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CONFIRMATION AND REAFFIRMATION OF MINUTES - FOR APPROVAL
(a) March Council Minutes – 11th March 2024
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, Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart and Brittas Area Committee Meeting
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) Report on Conferences/Seminars
b) Review of Naming Infrastructure Policy
STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING
(No Reports)
REPORTS REQUESTED BY AREA COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING
(No Reports)
Questions
To ask the Council for an update on its allotment policy, to include the basis on which plots are allocated, and the average time from the date of application to the date on which a plot is allocated.
Has the Council considered using optical illusion speed bumps as part of a strategy to reduce speeding on our roads and to assist in traffic calming?
To ask the Chief Executive how long does it take to process a social housing support application from date of receipt to acceptance assuming all supporting documentation has been submitted
To ask the Chief Executive for an update on projects that were awarded sports capital funding in the past 5 years
To ask the Chief Executive to give a report on how the budget allocation that was agreed through the JPC for Domestic Violence training & awareness will be spent, the report should include how many front-line council staff will be trained from this budget?
To ask the Chief Executive if consideration would be given to engaging the services of an Occupational Therapist to provide assessments for the residents of South Dublin County when they apply for Housing Adaptation or any grant application that requires an Occupational Therapy Assessment.
To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the development, timeline and implementation agreed motion 5, September 2022, Sustainable Development Goal Community Dashboard with funding allocated in Budget 2023.
To ask the Chief Executive if an online safety campaign aimed at raising awareness for motorists of vulnerable active travel users, on mountain roads during the summer (motion 15 agreed June 2022), will be repeated in summer 2024?
Can the Chief Executive outline the reasons why so many potholes have appeared on roads in the constituency over the last number of months and what is being done to repair them.
To ask the Chief Executive to comment on the viewpoint that the narrowing of roads and tightening of corners leads to greater wear and damage of roads as all tyres hit the same narrow stretch of road.
To ask the Chief Executive has there been a noticeable decrease in littering of plastic bottles and cans since the introduction of the deposit return scheme.
To ask the Chief Executive has there been a noticeable decrease in the volume of waste in public bins since the introduction of the deposit return scheme.
To ask the Chief Executive how many tenants are the on are on the list for a home energy upgrade inspection and if he would make a statement on likely timeframe inspections will be carried out?
To ask the Chief Executive if the home energy upgrade section of SDCC is adequately resourced with staff and funding to carry out inspections and works?
To ask the Chief Executive how people are prioritised when applying for housing through CBL and if he could outline how this process works?
To ask the Chief Executive the action SDCC plan to take to best support and facilitate integration of asylum seekers and IPA people into our county?
To ask the Chief Executive to provide a further update and indicative timeline for when council tenants can expect to be able to make rent payments online and set out what any difficulties in providing this service?
To ask the Chief Executive what role if any county councils have in relation to providing accommodation for asylum seekers?
To ask the Chief Executive if he is working on a plan to deal effectively with the annual challenges of the Halloween season and will he make a statement?
To ask the Chief Executive to present an up to date report on his continued efforts to deal with our Housing/Homeless crisis and may we have a statement?
To ask the Chief Executive if he has a job creation target for the County and will he furnish a detailed statement?
To ask the Chief Executive if he continues to encourage Volunteerism throughout our County; will he give details and make a statement?
To ask the Chief Executive to outline his policy to deal with requests from concerned residents who report damage to their property from a Tree and feel strongly that health and safety would be served by the felling of the Tree and will he make a statement?
To ask the Chief Executive what level engagement South Dublin County Council has with refuse collection companies in relation to the picking up of bins and ensuring the returned empty bins are placed within a homeowner's boundary.
To ask the Chief Executive the approximate time it takes the Council to arrange clean up of graffiti following receipt of a rep and location of graffiti to be removed.
To ask the Chief Executive would he explain the bye laws for poster raising in regard to candidates running for local election, that includes what's allowed and not allowed?
To ask the Chief Executive what grants are available to local Tidy Towns groups and other groups to undertake Climate change projects at a local community level?
To ask the Chief Executive how much is paid out in HAP Payments throughout SDCC and what efforts are being made to reduce this cost to the Taxpayer?
To ask the Chief Executive for a breakdown of local property tax paid to council per LEA since 2019?
To ask the Chief Executive for a breakdown of commercial rates paid to Council since 2019 by LEA?
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DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE MADE PUBLIC ROADS
(No Reports)
PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES/SITES - FOR APPROVAL
H7(A) Disposal of Fee Simple at 84 Balrothery Estate to Mrs Patricia Ryan
H7(b) Proposed disposal of plot of land to Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) to facilitate a replacement District Regulation Installation (DRI) unit at Glenview Lawns,Tallaght, Dublin 24
H7(c) Proposed leasehold disposal of land at St. Cuthbert's Road to Deansrath Family Centre CLG
H7(A) Disposal of Fee Simple at 84 Balrothery Estate to Mrs Patricia Ryan
H7(B) Map
Proposed disposal of plot of land to Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) to facilitate a replacement District Regulation Installation (DRI) unit at Glenview Lawns,Tallaght, Dublin 24
Proposed leasehold disposal of land at St. Cuthbert's Road to Deansrath Family Centre CLG
MANAGERS REPORT & CAPITAL PROJECTS PROGRESS REPORT- FOR NOTING
SHAMROCK ROVERS LEASE - FOR APPROVAL
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT
(a) Annual Financial Statement 2023 - For Noting
(b) Authorisation of Additional Expenditure - For Approval
(c) Approval of transfers - For Approval
TAKING IN CHARGE OF DODDERBROOK PHASE 1 – FOR APPROVAL
PAVILIONS PROGRAMME – FOR NOTING
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2024 – FOR NOTING
COMMUNITY & SPORT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS – FOR NOTING
Correspondence
REPLIES, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
Replies
Acknowledgements
Correspondence
Motions
That the council designs a policy and guidelines that allows residents groups, at their own expense, who have unanimous or majority agreement on a given street or area, and with prior approval from the council, to conduct on street tree pruning using licenced arboricultural professionals.
That this Council calls on the Chief Executive to take immediate and effective action to deal with the situation where many public lights across our County are out of order and subject to huge delays regarding repairs?
This Council notes with concern the increasing number of potholes on the road and bike lane network across South Dublin County Council and requests that repairs are carried out as a matter of urgency.
That the Council agrees that Tallaght Stadium be made available to play a Soccer match against Palestine if requested by the FAI or a League of Ireland Club.
That the Chief Executive will produce an annual audit of all Council owned premises in the area of the South Dublin County Council's local authority for wheelchair accessibility and access to wheelchair accessible toilet facilities. A list of all independently wheelchair and wheelchair accessible facilities to be published as soon as practical and the council's website to be updated accordingly, this list be published annually every 1st March, International Wheelchair Day.
That South Dublin County Council become an Autism Friendly Community, joining Dublin City and communities nationwide, by signing up to the AsIAm Autism Friendly Community Commitment and creating a 3 year inclusion plan. Full details are available here: https://asiam.ie/autism-friendly-communities-portal/