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Date:
13/11/2006 00:00
Location:
Council Chamber
Standing Orders:
A presentation on the HARAMBEE Scholarship Fund will be given by Mr. Kevin Duke at 3.00 p.m.
Headed Items
H-I (1)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
CONFIRMATION AND RE-AFFIRMATION OF MINUTES
Minutes of Meeting of South Dublin County Council, 9th October 2006.
(circulated herewith)
H-I (2)
Submitted by:
Planning Not is use
Responsibility:
Planning Not is use
Proposed Material Contravention of the Development Plan at Upper Ballinascorney, Co
Dublin for a Bungalow, Effluent Treatment Unit and Ancillary Site Works for Elizabeth and Tony O' Brien – Reg. Ref. SD06A/0733.
(circulated herewith)
H-I (3)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Roads Department, Housing Administration, Planning Not is use
REPORTS OF THE AREA COMMITTEES
a) Terenure/Rathfarnham Area Committee (1) - 3rd October 2006.
Dealing with Roads, Planning, Development and Corporate Services.
(no report)
b) Terenure/Rathfarnham Area Committee (2) - 10th October 2006.
Dealing with Community (1 report - Grants), Parks, Environment and Housing.
(circulated herewith)
c) Tallaght Area Committee (1) - 16th October 2006.
Dealing with Environment, Parks, Community (1 report - Grants) and Housing.
(circulated herewith)
d) Tallaght Area Committee (2) - 23rd October 2006.
Dealing with Roads, Planning (1 report -Variation), Development and Corporate Services.
(circulated herewith)
e) Lucan/Clondalkin Area Committee (1) - 17th October 2006.
Dealing with Development, Planning, Corporate Services and Housing
(no report)
f) Lucan /Clondalkin Area Committee (2) - 24th October 2006.
Dealing with Environment, Parks, Community (1 Report - Grants) and Housing
(circulated herewith)
H-I (4)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
STANDING COMMITTEES - ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
(no report)
H-I (5)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES
(no report)
H-I (6)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
REPORTS REQUESTED BY AREA COMMITTEES
(no report)
Questions
Qu (1)
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Dowds
Responsibility:
Neil O'Byrne
To ask the Manager to outline whether there are any further developments in terms of extending the number of rights-of-way in the rural and scenic parts of South Dublin?
Qu (2)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Hannon
Responsibility:
Mary Hayes
To ask the Manager to report on (1) the number of evictions that have been carried out for reasons of anti-social behaviour over the past year (2) the number of exclusion orders that have been made for anti-social behaviour over the past year
and will he also report generally on his efforts in this regard with particular reference to the perception that the Council pursues a 'softly-softly' approach to the detriment of the victims of anti-social behaviour.
Qu (3)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Keating
Responsibility:
Maria O'Neill
To ask the Manager to assist families and members of families who have been caused upset by anti-social behaviour in our Cemeteries. Specifically would the Manager agree to install new and bigger signage in our Cemeteries denoting the prohibition of such anti-social behaviour including public drinking of alcohol, graffiti and the lack on control of dogs, where fouling and damaging of graves causes regular upset to families whose loved ones are buried in our county's Cemeteries?
Qu (4)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Keating
Responsibility:
Paul Fleming
To ask the Manager to report on the work of the Graffiti Removal Crew since being recently set up on an area by area basis. What areas have been treated and what resources are available to this crew?
Qu (5)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Keating
Responsibility:
Muiris O'Keeffe
To ask the Manager to report on all outstanding issues preventing the implementation of the 3 Tonne Restriction Regulation on the Parking of Heavy Goods Vehicles in South Dublin, including the erection of sufficient signage at all entrances to the county and if the Gardaí can now enforce this regulation as previously I have been informed that such difficulties were preventing enforcements?
Qu (6)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Keating
Responsibility:
Jim Kilgarriff
To ask the Manager if he would agree that having had such monies to invest in our Parks in recent years, one of the remaining and outstanding issues is the up-grading of our county's Dressing Rooms. In these circumstances would the Manager agree to bring forward a plan to up-grade the County's Dressing Rooms including details of a Pilot Project to up-grade the Dressing Rooms in one of our County's Parks?
Qu (7)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Keating
Responsibility:
Muiris O'Keeffe
To ask the Manager what measures he will take to help increase road safety in South Dublin, including requesting the Gardaí to carry out more regular road checks at schools, junctions etc. with more regular enforcement of driving free of alcohol consumption, hand-held telephones, speeding, and with proper lane adherence etc.
Qu (8)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Keating
Responsibility:
Muiris O'Keeffe
To ask the Manager to agree to continue consultations with the Gardaí on the Management of Traffic, particularly at busy junctions, roundabouts etc., given the increased traffic congestion in this community. Following my recent calls, there is now more evidence of regular Garda Managing of traffic congestion on our roads and in the lead in to Traffic Free-Flow associated with Christmas Time. Will the Manager agree to request that the Gardaí continue with this practice after Christmas and into the New Year, particularly in areas where Major Road Works are set to continue for some years to come including on the M50, N4, Outer Ring Road etc.?
Qu (9)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Neville
Responsibility:
Martin Judge, Catherine Whelan
To ask the Manager to clarify what planning conditions/guidelines are currently in place in relation to the erection of satelite dishes with particular reference to the erection of these dishes on the balconies of apartment blocks?
Qu (10)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Neville
Responsibility:
Brendan Hynes, John Quinlivan
To ask the Manager to outline what programmes/proposals are in situ to deal with the issue of homelessness in this County with specific reference to the geographical locations of such programmes/proposals and will the Manager outline the number of homeless in the County as ascertained by this Local Authority and various voluntary groups and will the Manager break down those numbers on an electoral area basis?
Qu (11)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Neville
Responsibility:
Hugh Pierce
To ask the Manager to have arranged a review of the current practise of out-sourcing Occupational Therapists and that this issue be reviewed by the Housing S.P.C and also raised at the proposed joint inter authority area committee meetings with a view to ascertaining how other Local Authorities administer this process?
Qu (12)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Neville
Responsibility:
Mary O'Shaughnessy
To ask the Manager to outline the number of 3 bedroom units due to come on stream in this County over the next six months under the Affordable Housing Scheme & Affordable Housing Initiative and will the Manager outline any proposals to increase the proportion of 3 bedroom units under these schemes?
Qu (13)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
Muiris O'Keeffe
To ask the Manager for an updated report on the operation of the Council's Traffic Management Centre?
Qu (14)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
Billy Coman
To ask the Manager for an updated report on the activities of the County's Comhairle na nOg?
Qu (15)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
John McLoughlin
To ask the Manager for an updated report on the Outer Ring Road project, inclluding the timescale on the final phase of the road from Kingswood/Naas Road to the N81 at Tallaght?
Qu (16)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
Frank Nevin
To ask the Manager for an updated report on the development of the Council's Business Park at Grange Castle and if he can advise members of the efforts being made by the Council and the IDA to attract new tenants into the Park?
Qu (17)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
Paul Fleming
To ask the Manager for an updated report on the current position in regard to the collection of black bins from households, if he can provide a figure for the percentage of households in the County which are entitled to a bin collection and a figure for the number of households in receipt of free Bin Tags?
Qu (18)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
Billy Coman
To ask the Manager for report on the Council's intentions in regard to the appointment of a County Play Officer and if he will make a statement on the matter?
Headed Items
H-I (7)
Submitted by:
Planning Not is use
Responsibility:
Planning Not is use
PROPOSED VARIATION OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2004 - 2010 FORTUNESTOWN LANE / GARTERS LANE, SAGGART (VARIATION NO. 2)
(circulated herewith)
H-I (8)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Roads Department
DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE MADE PUBLIC ROADS
(circulated herewith)
H-I (9)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Housing Administration, Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.
PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES /SITES
a) Proposed Disposal of Affordable Housing (15 Units)
b) Proposed Disposal of Land at Fettercairn Village for provision of an ESB Sub-Station.
c) Proposed Disposal of Land at Balgaddy C for the provision of an ESB Sub-Station.
d) Proposed Disposal of Fee Simple Interest at 57 Ashwood Road Clondalkin Dublin 22.
e) LD 1202 – Proposed disposal of substation site to ESB at Clondalkin Sports & Leisure Centre Limited.
f) Exchange of Lands and Development Proposal - Lands at Cooldrinagh, Leixlip and Balgaddy –
South
Dublin
County Council and Shelbourne Development Limited
(all circulated herewith)
H-I (10)
Submitted by:
Des English
Responsibility:
Housing Administration
Report on Public Notification Procedure Under Part 8 of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001 - 2003 for the proposed construction of 3 dwellings at Airlie Heights, Lucan.
(circulated herewith)
H-I (11)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Thomas Curtin
Report on Public Notification Procedure under Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 for Traffic Calming at Rowlagh, Clondalkin
(circulated herewith)
H-I (12)
Submitted by:
John McLoughlin
Responsibility:
John McLoughlin
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AT JUNCTION OF CHEEVERSTOWN ROAD/FORTUNESTOWN WAY
(circulated herewith)
H-I (13)
Submitted by:
Housing Administration
Responsibility:
Michael Kenny
Quarry Registration SDQU05A Roadstone, Belgard
(circulated herewith)
Correspondence
Cor (1)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Ministerial
Letter, dated 2nd October 2006 from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in reply to motion passed at South Dublin County Council's meeting of 10th April 2006 regarding planning permissions for off-licences.
Cor (2)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Ministerial
Letter, dated 25th October 2006 from the Department of Health and Children in reply to motion passed at South Dublin County Council's meeting held on 19th September 2006 regarding Tallaght Hospital.
Cor (3)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Letter, dated 3rd October from Longford County Council regarding motion passed requesting the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to permit each local authority to waive or zero rate community and owner operated Childcare Facilities.
Cor (4)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Letter, dated 4th October 2006 from South Tipperary County Council regarding motion passed calling on the HSE to identify in each region hospital beds for adults with a rare metabolic condition - Maple Syrup Urine Disease.
Cor (5)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Letter, dated 5th October 2006 from Fingal County Council regarding motion passed in relation to water charges for primary and post-primary schools.
Cor (6)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Letter, dated 24th October 2006 from Clare County Council regarding motion passed requesting the Ministers for Environment, Finance and Social Welfare to introduce a national waiver scheme for waste collection for old age pensioners and low income families.
Cor (7)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Email, dated 2nd November 2006 from Kerry County Council regarding motion passed calling on the Department of Transport to consider grant aid for the upgrading of smaller transit buses.
Motions
Mot (1)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Maloney
Responsibility:
Mary O'Shaughnessy
Mayor's Business
That this Council re-examine our policy on how builders/developers fulfill their Part V requirements, in relation to the provision of 3 or 4 bedroom houses.
Mot (2)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Maloney
Responsibility:
Michael Kenny
Mayor's Business
That this Council supports the restoration of "Whitehall House" Kingswood, Tallaght which was for a period the home of poet Katherine Tynan. The elected members urge the IRFU to indicate when work will commence on the house, which is in their ownership and is a protected structure (Ref: 179).
Mot (3)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Maloney
Responsibility:
Brendan Hynes
Mayor's Business
That this Council investigate the provision of sheltered accommodation for people with intellectual disabilities who reside within the County.
Mot (4)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Lahart
Responsibility:
Martin Judge
That the Council undertakes a review of the regulations governing the siting of planning application roadside public notices, particularly in light of obvious flaws relating to where a planning application may be lodged within an estate that directly affects residents to the rear of that house but located in a different estate.
Mot (5)
Submitted by:
Councillor S. O'Conchúir
Responsibility:
Neil O'Byrne
That this Council will adopt a policy of using the Irish Language in the naming of all new housing estate developments.
Mot (6)
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Dowds
Responsibility:
Paul Fleming
That this council approves the following change to the disposal of 'end of life' vehicles:-
a) That the €50 charge be scrapped.
b) That a sum of perhaps €200 be paid to people who bring a car to an 'end of life' unit.
Mot (7)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. McDermott
Responsibility:
Martin Judge
That that the Members discuss the process to secure the integrity of the Council's planning files and call on the Manager to improve it in light of recent failures by the Council to fulfil its obligations in this regard.
Mot (8)
Submitted by:
Councillor G. O'Connell
Responsibility:
Billy Coman
That this Council values the role and contribution of the Community Forum and Community Platform and will positively support them by holding at least one conference per annum dealing with issues of concern to the community and voluntary sector to which the executive from both organisations, as well as the elected members of the Council be invited and by providing each organisation with a full time support worker and by including both organisations on the relevant invitation list for council events.
Mot (9)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Keating
Responsibility:
Gerry Fitzgibbon
That the Manager would report on the initial stages of the Review of the Water Leisure Strategy specifically regarding the provision of the outstanding Swimming Pools. Would the Manager also set out in detail his intentions to ensure that the necessary funding is available in the case of government funding not being made available.
Mot (10)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
Billy Coman
That in the light of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to which Ireland has signed up, and which includes the right of the child to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child, and the onus the National Children's Office, the National Children's Plan and the National Play Policy place on local authorities to provide for children exercising this right, this Council should appoint a Play Officer as it is required to do under the National Play Policy.
Mot (11)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Ardagh
Responsibility:
Michael Coleman
That the Manager review the criteria for animal rescue groups that entitles them to have fees waived:
- Confirmation of an organisation's status as a registered charity.
- Confirmation of planning permission to operate a dog pound facility
- Copy of a current General Dog Licence
- Names of the nominated individuals, approved by the organisation to collect dogs on behalf of the organisation
as not every animal rescue group is a registered charity, no rescue centres have permission to operate a dog pound as these are rescue centres and not every animal rescue have premises and many volunteers operate from their homes and will he give a report on the matter.
Mot (12)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Paul Fleming, Willie Sheils, Hugh Pierce
That this Council recommends that South Dublin County Council reduce the use of fossil used fuel by switching to a renewable energy source.
Mot (13)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Ridge
Responsibility:
Paul Hogan
That this Council agree that apartment buildings in this Council should include the following - a concierge service, and coin operated washing and drying machines in a communal area which would do away with the need to dry clothes on balconies.
Mot (14)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Lahart
Responsibility:
Paul Fleming
That this Council, in order to combat the proliferation in illegal domestic clothing collections;
investigates the possibility of introducing bye-laws which oblige all collectors to clearly identify their company/organisation name , address, landline and other relevant company/organisation/charity number details, together with the relevant tax clearance details;
and inter alia introduces severe penalties for those collectors and residents who knowingly breach these regulations;
organises a publicity campaign to alert householders to any proposed changes
and examines best practise in this regard.
Mot (15)
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Dowds
Responsibility:
John Quinlivan
That South Dublin County Council adopt a policy whereby our County Council would purchase back houses in Council estates from elderly residents in return for them moving into rented sheltered accommodation.
Mot (16)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Paddy McNamara
That this Council agrees to draw up a policy as per circular PD1 of 2006 from the Minister reminding planning authorities of their legal obligation imposed by section 180. The circular also stated that planning authorities must establish a policy for the completion and taking in charge of estates, and (b) that it include a policy on management companies.
Mot (17)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
Mary O'Shaughnessy
That in view of the enormous barriers facing young people in securing their own homes in South Dublin, due to rampant inflation in house prices in every part of the County and the failure of Government to adequately resource the provision of Social Housing and Affordable Housing, this Council re-affirms its commitment to realising in practice the delivery of 15% of all housing in the County as Social and Affordable Housing under the Part V process and calls on the Manager to refuse to negotiate any departure from this requirement with any developer in the County.
Mot (18)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Keating
Responsibility:
Adrian O'Gorman, Jim Kilgarriff, John Quinlivan
That the Manager would report on Anti-Social Behaviour in South Dublin in 2006. Specifically would the Manager report in detail on incidences involving the possession, consumption and confiscation of alcohol in public places and the successes with prosecutions and fines imposed. Would the Manager also report on all aspects relating to the legalities of alcohol in public places and he would agree that it is now appropriate to increase the fines for the possession and consumption of alcohol in public places.