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CONFIRMATION AND REAFFIRMATION OF MINUTES - FOR APPROVAL
(a) November Council Minutes – 14th November 2022
(b) Annual Budget Meeting Minutes – 17th November 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) Draft Calendar of Meeting Dates
b) Report on Conferences/Seminars
c) Review of Standing Orders
d) Filling of Vacancy on the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education & Training Board Following the Resignation Of Councillor E. O'Brien
STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING
a) Arts, Culture, Gaeilge, Heritage & Libraries SPC
(i) - Report of Meeting - 2nd November 2022
(ii) - Minutes of Meeting - 7th September 2022
b) Environment, Water, Climate Change & Biodiversity SPC
(i) - Report of Meeting - 2nd November 2022
(ii) - Minutes of Meeting - 6th September 2022
c) Economic, Enterprise & Tourism SPC
(i) - Report of Meeting - 9th November 2022
(ii) - Minutes of Meeting - 14th September 2022
d) Housing SPC
(i) - Report of Meeting - 23rd November 2022
(ii) - Minutes of Meeting - 8th September 2022
e) Social, Community & Equality SPC
(i) - Report of Meeting - 15th November 2022
(ii) - Minutes of Meeting - 20th September 2022
f) Land Use, Planning & Transportation SPC
(i) - Report of Meeting - 25th November 2021
(ii) - Minutes of Meeting - 23rd September 2021
REPORTS REQUESTED BY AREA COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING
(No Reports)
REPORT FROM JOINT POLICING COMMITTEE - FOR NOTING
Questions
To ask the Chief Executive to provide a description and typical schedule of works that need to be approved before a housing unit can be relet to a new tenant.
To ask the Chief Executive for an approximate time scale from the receipt of a vacant property to ascertain a report detailing the level of works that will be required for reletting.
To ask the Chief Executive the length of time it takes for council to assign a contractor to carry out works on a vacant property and the average time allocated to contractor to carry out works.
To ask the Chief Executive if there is sufficient funding made available within each year to carry out works on vacant properties not previously scheduled within a budgetary year for these works to be carried out.
To ask how long it takes the Council to process an application for a Housing Adaptation Grant and what measures are in place to expedite urgent cases
To ask the Chief Executive how many properties advertised on CBL in the past 12 months have a no pets policy
To ask the Chief Executive when there is an issue with drainage what areas area is SDCC responsible for and what areas must be resolved by private contractor
To ask the Chief Executive when a complaint is received by Building Enforcement how long does it take for an investigation to be carried out and action taken
To ask the Chief Executive for a breakdown of the BER for council owned homes in SDCC, by category, in a tabular format?
To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the retrofitting programme of SDCC owned homes, completed and planned, including the types of improvements made to the houses.
To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed report into replacing heating systems in social houses in SDCC. Report to include details on the policy and what energy efficiency criteria govern the choice of replacement?
To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the disposal of artificial Christmas trees post-Christmas 2022. Report to confirm if there will be amnesty collection points, like those that take place for live Christmas trees or mattresses?
To ask about SDCC's provisions and policy regarding the growing trend for living potted Christmas trees; is an area available for residents to 'plant out' their living Christmas trees on SDCC land/in parks post-Christmas?
To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the retrofitting of properties owned by SDCC and AHB's in 2021 and 2022. Report to include the total number of properties fully retrofitted in 2021 and 2022 and outline the BER ratings prior to and after retrofitting for the properties
To ask the Chief Executive to report on the estimated costs or actual cost if available for the clean-up associated with Halloween 2022 including the removal of materials before October 31st in anticipation of bonfires and the bonfire sites themselves.
To ask the Chief Executive to confirm if any progress has been made in reducing the costs of clean-up for Halloween from previous years as a result of the various initiatives introduced by SDCC such as the mattress amnesty and the bulbs not bonfires scheme for example and can he make a statement on the matter.
To ask the chief executive for a report in tabular form detailing the number of fines issued by the litter warden (by LEA) in 2022 YTD for illegal dumping / littering, referencing the number of Members Reps, Fix Your Street reports (up to the recent end of the scheme) and Environmental Complaints.
To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on how many new voter registrations (RFA2) and change of address (RFA3)applications have been received by this council since 2019, also taking into account the recently upgraded electoral register and upgraded forms, and detailing the breakdown for the Dublin Mid-West constituency by all 3 LEA's.
To ask the Chief Executive if there are any rules or planning guidelines that set an upper limit on the height of a boundary wall or hedge or row of trees between two adjoining properties in a housing estate?
To ask the Chief Executive if a second round of funding for Tidy Towns groups for 2022 will be opened? If this does not take happen, only a fraction of the sum of €100,000 euro budgeted for Tidy Towns groups will be utilized.
To ask the Chief Executive how many staff of SDCC are employed as ground workers pruning and maintaining the street tree stock of the county?
To ask the Chief Executive what percentage of the housing maintenance budget has been used for so-called 'Response work' in both 2021 and in 2022 to date and what they define ‘Response Work’ to mean?
To ask the Chief Executive if he has studied the final report from the Cop 27 Climate Summit and if the findings inform further actions he plans in respect of the Council's response to the crisis and will he make a statement?
To ask the Chief Executive to confirm arrangements he has put in place to deal with emergencies over the Christmas period and will he make a statement?
To ask the Chief Executive to give details of his further plans to provide additional Teen Spaces across the County and will he make a statement?
To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the 2022 Halloween Season; report to include the costings of his efforts to collect Bonfire materials and confirm his actions to clear the various sites?
To ask the Chief Executive to present an end of year report on his ongoing endeavours to deal with the Council's growing housing lists; will he outline his plans for 2023 and make a statement?
To ask the chief executive what is the process and criteria for having a book published by South Dublin Libraries?
To ask the chief executive what Architectural Conservation Grants SDCC has received by LEA since 2019?
To ask the chief executive to outline what Heritage Grants are available to apply for by the council and other agencies and who can apply for them?
To ask the chief executive would he check with Fire Brigade that there is a local high rise turntable in Tallaght Fire Station ( and other locations throughout the county )?
To ask the chief executive would he give an detailed update report on fire ladders (36 meters 42 meters and 44 meters)?
To ask the CEO for an update on the conflicting age requirements for the Tenant Purchase Scheme and the Local Authority Mortgage Repayment Protection Plan.
To ask the CEO if there are plans to bring the MRPP in line with the national policy that has provided for pensioners to be able to avail of the Tenant Purchase Scheme.
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DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE MADE PUBLIC ROADS
(No Reports)
PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES/SITES - FOR APPROVAL
(a) Disposal of fee simple in 27 Ballyboden Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
(b) Disposal of fee simple in 59 Michael Collins Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
(a) Disposal of fee simple in 27 Ballyboden Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
(b) Disposal of fee simple in 59 Michael Collins Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
MANAGERS REPORT - FOR NOTING
WELLINGTON LANE CYCLE LANE PART 8 - FOR APPROVAL
LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN - FOR APPROVAL
3 YEAR CAPITAL PLAN 2023-2025 - FOR NOTING
COMMUNITY GRANTS - FOR NOTING
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ANNUAL REPORT - FOR NOTING
Correspondence
REPLIES, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
Replies
(a) Reply received from Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to Motion 1 (Thanks to Staff of SDCC) at the June 2022 Specal Council Meeting
(b) Reply received from Minister of Health in relation to Motion 12 (Electronic Cigarettes and Vapes research) at the October 2022 Council Meeting
Acknowledgements
Correspondence
(c) Correspondence from Cork County Council in relation the Circular Economy & Climate Action
(d) Correspondence from Offaly County Council in relation to Emergency Medical Technicians
(e) Correspondence from Sligo County Council in relation to Numbers of Healthcare Professionals
(f) Correspondence from Mayo County Council in relation to Fund for Taking in Charge
Motions
To ask the Chief Executive to undertake an examination of the extent to which the Council is currently involved in supporting childcare within the South Dublin County Council area, with a view to seeing if this support can be enhanced. This would include an audit of childcare services in its own properties, including Council owned community, youth and leisure centres. (Details of a similar examination being carried out by another local authority is attached)
That this Council calls for effective action to deal with boarded up Council houses and return them to the housing stock for reletting.
To ask South Dublin County Council to develop a protocol whereby Councillors can make representations on behalf of constituents to Approved Housing Bodies to ensure that AHB's will have a pathway to communicate with Councillors when they contact them on behalf of their constituents. Given the growing number of tenancies in the County which are being managed by AHBs this protocol will ensure that tenants get the necessary support and level of representation which they are entitled to.
This Council calls on the government to launch an enquire into declarations of TD's and elected representatives and the owing of property's to rent and their declaration's of conflict of interest in discussions and votes on matters regarding housing and the rental sector and to issue a report.
This Council calls on the Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly to extend Free Contraception for the over 30s on a medical card, this would include scraping fees for those seeking to have fittings/removals of various types of long acting reversible contraception, as a 1st step to the introduction of free contraception to all.
That this council declares that private airplanes used for leisure or commerce are wasteful and inconsistent with our climate goals, and demands that none are given permission to fly in Irish air space. On passing the motion a letter issues to Minister of Defense and Minister of Transport.
In an effort to give residents of areas in the County an opportunity to make observations regarding applications for S254 Licences for telecommunication cabinets and masts, this Council calls on the Manager to amend the South Dublin County Council S254 Applications Policy.
This the Council write to the Taoiseach to call for a referendum on the ownership of our water services and call for the following wording be used in said referendum: 'The Government shall be collectively responsible for the protection, management and maintenance of the public water system. The Government shall ensure in the public interest that this resource remains in public ownership and management.'
That Management review the current practice of charging dog shelter surrender fees with a view to make it possible that dogs can be surrendered for free so as to protect more innocent dogs from abandonment or violence.
This council agrees that where it uses Palm Oil or other vegetable oils (e.g. in food, fuel or cleaning products) that they be procured from accountable and transparent organisations committed to zero deforestation.
That the Executive examine the feasibility of using sheep's wool from local farms as a natural weed barrier in public spaces as an alternative to the continued and wholly unacceptable usage of glyphosate for certain purposes.
That this Council calls on the CEO to arrange for a strategy to be formulated within the overall County Strategy to Tackle Illegal Dumping in all its forms that utilises to its fullest affect the recently enacted "Circular Economy Act" that includes Codes of Practice that can be used by Local Authorities such as ours to utilise CCTV and other technologies.
That this Council writes to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth requesting that all childcare providers register for and be in a position to provide NCS-subsidised hours for at least 50% of children in their care.
That this County Council elected members condemn all forms of Racism and actively works together to combat racism and ask that SDCC does everything in its power and is pro-active to educate, inform and promote anti-racism in our communities and full community inclusion. We ask that a letter is sent to The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth asking him to consider what further supports he can put in place to help SDCC against racism and in the promotion of full community inclusion.
That this Council writes to the Department of Transport to request that a web page be considered which would provide a single source of information where commuters could access real-time info in relation to all the buses which are due at a particular bus stop, including Go Ahead as well as Dublin Bus
South Dublin County Council supports the Animal Health & Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill 2020 and will write to the Minister for Agriculture, calling for a ban on hare coursing.