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CONFIRMATION AND REAFFIRMATION OF MINUTES - FOR APPROVAL
(a) January Council Minutes – 10th January 2022
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
(a) Calendar of Meeting Dates
(b) Ratification of PPN Representatives
(c) Establish a Working Group and Nominate Members that Would Examine How To Progress Links With a Council In Northern Ireland as Agreed By Motion at the 2021 Annual Budget Meeting
STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING
(No Reports)
REPORTS REQUESTED BY AREA COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING
(No Reports)
REPORT FROM JOINT POLICING COMMITTEE - FOR NOTING
Questions
To ask the Chief Executive what measures are in place to protect and ensure public safety in our public parks and open spaces in terms of security measures and otherwise
To ask the Chief Executive to set out particulars of matters covered by the Community Activities Fund and how it may be applied for
To ask the Chief Executive to set out, in tabular form by electoral area, the number of planning enforcement cases being investigated, setting out when each case commenced and the estimated completion date in respect of each.
To ask the Chief Executive if there are plans to introduce signage in public parks urging considerate usage of shared pathways by everyone, including cyclists and e-bike users, and highlighting the need for awareness when it comes to park users who may be hard of hearing or partially sighted.
To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on any outstanding money from the vacant site levy (2019-2021) and how he intends to ensure collection of outstanding amounts?
To ask the Chief Executive to outline how the voids funding for 2021 was spent, the number of housing units brought back into use, the mix of units, the average cost per unit and average turn-around time per unit
Can the Dept. please update on how Councillors make submissions on NTA schemes such as The Tallaght to Knocklyon Active Travel Scheme? Can submissions on these projects be made directly to the NTA?
To ask the Chief Executive for a report on any modular built construction methods used by SDCC for housing delivery in recent years or currently, if such methods may deliver efficiencies in the opinion of Council management, and if a statement can be provided?
To ask the Chief Executive for a written report on the development of all-weather pitches across the County, identifying sites in the pipeline and target dates for delivery?
To ask the Chief Executive to outline clearly what this Council's tenancy agreement / position is, with respect to responsibility for the maintenance of Council owned property garden boundary walls, side gates and fences - And how does this compare to all the other Dublin local authorities?
To ask the Chief Executive if he will arrange to review the Parking Bye Laws adopted last year appreciating that problems have emerged in their implementation in areas; will he give assurances to do so and make a statement?
To ask the Chief Executive to report on the Christmas 2021 Emergency Service detailing the number of calls and the issues dealt with and may we have a statement?
To ask the Chief Executive what discussions he has had with regard to the announced plans for a new Tenant Purchase Scheme for pensioners; has he made plans in the matter and will he make a statement?
To ask the Chief Executive to present a report on the Tree Programme including the numbers and types of Trees planted and will he make a statement in the matter?
To ask the Chief Executive to confirm that he is satisfied with the level and quality of the water supply to our County and will he make a statement?
To ask the Chief Executive if he has received additional funding to further promote and develop cycling and walking in the County; will he confirm his plans in that regard and make a statement?
To ask the chief executive what consideration is given to educational needs by SDCC planners when giving planning ?
To ask the chief executive for a report into current planned Teenspaces for SDCC by electoral area and how many are envisaged for each electoral area over the term of the current council ?
To Ask the Chief executive to issue a report in what progress will be made in providing facilities as per local area plans by electoral area ?
To ask the Chief Executive to issue a report into how he intends to address the congestion on our roads especially our villages by electoral area and how will planning assess and deal with this in regard to planning decisions for Further housing and development?
To Ask the Chief executive to issue a report into the average waiting time by 1bed 2bed 3bed and 4bed in SDCC and what progress/target is expected for 2022 and 2023 by house bedroom numbers ?
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DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE MADE PUBLIC ROADS
(No Reports)
PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES/SITES - FOR APPROVAL
(a) - Proposed disposal of plot of land to Educena Foundation at St. Joseph's College, Lucan, Co. Dublin
H-I 8 (a) LD 1553 - Proposed disposal of plot of land to Educena Foundation at St. Joseph's College, Lucan, Co. Dublin
MANAGERS REPORT - FOR NOTING
CASTLETYMON DISTRICT CENTRE PART 8 - FOR APPROVAL
CORKAGH PARK UPGRADE PART 8 - FOR APPROVAL
ANNUAL CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2022 INCLUDING UPDATE ON INNOVATION FUND - FOR NOTING
PUBLIC REALM AND WATER SERVICES MINOR WORK PROGRAMMES 2022 - FOR NOTING
RAISING OF LOANS FOR PUBLICLY FUNDED HOUSING - FOR APPROVAL
RESIGNATION OF COUNCILLOR C. O'CONNOR FROM THE HOUSING SPC AND NOMINATION OF A NEW CHAIR - FOR APPROVAL
CHANGES IN SPC MEMBERSHIP - FOR APPROVAL
SELECTION OF LEA FOR €300K HAVE YOUR SAY - FOR APPROVAL
ETHICS IN PUBLIC OFFICE - FOR NOTING
ANNUAL SERVICE DELIVERY PLAN 2022 - FOR NOTING
REPORT FROM CORPORATE POLICY GROUP - AMENDMENT TO FLAG POLICY - FOR APPROVAL
SPORTS GRANTS - FOR NOTING
Correspondence
REPLIES & CORRESPONDENCE
Replies
(a) Reply from Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment re Emergency Motion 1 from December 2021 Council Meeting
(b) Reply from Revenue Commissioners re. Motion 2 (Employment compliance on construction sites) from January 2022 Council Meeting
Correspondence
(c) Correspondence from Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
(d) Correspondence from Louth County Council re Campaign of Epilepsy Ireland
(e) Correspondence from Sligo County Council re Patient Commercial Debt Collection
(f) Correspondence from Galway City Council re Help to Buy Incentive Scheme
(g) Correspondence from Leitrim County Council re Community Wastewater Connections
(h) Correspondence from Leitrim County Council re Spina Bifida
(i) Correspondence from Galway County Council re Epilepsy Ireland
Motions
In the interests of good planning and upholding the integrity of the County Development Plan, this Council agrees to write to the Minister for Housing and Local Government to withdraw the Specific Planning Policy Requirements provisions that enables Ministerial Guidelines to override such plans.
That this Council calls upon Minister Eamon Ryan: (i) To give proper consideration to the Feasibility Study on extending the Metro to Dublin South-West under the aegis of an independent working group to include political representatives. (ii) Without delay, to step in and bring to An Bord Pleanála a plan to bring MetroLink to St Stephens Green. Continuation of MetroLink to Dublin South-West would be a follow-on project thus effecting massive savings in terms of cost and time
That this council agrees to write to the Relevant Minister and demands an immediate review of the mother and Baby Redress scheme given the outcome of a recent High Court case where the state has acknowledged the rights of mother and baby home survivors were breached when they were not given a draft of the final report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes prior to its publication in January. The State has admitted that the women are indeed identifiable in the final report and should have been given a right to reply to the sections relevant to them prior to the report's publication, In light of this, an honest and fully inclusive apology with redress for all is the only acceptable next stage.
That South Dublin County Council calls on Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD to implement the Programme for Government commitment on State funding for fertility treatment. Ireland was found to be amongst the worst in Europe when it came to fertility treatment provision by the European Atlas of Fertility Treatment Policies joining Albania, Armenia and Poland in the 'exceptionally poor' group at the bottom of the table.
This Council calls on the Minister for Education Norma foley to submit in writing a detailed plan what steps and changes will be made in Junior Cert testing and Leaving Cert testing taking into account the time pupils have missed from school and the distractions they have had to deal with due to on going restrictions
That this Council writes to the Minister for Transport and the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications asking that detailed investigation and research be carried out in relation to sourcing green hydrogen as an alternative fuel for our motor vehicles, including lorries, buses and HGVs given the environmental concerns re the mining of lithium for car batteries for EV vehicles and the considerable cost involved in recycling lithium.
This Committee asks that Chief Executive carries out further studies, by way of a survey or similar, around teen play-spaces. A recent article has highlighted were teens spaces are by default designed with equipment for males and its now asked that we look at this further and the examine how we can bring into teens spaces equipment that young females would like to see introduced and resulting in them becoming safer environment.
http://makespaceforgirls.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR1RrHLTlHkhnQ9iCn7mCe7L9Fr3yLqBkh1c1aWKHEVByN5uXaGRmT5ZB2k
That this Council calls on management to explore operating a seperate housing list similar to medical priority - giving priority to persons on the housing list age 65+ to ensure they are not facing into many years waiting to be housed.
In this the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Derry, this Council expresses its total opposition to the British government's proposed 'amnesty' which would see an end to any further inquiries, investigations and prosecutions of members of British forces for their actions during the conflict in Ireland. The Council will write to the British ambassador to convey its view.