Agenda - Clondalkin, Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart and Brittas Area Committee Meeting 20th March 2024

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Date:
20/03/2024 15:00
Location:
Council Chamber
Standing Orders:

Headed Items

H-I (1)
Submitted by:
Roisin Ralph
Responsibility:
C AC Meeting Administrator

Confirmation and re-affirmation of minutes of meeting 21st February 2024

Corporate Support

Headed Items

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

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence

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

Correspondence (No Business)

Motions

Mot (1)
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
C AC Meeting Administrator

Cathaoirleach’s Business

That this Area Committee request that the Minister of Education does the following in regards to Lucan Community College ext build - We want all further approvals that are required at various stages of the project to be progressed as a matter of urgency - We want transparency and regular reporting on the project status from the Department of Education - We want Accountability from the Department of Education on same. In regards to all above we request a detailed report on the Lucan Community College ext build!

Mot (2)
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
C AC Meeting Administrator

Cathaoirleach’s Business

That this Area Committee requests on behalf of the Newcastle Community Secondary School campaign that the Minister plan for a secondary school in Newcastle immediately given the huge growth in population , active travel promotion , sustainable communities and education within there local community!

Performance & Change Management

Headed Items

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

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence

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

Correspondence (No Business)

Environment

Questions

Qu (1)
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
Leo Magee, David Fennell

To ask the Chief Executive if SDCC can arrange a clean up operation of the waste ground at rear of Kilwarden Court. (the extent of illegal dumping is too much work for the voluntary crew of Sruleen residents group).

Qu (2)
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

To ask the Chief Executive agrees that SDCC shall clear the ground vegetation at open space adjacent to and between St Johns Close and St Johns Grove (this is a litter black spot and illegal dumping is taking place here.

Headed Items

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

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (3)
Submitted by:
Environment
Responsibility:
Environment

Correspondence (No Business)

Motions

Mot (3)
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Michael Heffernan

Cathaoirleach’s Business

That this Area Committee seriously consider that the CEO of SDCC visit the banks etc beside Clondalkin Civic office at the Camac River and advise how SDCC propose to prevent litter etc enter the river and or embankments and how this will be managed going forward! And SDCC reconsider a form of "mesh" to be erected in front of existing railings. Also that Clondalkin Tidy Towns are given access to the area by means of a gate to allow for regular clean up! Can the council give any commitment to work with Clondalkin Tidy Towns to resolve all the issues in this motion!

Mot (4)
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Michael Heffernan

Cathaoirleach’s Business

That this Area Committee request on behalf of Clondalkin Tidy Towns that SDCC get the owners to clean the old paper mills site (CB Pakaging) cleared of all the rubbish - Litter and get them to commit to regular Clean ups of the site and that the council enforce this!

Mot (5)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan
Responsibility:
Michael Heffernan

That this Area Committee provide an update on litter surveillance program , mobile camera , how many fines issued, how many cameras, etc.. location hot spots,

Mot (6)
Submitted by:
Councillor S. O'Hara
Responsibility:
Sharon Conroy

That this Area Committee request the manager to undertake a comprehensive examination of the existing graffiti removal process to identify inefficiencies and propose improvements to ensure a more effective response to graffiti removal requests.

Water & Drainage

Questions

Qu (3)
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Derek Sargent

Cathaoirleach’s Business

To ask the Chief Excecutive regard to Blackthorn hill estate Rathcoole, which was an unfinished estate dating from 2006, could the manager provide an update on residents request last year for funding to allow development of hand over package and documentation as required by Irish Water to allow Irish Water to take responsibility for the estates underground water services (potable water pipe network, Sewage pipework and Storm drains and attenuation tank)

Headed Items

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

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence

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

Correspondence (No Business)

Public Realm

Questions

Qu (4)
Submitted by:
Councillor S. O'Hara
Responsibility:
David Fennell

'To ask the Chief Executive to include Willow Avenue Clondalkin on the tree maintenance programme. Trees along Willow Avenue show signs of overgrowth.

Qu (5)
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
David Fennell

To ask the Chief Executive if Council can carry out an audit of the condition of mature trees within estates where recent storms brought down trees that appeared to have been suffering from deterioration prior to their felling.

Headed Items

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

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence

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

Correspondence(No Business)

Motions

Mot (7)
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Public Realm, Sharon Conroy

Cathaoirleach’s Business

That this Area Committee asks SDCC to look at the lane way adjoined to Gartere Lane and Citywest Hub and get it blocked of to help combat some issues outlined at the Public Garda-Council meeting on February 21st in Rathcoole Community Centre!

Mot (8)
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Suzanne Furlong, Brendan Redmond

Cathaoirleach’s Business

That this Area Committee requests That SDCC look at creating a masterplan for Rathcoole Park that includes Toilets , Dog Run and considers any other potential for the park

Mot (9)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan
Responsibility:
Laurence Colleran

That this Area Committee give an outline to eliminate the ASB at Burgage Green Playground

Mot (10)
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
David Fennell

That this Area Committee agrees that SDCC should consider proper boundary treatment to Knockmitten Park particularly where the park runs parallel to the streets of Monksfield and Woodford ( An example of which is shown at Yellow meadows Park and Lawns).

Mot (11)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
David Fennell

That this Area Committee agrees to plant a line of trees along the boundary wall between the Oakwood Estate and the Grand Canal Greenway, between the end (west side) of house #48 and the Fonthill Road, in order to prevent overlooking by pedestrians crossing the Fonthill Road Bridge over the Grand Canal, into the back gardens of house numbers 46 - 48.

Mot (12)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
David Fennell

That this Area Committee agrees that as an Active Travel measure the design of the kissing gate into Corkagh Park from Cherrywood Cresent should be adjusted to allow wheelchair users access.

Housing

Questions

Qu (6)
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
Fiona Hendley

To ask the Chief Executive to please clarify the average time it takes to have a HMD1 form processed? Can the council please report the average time by year for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 in tabular format?

Qu (7)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
Mary Connell

To ask the Chief Executive if he has any role wrt having the entrance gate to the Round Garden social housing apartment complex in Saggart, which is currently out of order, repaired?

Headed Items

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

New Works (No Business)

H-I (8)
Submitted by:
Roisin Ralph
Responsibility:
Mary Connell

Quarterly report on Anti-social behaviour

Correspondence

Cor (6)
Submitted by:
Housing
Responsibility:
Housing

Correspondence (No Business)

Motions

Mot (13)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan
Responsibility:
Vivienne Hartnett

That this Area Committee address the issue of contractors' cars ruining grass verges and knocking down a residents' wall on old nangor road. will the contractor pay for these repairs?

Community

Questions

Qu (8)
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
Maria Nugent

To ask the Chief Executive to outline which projects have been progressed and started under the "Community Recognition Fund" in this LEA and to offer a report on this progress.

Headed Items

H-I (9)
Submitted by:
Community
Responsibility:
Community

Deputations for Noting (No Business)

H-I (10)
Submitted by:
Community
Responsibility:
Community

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (7)
Submitted by:
Community
Responsibility:
Community

Correspondence (No Business)

Motions

Mot (14)
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Edel Clancy

Cathaoirleach’s Business

That this Area Committee requests that SDCC give a commitment to having all community centers catering for all the community needs and fully include those with additional needs, and develop a funding stream for sensory room's in all community centers around the county to avail of!

Transportation

Questions

Qu (9)
Submitted by:
Councillor S. O'Hara
Responsibility:
Gary Walsh

To ask the Chief Executive to repair the super large potholes at Calliaghstown outside LL Concrete.

Qu (10)
Submitted by:
Councillor S. O'Hara
Responsibility:
Gary Walsh

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a timeline for the commencement of work on refreshing the road markings on Slade Road. It has been agreed by the Traffic Team that this work needs to be done.

Qu (11)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
John Hegarty

To ask the Chief Executive to clarify, in relation to the Sally Park Mills Apartment complex (SD18A/027 and SD22A/0038 ), whether the pathway along the Camac River which they will be taking in charge for public use, will be at the water edge or higher up at the top of the river bank?

Qu (12)
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
John Hegarty

To ask the Chief Executive what progress has been made on the suggestion to offer "children at play signs" in selected locations.

Headed Items

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

New Works (No Business)

H-I (12)
Submitted by:
Transportation
Responsibility:
Transportation

Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads (No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (8)
Submitted by:
Transportation
Responsibility:
Transportation

Correspondence (No Business)

Motions

Mot (15)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan
Responsibility:
Gary Walsh

That this Area Committee address this issue: Peamount Road from Newcastle Towards Peamount Hospital Please be aware that the Footpath is not safe as it is over Grown with Grass clay and other Material.

Mot (16)
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
John Hegarty

Cathaoirleach’s Business

That this Area Committee requests on behalf of Clonburris National School Parents National School a safety audit be conducted on the roads surrounding Clonburris National School and a traffic management plan and an active school plan and signage be put in place!

Mot (17)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan
Responsibility:
Gary Walsh

That this Area Committee address numerous pot holes in the newcastle area, namely: 1. huge pothole at the unused traffic lights just before the first roundabout on the way in towards Newcastle from rathcoole 2. also one on the other side of the road, almost opposite as you're heading out towards rathcoole 3. end of Alymer Road past the peamount utd turn heading towards clondalkin, roads to narrow to avoid it when it's busy.

Mot (18)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
John Hegarty

That this Area Committee agrees to take in charge the walkway along the Camac River between Woodford Walk and Knockmitten Park that was supposed to be ceded to it, after it´s landscaping, as condition 22 of Planning Application, S01A/0186.

Mot (19)
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
John Hegarty

That this Area Committee agrees that Council should expedite the connection of the pedestrian crossing recently installed at Fonthill Rd / Clondalkin commons entrance.

Planning

Questions

Qu (13)
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Eoin Burke

Cathaoirleach’s Business

To ask the chief Executive would he outline in details How will the motte and other buildings of Heritage importance be protected with the new building works at the former thatch pub in Newcastle on junction to celbridge

Headed Items

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

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (9)
Submitted by:
Planning
Responsibility:
Planning

Correspondence (No Business)

Economic Development

Headed Items

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

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence

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

Correspondence (No Business)

Libraries & Arts

Headed Items

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

Application for Arts Grants (No Business)

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

Library News & Events

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

NEW WORKS (No Business)

Correspondence

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

Correspondence (No Business)