Headed Items
Confirmation and re-affirmation of minutes of meeting 16th October 2024
Water & Drainage
Questions
To ask the Chief Executive when will SDCC resume the thinning of the trees on the Camac river banks in Clondalkin Park which commenced last season and can this work be continued on the river banks on Watery Lane from Riversdale Estate to Mayfield Bridge?
To ask the Chief Executive if there are still five arterial watermains described in planning application S99A/0205 as passing under the site of the then proposed Coldwater Lakes Golf Course, are still in use?
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Public Realm
Questions
To ask the Chief Excecutive would he consider installing Lighting at the WWI Garden , an uplighter at the Flagpole outside Clondalkin Council office and Lighting at the public art at top of Monastery Road?
To ask the Chief Executive how many trees have been cut down and how many have been replaced in this LEA?
To ask the Chief Executive what is the cost of pruning, cutting down and replanting trees on an annual basis in Clondalkin with a breakdown of the costs involved?
To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the progress of the important ongoing works being carried out at Corkagh Park, as keeping the community informed is crucial.
To ask the Chief Executive for a timeframe on when the commencement of the tree maintenance programme in Coolamber, Rathcoole will begin.
To ask the chief executive to describe his approach to cleaning bike lanes across the LEA.
Headed Items
New Works - Camac Valley Caravan and Camping Park - Part 8 proposal for noting
Correspondence
Correspondence(No Business)
Motions
That this Area Committee agrees to discuss how the clearing of halloween bonfire debris is prioritised across the LEA.
Environment
Questions
To ask the Chief Executive how many ambulance and/or fire engine call outs are made to the IPAS centres in this LEA on a monthly basis with a breakdown of numbers for each IPAS centre, and for the costs incurred.
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
That this Area Committee calls on the council to propose workable solutions for storage of equipment for cherrywood tidy towns
That this Area Committee calls on All candidate’s running in the General Election in Dublin Mid West to respect the voluntary Tidy Towns poster bans in areas around the villages of Clondalkin , Saggart , Newcastle , Lucan and Palmerstown and to also ask that all candidate’s remove cable ties in a timely manner after the polling day! To also ask candidate’s not to poster outside of what is allowed by the law!
That this Area Committee agrees that the Council management should identify an appropriate location for the storage of the Cherrywood Tidy Towns material.
FALLEN
That this Area Committee make an order under S31 of the Local Government Act 1948 to prohibit the erection or retention of temporary dwellings at Crooksling, Brittas, as their erection is prejudicial to the public health and amenities of the locality and interferes unreasonably with that area.
Housing
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Housing Delivery Report
TAKEN WITHOUT DEBATE
Allocations Q3 report – For Noting
TAKEN WITHOUT DEBATE
Anti-Social Behaviour Q 3 report – For Noting
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
That this Area Committee calls on the council to address the issue of boarded up properties in Mayfield estate by bringing those properties back into use.
That this Area Committee agrees that, due to the extensive works due to be carried out in the Alpine estate of Clondalkin which will include the building of an age friendly housing project along with works from Bord Gais who have declared are expected to continue until December 2025, that a site entrance shall be opened directly onto the Fonthill Rd to facilitate traffic management here. the committee also agrees that a failure to do so will lead directly to unacceptable dangers being placed upon those traversing along the main street of Alpine Heights estate, it is also unacceptable that two major construction projects should proceed without a traffic management plan that will make as priority the wellbeing and welfare of the existing community here.
That this Area Committee agrees to support the residents of Castlegrange estate in their opposition to the opening of a pedestrian walkway from the new proposed development, on the grounds that it is not a necessary requirement and will in fact disturb the security and tranquility of those residents that have enjoyed the benefit of living in a cul de sac for more than 20 years
Community
Questions
To ask the Chief Executive to agree that Clondalkin Leisure centre complex is in need of serious repairs and maintenance work, with several issues of "mould" and major cleaning programme, and that SDCC management provide sufficient resources to counteract the degradation of the services here.
To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the old sports centre in Clondalkin. Has any progress been made in assessing if another location is more suitable for the various organisations looking to use it as base? If not, when will this be actioned?
To ask the Chief Executive: will South Dublin County Council continue to maintain funding for the Street Feast initiative for the coming year?
Headed Items
Deputations for Noting (No Business)
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
TAKEN WITHOUT DEBATE
That this Area Committee agrees that SDCC provides plans for installation of Box Up (sports equipment) box in a park of the LEA e.g. in Rathcoole Park.
That this Area Committee agrees that the entry price for an adult swim at Clondalkin Swimming Pool should be reduced to five euro.
Transportation
Questions
To ask the Chief Executive to give an urgent update on the agreed traffic plan in the County Development plan for Rathcoole , Newcastle and Saggart and to ask what meassures will SDCC do to alleviate traffic congestion in the short term given the amount of planning SDCC is approving?
To ask the Chief Executive would he meet with the management of Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland's National Resource Centre based on the Old Nangor Road And share an entrance with Scoil Mochua in relation to a new openibg to there premises and the road outside?
To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed report on works to be carried out by Bord Gais in the Alpine and Dunawley estates and the expected affects this will have upon traffic in the Clondalkin area. This report should also outline a timescale for disruption and works.
To ask the Chief Executive: When will Drury's Mill Saggart be officially taken in charge and what steps are being taken to expedite this process?
To ask the chief executive for an update on pothole repair on the New Nangor Road between Parkwest and Clondalkin, on St. Cuthbert's Road, at the junction of the New Nangor Road and the R136 and on the Fonthill Road between Fonthill Train Station and the Grand Canal.
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
That this Area Committee agree to ask SDCC to review the placement of bollards at the entrance of estates like Monastery. The damage done to many bollards from vehicles entering and exiting the estate clearly indicates they are being regularly hit by vehicles, clearly indicating they are too close to the road and causing undue stress and financial expense to the drivers.
TAKEN WITHOUT DEBATE
That this Area Committee agrees that the pedestrian gap between Lealand Walk and St Cuthbert's Meadows should be modified so as to accommodate both wheelie bins and pedestrians using walker frames that wish to pass through it. See attached photo of gap.
TAKEN WITHOUT DEBATE
That this Area Committee recommend a substantial trial of a school warden at St Mary's Primary School, Saggart to encourage more parents to walk their children to and from school.
Planning
Questions
To ask the Chief Excecutive would he consider Initiating a variation of the County Development plan for land beside St Finians school to ensure this land is only used for Educational Purposes?
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
TAKEN WITHOUT DEBATE
That this Area Committee commends the Council for pursuing a protocol with the Department of Agriculture regarding the protection of hedgerows supporting County Development Plan objectives which have particular importance for Rathcoole and seeks an update at each area committee meeting until a protocol is agreed upon and implemented.
That this Area Committee requests that SDCC oppose the sale of lands in the Newcastle area previously designated by Dept of Education for the construction of a secondary school. This meeting also notes the presentation given at a public meeting in St Finians Hall , Newcastle clearly shows the need for a school within this village as it grows expodentially.
Economic Development
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
TAKEN WITHOUT DEBATE
That this Area Committee request that SDCC purchase the land behind the Mill SC to ensure the development in the heart of the village is focused on the the people in the village and not a for profit contractor.
Libraries & Arts
Headed Items
Application for Arts Grants
Library News & Events
NEW WORKS (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
TAKEN WITHOUT DEBATE
That this Area Committee calls on Libraries to host and document a Living History of a sample of LGBTQ+ stories of Residents of SDCC that captures pre and post decrimilisaion, the huge progress that has been made and the challenges ahead from an LGBTQ+ perpective!
TAKEN WITHOUT DEBATE
That this Area Committee calls on Libraries to host and document a Living History of a sample of Survivor of Church and state institutional abuse from residents from SDCC that capturea stories from the mother and baby institutions, the county institutions , the Industrial schools and the Magdalene Laundrys
Corporate Support
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence
Motions
TAKEN WITHOUT DEBATE
That this Area Committee strongly supports the D22 special school campaign by writing to the Minister for Education urging the minister to invest in a special school in D22.
That this Area Committee calls on the Minister and Government to urgently commit to funding for Scoil Mochua school and put a contract in place that secures the schools future and to meet with CRC on this urgently while keeping staff and families fully updated
That this Area Committee writes to the Department of Education opposing the sale of land adjacent to St. Finian's National School to a developer
That this Area Committee calls on the government to address the severe lack of childcare facilities in this area, writing to the minister for children requesting a report from their department on how they mean to address this issue
Performance & Change Management
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)