Agenda - Clondalkin, Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart and Brittas Area Committee Meeting 18th September 2024

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Date:
18/09/2024 15:00
Location:
Council Chamber
Standing Orders:

Headed Items

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

Confirmation and re-affirmation of minutes of meeting 17th April 2024

Economic Development

Questions

Qu (1)
Submitted by:
Councillor S. O'Hara
Responsibility:
Laura Leonard

To ask the Chief Executive for a comprehensive update on the long-awaited delivery of the Greenway to Hazelhatch.

Headed Items

H-I (2)
Submitted by:
Economic Development
Responsibility:
Economic Development

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (1)
Submitted by:
Economic Development
Responsibility:
Economic Development

Correspondence (No Business)

Libraries & Arts

Questions

Qu (2)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan
Responsibility:
Meabh Butler, Orla Scannell

To ask the Chief Executive about the structure erected at the top of woodford hill, did cllrs approve this?

Headed Items

H-I (3)
Submitted by:
Libraries & Arts
Responsibility:
Libraries & Arts

Application for Arts Grants (No Business)

H-I (4)
Submitted by:
Libraries & Arts
Responsibility:
Libraries & Arts
H-I (5)
Submitted by:
Libraries & Arts
Responsibility:
Libraries & Arts

NEW WORKS (No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (2)
Submitted by:
Libraries & Arts
Responsibility:
Libraries & Arts

Correspondence (No Business)

Corporate Support

Headed Items

H-I (6)
Submitted by:
Corporate Support
Responsibility:
Corporate Support

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (3)
Submitted by:
Corporate Support
Responsibility:
Corporate Support, C AC Meeting Administrator

Motions

Mot (1)
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
C AC Meeting Administrator

That this Area Committee agrees that there is a need for a permanent bus shelter for the terminus stop at Rathlawns Estate, Rathcoole and call on the NTA to approve the installation here.

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

That this Area Committee calls on the Minister for Justice and the Repatriation Division of the Irish Naturalization and Immigration Service to review the Deportation order on (Name Supplied), (Name Supplied) and their three daughters as a matter of urgency. They play an active part in the Clondalkin Community, their involvement includes Clondalkin Tidy Towns. (Name Supplied) currently serves as an inclusion secretariat member of SDCPPN. He was elected to this position based on his active participation in the community work. He is also the Chairperson of Clondalkin Global Garden (Name Supplied) worked as a HCA and (Name Supplied) in security before the deportation order was issued. (Name Supplied) and his family would be a loss to our community and we request the order is reviewed immediately.

Performance & Change Management

Headed Items

H-I (7)
Submitted by:
Performance & Change Management
Responsibility:
Performance & Change Management

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (4)
Submitted by:
Performance & Change Management
Responsibility:
Performance & Change Management

Correspondence (No Business)

Public Realm

Questions

Qu (3)
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
Suzanne Furlong, Sean Redmond

To ask the Chief Executive for a progress report on construction and works being carried out at Corkagh Park and to ask if the contractor has the necessary resources to deliver the project to a conclusion in the time frame specified.

Qu (4)
Submitted by:
Councillor S. O'Hara
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the dog park for Rathcoole.

Qu (5)
Submitted by:
Councillor S. O'Hara
Responsibility:
Suzanne Furlong

To ask the Chief Executive to explore the possibility of reproducing the original 2001 SDCC booklet on Corkagh Park, pdf copy attached, incorporating updates and new content, and also consider redesigning and updating the information boards to reflect the latest developments and historical data, as part of the overall upgrade to the park currently underway.

Qu (6)
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Suzanne Furlong

To ask the Chief Executive would he consider a changing places facility in Corkagh park or another location in this LEA and what the cost of a standard changing places facility is?

Qu (7)
Submitted by:
Councillor L. de Courcy
Responsibility:
David Fennell

To ask the Chief Executive for an explanation as to why 4 proposed locations for a storage unit for Cherrywood Tidy Town were rejected. The group is actively working to improve their community and needs the storage unit for their equipment. They have other suggestions for locations but feel frustrated as they were not given reasons why their previous suggestions were rejected as the why will help them suggest better locations. Three of the suggested locations are on the attachment, the 4th was in Corkagh Park allotments.

Qu (8)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Adelaide
Responsibility:
David Fennell

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on the pedestrian entrance to Corkagh park, detailing their accessibility to persons in wheelchairs and with prams/buggies

Qu (9)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
David Fennell

To ask the Chief Executive if there is any method or strategy to their approach to trimming hedges that encroach on footpaths across the LEA between October 2024 and March 2025?

Headed Items

H-I (8)
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 (3)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan
Responsibility:
David Fennell

FALLEN

That this Area Committee agree to reinstate or replace the trees that were removed on Woodford Court or replace with bollards, between Woodford Court and Woodford Walk.

Mot (4)
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
David Fennell

That this Area Committee request SDCC to look at and action a plan for Veronica Guerin in advance of the 30th Anniversary of her death in June 2026 and that this includes the landscaping,the lighting up of the memorial and signage.

Mot (5)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

That this Area Committee agrees to install a ball stop net at the northern end of pitch 59 in Corkagh Park without delay to prevent further loss of balls into Kilcarberry.

Environment

Questions

Qu (10)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan
Responsibility:
Sharon Conroy

To ask the Chief Executive to install a number of dog fouling signs for fines on Castlegrange Road

Qu (11)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan
Responsibility:
Sharon Conroy

To ask the Chief Executive how many allotments are available in the area - the total number of allotments today vs the total number available in 2022, How many allotments are actively being used now, vs 2022?

Qu (12)
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
Sharon Conroy

To ask the Chief Executive to install dog fouling signs at the pedestrian footpath leading from Monastery Road onto Monastery Gate Villas.

Headed Items

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

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (6)
Submitted by:
Environment
Responsibility:
Environment

Correspondence (No Business)

Motions

Mot (6)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Adelaide
Responsibility:
Brenda Shannon

That this Area Committee agree to compulsory purchase the following sites on the Derelict Sites Register in this Area Committee Area:

  • (Address Supplied) Grange View Grove, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
  • (Address Supplied) Páirc Mhúire, Saggart, Co. Dublin
  • (Address Supplied) Páirc Mhúire, Saggart, Co. Dublin
  • (Address Supplied) Harelawn Drive, Rowlagh, Dublin 22

Water & Drainage

Headed Items

H-I (10)
Submitted by:
Water & Drainage
Responsibility:
Water & Drainage

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (7)
Submitted by:
Water & Drainage
Responsibility:
Water & Drainage

Correspondence (No Business)

Motions

Mot (7)
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
Derek Sargent

That this Area Committee agrees that SDCC should carry out an examination of operations at Deansrath Maintenance depot with a view to ensuring that activities there are not having a detrimental effect on the quality of living on the residents and neighbours in Westbourne close. (There have been ongoing complaints regarding flies from disturbed land and rubbish dumping as well as late night and early morning operation being conducted here).

Housing

Questions

Qu (13)
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Niamh Carton

To ask the Chief Executive For a report into the 4 former caravan houses at Mayfield? 2 boarded up over 2 years , one recently vacant and one used by Clondalkin Mens shed, what is the long term plan for these premises?

Headed Items

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

New Works (No Business)

H-I (12)
Submitted by:
Vivienne Hartnett
Responsibility:
Vivienne Hartnett

Housing Delivery Report

H-I (13)
Submitted by:
Fiona Hendley
Responsibility:
Fiona Hendley

Quarterly Anti-Social Behaviour Report

H-I (14)
Submitted by:
Amanda Mills
Responsibility:
Amanda Mills

Quarterly Allocations Report

Correspondence

Cor (8)
Submitted by:
Housing
Responsibility:
Housing

Correspondence (No Business)

Motions

Mot (8)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
Amanda Mills, Vivienne Hartnett

TAKEN WITHOUT DEBATE

That this Area Committee agrees to investigate if structural defects are causing the incidents of damp and mould in apartments of the Round Gardens complex off Garters Lane in Saggart which is owned by SDCC.

Community

Questions

Qu (14)
Submitted by:
Councillor L. de Courcy
Responsibility:
Edel Clancy

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the plans for the renovation of the old sports centre in Clondalkin which has been earmarked for several local groups. When does he expect it will be available for the community?

Qu (15)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Adelaide
Responsibility:
Edel Clancy

To ask the Chief Executive to provide details of the allocation of funding through the Community Recognition Fund for this local area in 2023 and 2024, including details of each funded project

Headed Items

H-I (15)
Submitted by:
Community
Responsibility:
Community

Deputations for Noting (No Business)

H-I (16)
Submitted by:
Community
Responsibility:
Community

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (9)
Submitted by:
Community
Responsibility:
Community

Correspondence (No Business)

Motions

Mot (9)
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Edel Clancy

That this Area Committee supports Clondalkin Youth Band, St Joseph’s Pipe Band and Clondalkin Drama Group in their campaign to use the old Clondalkin swimming pool as a multi-purpose facility that would address their needs and the needs of our community. We also request an update report on the site of the Clondalkin swimming pool and request regular updates to this committee.

Transportation

Questions

Qu (16)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan
Responsibility:
Gary Walsh

To ask the Chief Executive to out line how many pot holes have been repaired in 2024 and how many repairs have been requested?

Qu (17)
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
John Hegarty

To ask the Chief Executive to agree that SDCC should carry out the necessary works to rectify the problem of large vehicles being unable to navigate this junction without impinging upon the verge and green of the roundabout at St Johns Lawn and Green. (please see photo supplied).

Qu (18)
Submitted by:
Councillor S. O'Hara
Responsibility:
John Hegarty

To ask the Chief Executive: To install slow-down signs, refresh the road markings and implement barriers on the hazardous bends on Slade Road. Such measures are crucial for the safety of both residents and all who use Slade Road.

Qu (19)
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
John Hegarty, Farhan Nasiem

To ask the Chief Executive when will he consider reinstating the Yellow box on Newlands Close (existing lines badly faded) and to insert a new yellow traffic box at the junction of Fonthill Road, Calbeck Way and Newlands Close?

Headed Items

H-I (17)
Submitted by:
Transportation
Responsibility:
Transportation

New Works (No Business)

H-I (18)
Submitted by:
Transportation
Responsibility:
Transportation

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

Correspondence

Cor (10)
Submitted by:
Transportation
Responsibility:
Transportation

Correspondence (No Business)

Motions

Mot (10)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan
Responsibility:
Gary Walsh

FALLEN

That this Area Committee repair all the potholes around the village Main Street, New Road, Orchard Lane, Monastery Road, Tower Road, Convent Road etc. These potholes are now a safety hazard, cars avoiding them are crossing lines and causing near accidents.

Mot (11)
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
John Hegarty

That this Area Committee agrees that SDCC should install pedestrian crossing along St Cuthberts Road and seek to introduce traffic calming measures along here.

Mot (12)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
Andrew O'Mullane

That this Area Committee agrees to create simplified 'School Traffic Zones' outside each primary school in the Clondalkin LEA by painting the words 'School Zone' and painting both yellow and red discs intermittently on the public roads outside the schools. See attached photo example.

Planning

Questions

Qu (20)
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Hazel Craigie

To ask the Chief Executive for a report into what efforts were made by SDCC to purchase the RIC barracks on the old Nangor Road?

Qu (21)
Submitted by:
Councillor L. de Courcy
Responsibility:
Mary R Maguire

To ask the Chief Executive why Crooksling nursing home is being used to house IPAS when it was gifted to the state on the condition it be used for the care of the elderly people in the community?

Qu (22)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Adelaide
Responsibility:
Gormla O'Corrain, Mary R Maguire

To ask the Chief Executive, regarding planning application SD20A/0234, to provide details of planning conditions for which the Council has not yet received compliance submissions for. Could this include submissions deemed non-compliant.

Qu (23)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Adelaide
Responsibility:
Gormla O'Corrain

To ask the Chief Executive to provide an update on the provision of a childcare facility, office space, and retail space on Rathmill Glen.

Qu (24)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
Hazel Craigie, Gormla O'Corrain

To ask the Chief Executive when the QDP12 SLO 1 the CDP planning and tourism study for Brittas will be carried out?

Qu (25)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
Hazel Craigie, Gormla O'Corrain

To ask the Chief Executive when QDP14 Objective 5 the CDP Local Area Plan for Saggart will be carried out?

Headed Items

H-I (19)
Submitted by:
Planning
Responsibility:
Planning

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (11)
Submitted by:
Planning
Responsibility:
Planning

Correspondence (No Business)

Motions

Mot (13)
Submitted by:
Councillor S. O'Hara
Responsibility:
Hazel Craigie, Anne Hyland

TAKEN WITHOUT DEBATE

That this Area Committee would like to see the RIC Barracks on Old Nangor Road transformed into a local amenity that showcases our history and heritage.

Mot (14)
Submitted by:
Councillor L. de Courcy
Responsibility:
Hazel Craigie, Gormla O'Corrain, Mary R Maguire

That this Area Committee recommends a Unique Census Form for Planning for residents of Brittas on assisting with grants of Permissions/Retention for their homes. Additionally that the Council recommends a Unique Planning Study of Brittas to take place to allow residents to live and/or build their own homes and see their genuine need of working their land where they were born and reared.