Confirmation and Re-affirmation of Minutes

Minutes of Meeting of Lucan Clondalkin Area Committee held on the 27th of March, 2007  

 

• Minutes 27/03/07

To ask the Manager in relation to the recent major fire in Greenogue Industrial Estate:-

a)  What contingency plans, if any, are in place within the Industrial Estate to deal with accidents of this nature?

b)  If contingency plans are in place are they in the view of the Council, health authority, and fire brigade sufficient for such emergencies?

c)  Are sufficient water reserves available within the estate and, if so, why was the water pressure in the village and the surrounding area cut off/reduced once the  fire started?

d)  What measures, if any, are in place to advise residents of the risks associated with such an incident particularly in relation to health and damage to property.  Also, who's responsibility is it to advise the residents of such consequences and were proper procedures followed in this instant?

e)  On an ongoing basis is the Council liaising with the F.P.A. to ensure that industrial buildings comply with the best available methods to prevent such incidents? 

• Greenogue Industrial Estate

To ask the Manager to include that part of Earlsfort estate which has never had a junk collection in this year's schedule. All of the roads off the second entrance nearest the Fonthill Road have never received such a service. The roads (including the Way, View, Dale, Drive etc) are all accessed off Earlsfort Avenue.

• Q 2

To thank the Manager for the considerable Graffiti cleaning works in the Lucan area in recent times, including engaging the contractor for specialised works in removing Graffiti from brick-work and pebble dashing. What additional Graffiti removal works are scheduled to take place in the near future in the Lucan, Palmerstown and Clondalkin areas. 

• Graffiti

To thank the Manager for his assistance in helping the many Residents Associations in estate tidying works which many Residents Associations engage in. The Council support in providing cleaning materials is of great assistance to the community.

• Tidying Works

To ask the Manager what arrangements are being made to facilitate a local recycling facility for plastic in the Palmerstown Community given the fact that the previous facility had to be removed several months ago due to illegal use and abuse.  At present the people of Palmerstown experience great hardship in disposing of their plastic waste.

• Plastic Recycling

To ask the Manager, can the green bin collection time be changed back to mornings in Lealand Estate, in view of the vandalism to bins?

• Green Bin collection

To ask the Manager if he will request the Environmental Services Department to explore the possibility of relocating the Bottle Banks on Griffeen Road, Lucan, adjacent to Moyglas Estate, to a suitable location in the new Griffeen Centre, and if in the meantime more regular cleanups  of the present site of the banks can be carried out, as the extent of illegal dumping of late is completely unacceptable?  

• Q 7

To ask the Manager to give the up to date position regarding the removal of graffiti at Woodford Heights and Woodford Walk in Clondalkin?

• Graffiti at Woodford

 New Works

Correspondence

 

Cathaoirleachs's Business

That the Manager presents a report on Clondalkin Industrial Estate including the following:-

1)  Ways or suggestions to improve security.

2)  Ways of keeping it clean, free from dumping etc.

• M 1

Following my earlier representations, including my Motion to the March '07 Area Committee Meeting, representations made by the Moy Glas Residents Association and the report from the Environmental Health Officer in her letter of 3rd January 2007 to the Moy Glas Residents Association and referring to her letter to this Council: "I have written to the Environmental Services Department recommending that the bottle banks are moved to a more secure and supervised site. If they agree to this, this should eliminate the broken glass and dumping issues. It may also remove some of the anti social behaviour as the bins would no longer provide a screen or shelter.".  that this Committee requests the Manager to find an alternative and more suitable site for this bottle bank.

• M 2

That this Committee agrees to ask for a graffiti warden in view of the appalling escalating problem, and to allocate funds for a continuous clean up service. 

• M 3

That the Manager to the best of their ability give a full explanation of what happened in relation to a fire at CB Packaging Limited.

• Fire at CB Packaging

That this Committee recommends either a fortnightly green recycling collection or the provision of 2 recycling bins to those who require an extra bin.

• M 5

To ask the Manager if any affordable housing is planned for Mayfield, Clondalkin?  If so, how many and when will they be coming on stream?

• Question 9

To ask the Manager, to update the Committee on the current status of the funding from the Department and all related matters pertaining to the refurbishment programme in Greenfort, Shancastle and Moorfield Estates, and can he make a statement on the matter.

• 10795

To ask the Manager to give an updated report on what Council and Voluntary Housing is to be completed and ready for allocation in the Clondalkin and Lucan electoral areas in 2007 and similarly in 2008 and 2009?

• Social Voluntary

 New Works

 

 Correspondence

 

The Grange Development - AHI 

 

• The Grange

 Report on Housing Construction Programme

 

• Housing Construction Programme

Report on Implementation of Traveller Accommodation Programme

 

• Traveller accommodation Programme

 Anti-Social Behaviour Statistics

 

• H I (7)

Report on Social and Affordable Housing 

• HI Report on Social & Affordable Housing

Cathaoirleach's Business

(no business received)

That the Manager outline what measures have been taken to make sure that the residents in the surrounding areas are consulted on the Corkagh Town Plan (i.e.Kilcarberry, Grangeview).

• Public Consultation for The Grange

To ask the Manager to repair the fence on the right hand side as traffic enters Kilcarberry Estate (it divides the Estate from the field alongside)?

• Kilcarbery Estate Fence

To ask the Manager when the improvement works to St. Cuthbert's Park are going to be carried out and what exactly will be done?

• St Cuthberts Park Improvement Works

To ask the Manager if the broken glass could be removed from Collinstown Park, Clondalkin?

• Collinstown Park Glass

To ask the Manager to provide an update on the progress of the provision of facilities for Palmerstown United at Glenaulin Park?

• Palmerstown Utd

To thank the Manager for his support following my most recent requests, including agreement to install a toilet facility in Willsbrook Park by June 2007, and the more recent movement of goal posts in Griffeen Valley Park to assist Lucan Sarsfields GAA. Would the Manager please give details of when the goal posts on the juvenile pitch are scheduled to be moved. At time of submitting this question these goal posts have not been moved and this is causing considerable inconvenience to Lucan Sarsfields GAA.

• Lucan Sarsfields Posts

To ask the Manager if he can have the trees on Woodview Estate Lucan examined and where necessary removed as in some instances they appear to be the cause of disturbance to footpaths and driveways.  Many of the trees are now so dense that they block light from neighbouring gardens and need to be vigorously pruned.

• Woodview Estate

To ask the Manager to have the ditch between the open space on Palmerstown Green and the adjacent business premises filled in level with the field as it is currently the refuge of anti social activities.  Also that the Parks Department liaise with the Roads Department to have the lighting at this location improved as a deterrent to would-be anti social behavior round the trees at this location.

• Palmerstown Green Open Space

To ask the Manager for an updated report on the taking in charge of the remaining piece of open space at Abbeywood/Abbeydale Estate, Lucan?

• Abbeywood/Abbey dale

To ask the Manager if he will request the Parks Department to meet with representatives of Liffey Valley Park Residents Association to agree those areas along footpaths, which are not immediately outside houses, and which are of such length that it is not reasonable to expect individual householders to take responsibility for, which will be included in the Council's grass cutting schedule of green spaces in the estate?

• Liffey Valley Park Residents Assoc

To ask the Manager if he will arrange for a tidy up of the areas leading to and from the footbridge over the N4 between Cherbury Park Estate, Lucan  and  Esker Lane,and  the footbridge linking the two parts of Tandy's Lane at Ardeevin and the Tesco Shopping Centre,  including cutting back on vegetation, and tidying of footbridges themselves?

• Cherbury Estate Cleanup

 New Works

 

 Correspondence

 

Cathaoirleach's Business                               Cllr R. Dowds

That this Committee recommends that South Dublin County Council erects bollards (or an alternative) with a view to preventing cars illegally driving across the grass from Lealand Estate into Westbourne Park.

 

• Lealand Estate/Westbourne Park Bollards

That a report be presented as to the taking in charge of the open space, between Westbourne Green and Lealand, in view of continuing vandalism and the condition of the green. 

• Westbourne Green

That this Committee calls on the Manager to address the issues in Whitethorn Estate relating to the open space between the Estate and Wheatfield Prison/Courthouse and Cherry Orchard Hospital/Dublin City Council.  This area, where the responsibilities of a number of public bodies overlap (or underlap) is a major source of  ongoing anti-social behaviour and requires urgent joint action by the parties concerned.

• Whitethorn Estate

To ask the Manager how much funding is being allocated for a new community building in St. Cuthbert's Park, Clondalkin and could he outline where the project is at, at present?

• St Cuthberts Community Facility

To ask the Manager to report on the arrangements for making the Sports Hall at Palmerstown Community School available to the Community and to include in his report the time frame.  How will the local community be represented on the Management/Monitoring Committee?

• Palmerstown Community Sports Hall

To ask the Manager to investigate the possibility of South Dublin County Council, through the Community Department, supporting initiatives to improve literacy levels of children throughout the County including through support and possibly funding for homework clubs.

• Homework Clubs

To ask the Manager if he will take note of the correspondence from the Clondalkin Social Welfare Office, listed under Corporate Services correspondence at the March meeting of the Area Committee, which shows persistent high numbers signing on at the Clondalkin Office , and if he will also take note of figures presented to the Clondalkin RAPID AIT showing persistent and high levels of unemployment in SDCC estates in the RAPID area, and convene a meeting between the Area Committee and  agencies dealing with unemployment in the area, including the Clondalkin Partnership, the RAPID AIT and FAS, to address the persistent problem of unemployment in the North Clondalkin area?

• Unemployment levels Clondalkin Social Welfare area

To ask the Manager if he will consider implementing a concentrated promotional activity in estates around Ballyowen Castle Community Centre to advertise the availability of the Centre to associations, clubs and other organisations, in particular those catering for young people  between 12 and 18 years of age, as it is evident that the Centre has spare capacity particularly after 6 pm?

• Ballyowen Castle

New Works

 

 Correspondence

 

 Application for Grants (if any)

• community grants

 Library News Events

 

• H-I 12

Cathaoirleach's Business

                 (no business received)

Following my Motion Passed at the Area Committee Meeting on 23rd January January '07, including a request that the Manager "conduct a feasibility study", to assess what lands were available in the North Clondalkin/Bawnogue areas to facilitate a new Horse Project, and the subsequent launching of the Sean Quinn Horse Project on 27th January 2007, that the Manager would announce details of how this matter will be progressed to the next stage.

• Horse Project North Clondalkin

That this Committee deplores the refusal of the Government to establish a new national swimming pools funding programme, having closed down the previous programme seven years ago in 2000, just when the Council was about to make an application for a Lucan Swimming Pool, and requests the Manager to write to the Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism demanding that the new programme be opened so that the decision of the Manager and the Council, as reflected in the 3 Year Capital Budget, to complete a swimming pool by the end of 2009 can be realised.

• Swimming Pool Lucan

That the Manager would present a detailed report for discussion on the progress made arising from the local consultation process I requested and that the Manager would now present his plans, including details of a suitable venue for a Youth Café project, including a time-scale, in the vicinity of Lucan Village.

• Youth CAfe Project