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CONFIRMATION AND REAFFIRMATION OF MINUTES - FOR APPROVAL
(a) October Council Minutes – 11th October 2021
REPORTS OF AREA COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING
a) Rathfarnham/Templeogue/Firhouse/Bohernabreena Area Committee
Dealing with Public Realm, Water & Drainage, Housing, Community, Planning, Economic Development, Libraries & Arts, Corporate Support, Performance & Change Management
b) Clondalkin Area Committee
Dealing with Public Realm, Water & Drainage, Housing, Community, Planning, Economic Development, Libraries & Arts, Corporate Support, Performance & Change Management
c) Tallaght Area Committee
Dealing with Public Realm, Water & Drainage, Housing, Community, Planning, Economic Development, Libraries & Arts, Corporate Support, Performance & Change Management
d) Lucan/Palmerstown/North Clondalkin Area Committee
Dealing with Public Realm, Water & Drainage, Housing, Community, Planning, Economic Development, Libraries & Arts, Corporate Support, Performance & Change Management
STANDING COMMITTEES ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE - FOR APPROVAL
(No Reports)
STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING
(No Reports)
REPORTS REQUESTED BY AREA COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING
(No Reports)
Questions
To ask this Council to set out, in tabular form by LEA, the income generated from permitting third party advertising on public spaces e.g. roundabouts for 2018,2019 and 2020, together with details of any proposed changes to this scheme going forward.
To ask the Chief Executive how many complaints have been received 2019 2020 & 2021 ytd in relation to unoccupied privately owned homes that have fallen into a state of disrepair and thus having a negative affect on the neighbourhood - for example damage to homes either side / rodent activity / antisocial behaviour - what is the general course of action taken.
Can the Chief Executive please provide a map of the areas that are currently identified for wild flower meadows and an outline of the tendering process and plan for their upkeep in the coming seasons?
Can the Chief Executive please provide an outline of the Councils grass cutting policy including areas that are designated not to be cut for ecological reasons?
To ask the Chief Executive the total amount received by SDCC under the commercial rates waiver, the amount given by SDCC under the restart grant and if a statement can be made on these items?
To ask the Chief Executive the number of housing rent accounts in arrears currently and the number of these accounts in arrears more than five years, and if a statement can be made?
To ask the Chief Executive for the amount outstanding in development levies currently, the amount outstanding long term where legal action may now be required and if a statement is available?
What is the purpose of the SDCC out of hours phone number (01 4574907)?
To ask the Chief Executive what his strategy or approach is with the regular trimming of hedges and branches of trees that block road signs, block footpaths and block cycle paths? The motivation for the question is that I have so far in 2021 submitted over ten members reps asking for trees or hedges that are blocking roads signs, footpaths or cycle paths to be trimmed which makes me wonder how this vital service is organised?
To ask the Chief Executive to update members on supports currently available for Business and Enterprise in our County and may we have a statement?
To ask the Chief Executive if he is working on a post Covid Tourism Strategy for the County and will he present an update?
To ask the Chief Executive if he has a Severe Weather Plan in place for the forthcoming winter season; will he details discussions he has had with outside bodies in the matter and will he make a statement?
To ask the Chief Executive to present an update on all current Council Housing projects throughout our County; will he details new completion dates where Covid restrictions have impacted on building programmes and will he make a general statement?
To ask the Chief Executive if Covid restrictions have had any effect on the programme to complete the work on the 2022 Voting Register and will he furnish a statement in the matter?
To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the number of businesses in South Dublin, broken down by LEA, that received COVID-19 grant funding, including the outdoor dining grant, from the Council since January 2021.
To ask the Chief Executive for the number of Housing Adaptation Grants applications made this year, average processing time, and comparisons with previous years.
To ask the Chief Executive to comment on Lack of transport and schools that puts areas in west Dublin under 'development pressure' as highlighted by the Office of the Planning Regulator and to ask how SDCC Planning will work to address these issues.
To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed report into Data centres in SDCC?
To ask the Chief Executive to comment and give a detailed report on The Minister for Agriculture and the Minister of State with responsibility for Forestry at the departments new scheme to fund the creation of new native woodland on public lands and how the council proposes to meet this need including preserving current Woodlands already in SDCC?
To ask the Chief executive for a detailed report into SDCC and the Community Monuments fund for the last three years ?
To ask the Chief Executive what efforts will be made to protect listed buildings and structures within SDCC given the high risks associated with Climate Change?
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DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE MADE PUBLIC ROADS - FOR APPROVAL
(No Reports)
PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES/SITES - FOR APPROVAL
(a) Proposed disposal of lands at Castlefield, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 to Orbitiz Limited
MANAGERS REPORT - FOR NOTING
AMENDMENT OF SUPPLEMENTARY STANDING ORDERS – FOR APPROVAL
300K HAVE YOUR SAY SHORTLIST - FOR APPROVAL
DISCRETIONARY FUND FOR AREA COMMITTEES - FOR APPROVAL
a) Rathfarnham/Templeogue/Firhouse/Bohernabreena Area Committee Discretionary Fund Report
b) Clondalkin Area Committee Discretionary Fund Report
c) Tallaght Area Committee Discretionary Fund Report
d) Lucan/Palmerstown/North Clondalkin Area Committee Discretionary Fund Report
CORKAGH PARK UPGRADE PART 8 COMMENCEMENT - FOR NOTING
LUCAN VILLAGE UPGRADE PART 8 COMMENCEMENT - FOR NOTING
CASTLE TYMON DISTRICT ENHANCEMENT PART 8 COMMENCEMENT - FOR NOTING
CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PRESENTS REPORT ON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2020 AND AUDITOR’S REPORT - FOR NOTING
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
(a) Correspondence from Fermanagh & Omagh District Council re. Motion - Syringes for Cuba Campaign/End the Blockade
(b) Correspondence from Kerry County Council re. To fly the Palestine Flag on November 29th which is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people
Motions
That South Dublin County Council, reiterates it's ambition of being a leader in the provision of accessible services. That, as a signal of this ambition, - An audit is carried out on the quality of accessible parking spaces and upgrades carried out where necessary. - The number of these spaces is increased by 50%, an increase of 39 spaces. These spaces should be prioritised in areas with a lower proportion of accessible spaces and modified in line with the IWA Best Practice Access Guidelines.
South Dublin County Council calls on the Office of Public Works to carry out the necessary excavation works to recover the remains of Joe Brady, Daniel Curley, Michael Fagan, Thomas Caffrey and Tim Kelly, in what is commonly known as the Invincibles Yard at Kilmainham Gaol.The bodies of these five members of the Irish National Invincibles lie beneath the paving slabs of the yard where they were executed in 1883 for their part in the Phoenix Park assassinations. The families of the five men are represented by the National Graves Association and the wish of the families is for their relatives to be exhumed from Kilmainham Gaol and reinterred in consecrated ground at Glasnevin Cemetery.
That the elected members of this council call for the reform of Safety awareness training and in particular the Safepass course delivery and pricing. This reform should include a consultation process with the pass holders, standardized pricing in line with the cost of processing, online facilities for renewal and flexibility and an end to current price gouging. We also call for the current extension on expired cards to continue until the conclusion of said reform. If this motion is passed a letter will be issued to Solas, the Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris and the Minister of State for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins.
To ask the Chief Executive to give consideration to developing suitable strategies for this County, Towns and Villages that would ensure that South Dublin County Council is supportive of the objectives of Age Friendly Ireland, including the development of parking initiatives and benches etc. within the County.
That this Council writes to the Minister for Justice, the Minister for Children and the Law Society asking for a re-examination of the current restrictive in camera rule for family law cases as there is currently a lack of transparency in relation to how decisions are made and why, how time is allocated, what witnesses are called, how experts such as Section 47 assessors are appointed and how a lack of adequate support for those requiring legal aid can affect the outcome of a case - something especially concerning in relation to many genuine parental alienation claims that require detailed evidence to be provided and - equally importantly, those rarer situations where false parental alienation claims can also be made within the system, supported by recommendations from experts using Gardner's contested Parental Alienation Syndrome theory to "immerse" vulnerable children for weeks or months at a time with the party wrongly claiming alienation - and to look at other ways to achieve better transparency and scrutiny of the system while always protecting children's identities and respecting the independence of the courts.
The period of the pandemic had seen unprecedented hardships for most, with workers in the public and private sector leading the fight against Covid which illustrated clearly what workers are the most valuable in society. Corporations such as Pfizer, Amazon, Microsoft, and many retail giants have made unprecedented profits while PUP payments have been eliminated, rents, house prices and the cost of living have continued to rise and workplace precarity has increased. This Council supports the introduction of a Covid wealth tax to fund directly into public services and the provision of public sector wage increases and agrees to write to all other councils, the Taoiseach and the Minister of Finance stating our position. We point particularly to the significant role played by unpaid student nurses.
A key part of the Council’s Budgetary strategy for 2022 should be to ensure local communities benefit significantly from the presence of multinational corporations based in the South Dublin County Council area. Corporations such as Amazon, Pfizer and Microsoft have seen already massive profits increase during the pandemic, and profit significantly from the exploitation of tax policy, the environment and local labour. The crisis facing the council on the housing, environmental and community services front are increasing. The council should include the following two measures in its Budget Strategy for 2022:
1) A significant increase in Rates
2) A waiver, rebate or small business support scheme that protects all rates payers below the €100,001- €500,000 Annual Rates Billing Band from any increase.
Based on recent official SDCC figures 156 companies (2.3% of all rate payers) would be affected by such an increase in rates.
That this council requests that playgrounds across the county include sensory structures as well as planting (and/or other materials) which can act as 'chill out' zones for children with additional needs. Planting could include fragrant/sensory plants, pollinator friendly plants and edible plants. This could be a fantastic way to make our play grounds even more inclusive and accessible.
This Council calls on the DHRE to remove the requirement of a local area connection when applicants are trying to gain access to emergency services in the homeless sector.
That this council put a Rainbow walk on at least one road Crossing in SDCC as a sympol of Equality and a visual symbol of the LGBTQ+ community. (https://gcn.ie/derry-permanent-rainbow-crossing/)
To ask the Chief Executive to explore the possibility of SDCC hosting an entertainment event targeted at youths for Halloween 2022 using Tallaght Stadium as the venue, and consulting with youth groups etc to provide them with an alternative to illegal bonfires
That this Council writes to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth expressing our support for a ban on all forms of conversion therapy in respect of LGBT+ people and condemning this abhorrent practice.
That the 30 minutes free parking and details of how to access it on the parking meters, as per photo attached, be high lighted please to increase awareness amongst members of the public that it is there and how to access it.