Agenda - March 2022 Rathfarnham / Templeogue / Firhouse / Bohernabreena Area Committee Meeting

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Date:
08/03/2022 15:00
Location:
Virtual Meeting

Headed Items

H-I (1)
Submitted by:
LPNC Meeting Administration
Responsibility:
Mary Maguire

Confirmation and Re-affirmation of Minutes of Meeting of February 2022

Corporate Support

Correspondence

Cor (1)
Submitted by:
Corporate Support
Responsibility:
Corporate Support

Correspondence (No Business)

Headed Items

H-I (2)
Submitted by:
Corporate Support
Responsibility:
Corporate Support

New Works (No Business)

Performance & Change Management

Correspondence

Cor (2)
Submitted by:
Performance & Change Management
Responsibility:
Performance & Change Management

Correspondence (No Business)

Headed Items

H-I (3)
Submitted by:
Performance & Change Management
Responsibility:
Performance & Change Management

New Works (No Business)

Environment

Questions

Qu (1)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Murphy
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

To ask the Chief Executive if there are plans for the provision of extra recycling bottle bins in the Firhouse Bohernabreena LEA.

 

Qu (2)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. O'Donovan
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

To ask the Chief Executive what are the plans for bottle bank allocation for the Knocklyon area?

 

Correspondence

Cor (3)
Submitted by:
Environment
Responsibility:
Environment

Correspondence (No Business)

Headed Items

H-I (4)
Submitted by:
Environment
Responsibility:
Environment

New Works (No Business)

Motions

Mot (1)
Submitted by:
Councillor B. Lawlor, Councillor A. Edge
Responsibility:
Brenda Shannon

That this Area Committee requests that all possible steps be taken to ensure that the damaged wall at Firhouse Shopping Units, a dangerous eyesore for many years, is taken down or repaired.

 

Water & Drainage

Correspondence

Cor (4)
Submitted by:
Water & Drainage
Responsibility:
Water & Drainage

Correspondence (No Business)

Headed Items

H-I (5)
Submitted by:
Water & Drainage
Responsibility:
Water & Drainage

New Works (No Business)

Public Realm

Questions

Qu (3)
Submitted by:
Councillor Y. Collins
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

To ask the Chief Executive for an update as regards the upkeep, repairs and maintenance for the equipment in the playground in Rathfarnham Castle Park

 

Qu (4)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. McManus
Responsibility:
Maire Ni Dhomhnaill

To ask the Chief Executive to arrange tree stump removal outside 24/25 & 36/37 Fairbrook Lawn in Rathfarnham, when these trees were removed, if the stump grinder is in full use and if a statement is available?

 

Correspondence

Cor (5)
Submitted by:
Public Realm
Responsibility:
Public Realm

Correspondence(No Business)

Headed Items

H-I (6)
Submitted by:
Public Realm
Responsibility:
Public Realm

New Works (No Business)

Motions

Mot (2)
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Bailey
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

That this ACM requests that flooding in a number of path areas within Greenhills Park after heavy rain, is assessed and work done to eliminate excessive surface water. Flooding is occuring across a number of paths after rain, which means at times, taking excessive detours across uneven grass, which is often left uncut to improve biodiversity. This is causing difficulty for some older people and those with mobility issues.

 

Mot (3)
Submitted by:
Councillor Y. Collins
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

That the Chief Executive provides funding to residents of Saint Peter's Crescent, Dublin 12 so they may install four tree boxes at both ends of the street.

 

Mot (4)
Submitted by:
Councillor B. Lawlor
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

That this area committee requests the Chief Executive to reduce the height of the recently erected benches in Dodder Valley Park.

 

Housing

Questions

Qu (5)
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Bailey
Responsibility:
Neil Hanly

That this committee requests a report that looks at the average waiting time for individuals and families on the SDCC social housing list in the Rathfarnham-Templeogue and seperately the Firhouse-Bohernabreena LEAs (including those on the HAP transfer lists but excluding those on RAS or in receipt of housing payments and are in rented accommodation, and those on either priority or transfer lists) who in need of either a 1 bed, 2 bed, 3 bed or 4 bed housing units over the last 5 years, how these waiting times compare with other LEAs and a statement to be made on future delivery targets for both LEAs.

 

Qu (6)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Murphy
Responsibility:
Elaine Leech

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the progress in addressing the backlog of window and door replacements, providing statistical data of applications being assessed and approved and broken down for the Firhouse Bohernabreena LEA and timeline of works scheduled.

 

Qu (7)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Murphy
Responsibility:
Elaine Leech

To ask the manager how many void houses broken down by bedroom size are there currently the area of this ACM?

 

Correspondence

Cor (6)
Submitted by:
Housing
Responsibility:
Housing

Correspondence (No Business)

Headed Items

H-I (7)
Submitted by:
Housing
Responsibility:
Housing

New Works (No Business)

Community

Correspondence

Cor (7)
Submitted by:
Community
Responsibility:
Community

Correspondence (No Business)

Headed Items

H-I (8)
Submitted by:
Community
Responsibility:
Community

New Works (No Business)

H-I (9)
Submitted by:
Community
Responsibility:
Jennifer Moroney Ward

Transportation

Questions

Qu (8)
Submitted by:
Councillor Y. Collins
Responsibility:
Gary Walsh

To ask the Chief Executive to consider a 'Templeogue Open for Business' sign right at the very start of the diversion at Templeogue facing traffic as it comes down Templeogue road from the M50.

 

Qu (9)
Submitted by:
Councillor B. Lawlor
Responsibility:
Gary Walsh

To ask the manager to re-paint the road markings at the entrance / exit of Carriglea Avenue on Ballycullen Avenue.

 

Qu (10)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. McManus
Responsibility:
Gary Walsh

To ask the Chief Executive that the footpath outside 95/96 Woodfield is examined and repairs arranged to reduce trip hazards?

 

Qu (11)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Murphy
Responsibility:
Ally Menary

To ask the Chief Executive to update the ACM in respect of the School Street Project and will he confirm any plans to include additional schools in the Firhouse-Bohernabreena LEA?

 

Qu (12)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. O'Donovan
Responsibility:
Gary Walsh

To ask the Manager when the pot holes on the Scholarstown Road beside The Rookery estate will be repaired. They are so troublesome at this stage that motorists are swerving to avoid them, creating a road safety issue.

 

Correspondence

Cor (8)
Submitted by:
Transportation
Responsibility:
Transportation

Correspondence (No Business)

Headed Items

H-I (10)
Submitted by:
Transportation
Responsibility:
Joe Kelly

Limekiln & Whitehall Road West Bus Bike Route

H-I (11)
Submitted by:
Transportation
Responsibility:
Transportation

Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads - NO BUSINESS

H-I (12)
Submitted by:
John Hegarty
Responsibility:
John Hegarty

Taking in Charge of Wilkins View

Public Consultation Report

Motions

Mot (5)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. O'Donovan
Responsibility:
Caitriona Lambert

That the manager takes the necessary steps to make the area between the rear of (Address Provided) Woodfield estate safer as it is incredibly dark and intimidating for local residents at the moment due to lack of public lighting and overgrown trees.

 

Mot (6)
Submitted by:
Councillor Y. Collins
Responsibility:
Sheila Kelly

That this Council installs adequate signage at Rosemount Shopping Centre to alert the public firstly that the car park is paid parking and secondly that the first 30 minutes parking is free

 

Mot (7)
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Kearns
Responsibility:
John Hegarty

That the Chief Executive installs a Zebra crossing to the side of the school at the entrance on the way to Templeogue Wood, as requested by the Principle of Bishop Galvin NS. She is very concerned for the safety of the children that use that entrance as there is a lot of traffic movement and cars parked at school times.

 

 

 

 

Mot (8)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. McManus
Responsibility:
Michael McAdam

That this area committee requests that safety measures for pedestrians are reviewed on Grange Road, Rathfarnham immediately during the continued road works, and that road repairs to Grange Road are arranged to take place this year.

 

Mot (9)
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Kearns
Responsibility:
Gary Walsh

That this committee call on the manager to ascertain which department is responsible for the wall that runs along the back of the houses in Templeogue wood and faces out onto the N81. There is a section of the wall at the entrance into St Michaels that is in a serious state of disrepair, and we need to establish who is responsible for its repair before there is an accident.

 

Planning

Questions

Qu (13)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. McManus
Responsibility:
Mary Maguire

To ask the Chief Executive to provide an update on the provision of a creche in the Dodderbrook estate as required as a condition of the planning permission granted, and if a statement may be available?

 

Qu (14)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. O'Donovan
Responsibility:
Mary Maguire

To ask the Manager to report on the provision of a creche for the Dodderbrook Estate, as per the original planning permission.

 

Correspondence

Cor (9)
Submitted by:
Planning
Responsibility:
Planning

Correspondence (No Business)

Headed Items

H-I (13)
Submitted by:
Planning
Responsibility:
Planning

New Works (No Business)

Economic Development

Questions

Qu (15)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Murphy
Responsibility:
Ralph McGarry

To ask the Chief Executive if there are any plans for outdoor markets and outdoor entertainment for the spring and summer in Dodder Valley Park, Firhouse and if he will make a statement on the matter.

 

Qu (16)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Murphy
Responsibility:
Ralph McGarry

To ask the Chief Executive to detail if there are proposals for a festival programme this summer in the area of this ACM and if so to provide a report on the same.

 

Correspondence

Cor (10)
Submitted by:
Economic Development
Responsibility:
Economic Development

Correspondence (No Business)

Headed Items

H-I (14)
Submitted by:
Economic Development
Responsibility:
Economic Development

New Works (No Business)

Motions

Mot (10)
Submitted by:
Councillor R. McMahon
Responsibility:
Thomas Rooney

That the Council help to promote Templeogue Village to help bring back lost business to the village, once the current upgrading works are complete. This can be agreed with the traders, be it by way of sponsoring a promotional leaflet to be distributed in the area.

Libraries & Arts

Correspondence

Cor (11)
Submitted by:
Libraries & Arts
Responsibility:
Libraries & Arts

Correspondence (No Business)

Headed Items

H-I (15)
Submitted by:
Libraries & Arts
Responsibility:
Libraries & Arts

NEW WORKS (No Business)

H-I (16)
Submitted by:
Libraries & Arts
Responsibility:
Sile Coleman
H-I (17)
Submitted by:
Libraries & Arts
Responsibility:
Libraries & Arts

Application for Arts Grants - NO BUSINESS