants applying for adaptation grants to council properties."
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Pre-Planning Presentation on Proposed Rapid Build Social Housing Clondalkin Area
Anti-Social Quarterly Statistics for 2016
Balgaddy Update
Housing Procurement & Allocations Report
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
"Can the Council undertake to replace the broken letterboxes in the apartments & house in Balgaddy?"
Planning
Headed Items
Planning Files A. Large Applications Under Consideration B. Files Requested by Members
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
"That this committee discuss signage in the area and take on board the Tidy Towns adjudicators comment re Round Tower ''As mentioned by last year’s adjudicator, the information sign is too high of the ground for anyone to be able to read it'. That we call for a report on signage and update re signage for St Brigid's well, St Joseph's Graveyard , RIC Barracks , St Culbert's Church , Old Tower and other points of interest in line with the Clondalkin Heritage Map."
"Can the Chief Executive outline the next steps the Council intends to take in order to enforce the planning conditions associated with the activity ongoing at Windmill Hill given that An Bord Pleanála dismissed the case on the basis that SDCC is in."
Transportation
Questions
"To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the agreed works to be carried out at Neilstown Shopping Centre at a previous area committee, notably the addition of an extra parking space for taxi drivers and the drainage overflow at the shops?"
"To ask the Chief Exectutive for a timescale when the additional yield sign will be put on central island on southbound carriageway before the roundabout on the Fonthill Road at Cherrywood Avenue as recommended at the TMM?"
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads (No Buisness)
Pedestrian Crossing
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
"That this Committee agrees that the agreed work footpath repairs at 50 St Mark's Crescent be carried out as a matter of urgency."
"That the Chief Executive install a single speed ramp at Ballynakelly Cottages , Newcastle."
"That this committee calls on the removal of all items from outisde the Supersavers shop in Village following Tidy Towns adjudacators comment that ''The Steering Wheel has a fine traditional shopfront which contrasts with the adjacent Supersavers premises which has a totally cluttered frontage to the extent that the shop’s name is not visible.'' - Can a rule be brought in that all shops must apply to South Dublin County Council before putting items outside there shop/Buisness?"
"The paved area in front of Quinlan's Public house, Massey's undertakers and Freynes Pharmacy on Orchard Road, Clondalkin is in a very dangerous state, with many loose paving stones and several holes for missing bollards. This committee agrees that these hazards should be addressed without delay and that the area would be repaved and improved."
"Can the Council provide an update on outstanding enforcement issues in Peyton, Rathcoole including...
- Securing and defining the boundaries of the estate
- Landscaping the embankment which is in shocking condition
- Providing adequate drainage at the entrance which currently collects water
Can the letter include a request for a timed action plan showing when remedial works will be carried out.7
- Exposure of live electrical mains at a children’s play area, which might easily lead to fatal injuries.
- Potholes over a foot in depth, which have resulted in damage to residents cars.
- Mounds of soil of a height in excess of 15 feet directly in front of houses, which was neither part of the planning permission, nor has been fenced off from children.
* Unstable flag poles, some of which have fallen with bad weather
and include an update on what steps residents could take to speed up the taking in charge"
"That the Chief Executive re-caps the stone wall adjacent to 37 FLORAVILLE AVENUE."
"This committee agrees that the practice of displaying items for sale on the pavement and suspended from from the shopfront as seen at Super Savers, Main Street , Clondalkin, is not in keeping with the street and asks the chief executive to investigate whether this type of display is in line with the planning regulations governing such premises."
"That this Committee calls for an audit of the footpaths in the centre of Clondalkin village and a play of action for improving accessibility and safety of our paths."
Libraries & Arts
Headed Items
Library News & Events
Application for Arts Grants (No Business)
NEW WORKS (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Economic Development
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
"To ask for a elected members visit to the site for the Heritage centre be arranged and to ask for a report update on the centre to include employment opportunities and updates on Tenders and any other information."
"Can the Council explain proposals being discussed with the Site Acquisition Section of the Department of Education re a land swap in Rathcoole to cater to the growing needs of School Chronain and provide an update on progress and expected timelines for decisions."
Performance & Change Management
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Corporate Support
Questions
"To ask the Chief Executive to look provide a report on what type of flags are permitted and what is the procedure to have a specific flag on the flag poles outside the Clondalkin Civic Offices?"
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
"That this Committee agrees that any form of employment that becomes available and is set to be advertised by this Council is communicated to local groups and employment agencies in Clondalkin."
"That this committee write to the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) and the Minister for Justice and ask that the 101 people that have received asylum be allowed stay in the Clondalkin Direct Provision centre until they are able to access HAP accommodation in order not to add to an already challenging homeless list. "
"That this Commiitte agrees to write to Dublin Bus and ask them to place a bus shelter at Ashwood/Bawnoge Road ref 2152. This stop is being used by the elderly and wheel chair users on a regular basis."
"As we near the end of 2016, this committee commends the work of all those in Clondalkin who have done such tremendous work to ensure that the centenary of Éirí Amach na Cásca 1916 was marked so well in the area."
"That this committee supports Sufferers Of Unique Narcolepsy Disorder (SOUND) which is a support group set up by parents of children, teenagers and young adults who developed Narcolepsy and Cataplexy in Ireland following the swine flu vaccine. The group represents over 70 people who developed Narcolepsy after receiving the vaccine as well as their families and carers.
SOUND calls on government to
- recognise the damage done to those affected and the need for rapid intervention;
- ensure better delivery of services through a whole of government approach and
- provide lifelong portable support to those affected.
We commit to write to the Minister of Health outlining the cause and asking for a detailed response."
Environment
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
"That the Chief Executive puts down rat poison at the bus stop and new Nangor Road grass verge at Rosebank apartments."
"Give the lack of action since my motion last month can the Council clarify how we monitor and manage Litter Warden and Cleaning schedules? I have had a number of commitments in relation to the patrolling of Baldonnel on a two-week cycle yet bags of litter I spoke about last month are still there and there is discarded rubbish on the road for over a week now."
Water & Drainage
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Public Realm
Questions
"Could the bushes and shrubs at the entrance to Riversdale, Clondalkin, be cut back in order to improve visibility which is currently being obscured for drivers and pedestrians at this location."
"To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the commitment at the last area committee to reinstall and further increase the number of litter bins on the Neilstown Road?"
"Can I get an update on discussions between SDCC and DoE re installing a play space on their land in Newcastle?"
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Update of works at Lets Field
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
"That this Committee agrees further to representation no 1202889 that similar style bollards are installed and reinstated at 28 & 32 Neilstown Avenue, similar to the those erected at 33 Neilstown Avenue."
"To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report for discussion at the meeting on the problem of illegal dumping on St Bridget's Cottages/Knockmeenagh Lane detailing all reports of dumping in the last six months; actions taken by the Council to date; and future planned actions to deal with this litter blackspot including more regular litter picks, adequate removal of illegal dumping. Furthermore this committee agrees that the debris and rubbish in the ditches along Knockmeenagh Lane is removed regularly."
"To ask the Chief Executive for an update on preparation of Part 8 proposals for the provision of an astro turf pitch for Knockmitten United Football Club?"
"The area directly adjacent to the entrance of the Clondalkin Civic Offices has become a gathering point at night time, mainly because of the portico which provides cover for those who wish to eat and drink there. This committee agrees that the owners of the offices would comply with the law in relation to the litter which is generated almost every evening but particularly at weekends and organise for the litter to be removed early each morning in order to avoid the embarrassment of our Civic Offices being a regular litter blackspot."
"That the Chief Executive cut back the overgrown hedge at the bridge into Riversdale from Orchard Road."
"That this Committee agrees that a permanent memorial is erected in Harelawn Green in memory of Dean Johnson who was brutally murdered in a case of mistaken identity on the 24th August 2013 with full consultation with Dean Johnsons family and the residents of Harelawn Green."