Agenda - April 2007 County Council Meeting

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Date:
10/04/2007 00:00
Location:
Council Chamber
Standing Orders:

Headed Items

H-I (1)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate

CONFIRMATION AND RE-AFFIRMATION OF MINUTES 

 a) Minutes of Meeting of South Dublin County Council, 12th March 2007.

(circulated herewith)

H-I (2)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Roads Department, Housing Administration, Planning Not is use

REPORTS OF AREA COMMITTEES

 

 a) Terenure /Rathfarnham Area Committee (1) - 6th  March  2007

Dealing with Roads, Planning, Development and Corporate Services

(no report)

 b) Terenure/Rathfarnham Area Committee (2) - 13th March 2007

 Dealing with Community ( 1 Report - Grants) Parks, Environment and Housing

(circulated herewith)

 c) Tallaght Area Committee (1) - 21st March 2007

 Dealing with Environment, Parks, Community (1 report - Grants) and Housing

(circulated herewith)

 d) Tallaght Area Committee (2) - 26th March  2007

 Dealing with Roads (1 Report Proposed Extinguishment of Public Right of Way  at 91 Avonbeg Gardens  Tallaght, Dublin 24) Planning, Development and Corporate Services

(circulated herewith)

 e) Lucan/Clondalkin Area Committee (1) - 20th March  2007

 Dealing with Development, Planning, Corporate Services and Roads (4 Reports  - (i) Parking Strategy Clondalkin, (ii) HGV ban Woodford, (iii) Proposed Extinguishment of Public Right of Way adjacent to 167/168 Arthur Griffith Park Lucan Co. Dublin, (iv) Proposed Extinguishment of Public Right of Way to the side of No. 12 and the rear of No's 12 &13 St. Ronan's Drive, Clondalkin Dublin 22)

(circulated herewith)

 f) Lucan/Clondalkin Area Committee (2) - 27th March  2007

 Dealing with Environment, Parks, Community (1 report - Grants) and Housing 

(circulated herewith)

H-I (3)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate

STANDING COMMITTEES - ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE - 22nd March 2007

a)Calendar of Meeting Dates

b) Filling of Vacancies on Various Committees

c) Report on Conferences

(all circulated herewith)

H-I (4)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:

STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES

(no report)

H-I (5)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:

REPORTS REQUESTED BY AREA COMMITTEES

(no report)

Questions

Qu (1)
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Dowds
Responsibility:
Laura Leonard
To ask the Manager if South County Dublin has any plans to appoint a heritage officer and, if so, when that person will be appointed?
Qu (2)
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Dowds
Responsibility:
Maria O'Neill
To ask the Manager to make a statement about the quality of the water in South Dublin's water supply and the checks made on it to ensure its safety for the general consumer?
Qu (3)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Michael Kenny

To ask the Manager  following motion tabled by Cllr. Cait Keane and agreed at TRAC meeting that it be brought to the full Council as it involves a change in council policy and was not tabled as a report at the last council meeting. The motion as agreed at the Terenure Rathfarnham area meeting read “That this Committee agrees to draw up an updated policy on building regulations and the criteria required by South Dublin County Council in all future new build to meet the highest sustainable/environmentally friendly/energy efficient standards, as developed by Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown recently?

Qu (4)
Submitted by:
Councillor G. O'Connell
Responsibility:
John McLoughlin
To ask the Manager if and how often are air and noise pollution levels/tests/readings taken along the M50 upgrade works, to list the results to date if any and if he will make them available to the public as requested by An Bord Pleanala and to make a statement on the matter?

Qu (5)
Submitted by:
Councillor G. O'Connell
Responsibility:
John Quinlivan, Hugh Pierce, Hazel Meegan
To ask the manager if anything can be done to speed up the time it currently takes to process applications for domestic conversion grants relating to persons with a disability or age/health related conditions?

Qu (6)
Submitted by:
Councillor K. Warren
Responsibility:
Paul Fleming

To ask the Manager to make a full statement concerning the recent large scale theft of bin tags and their subsequent re-sale for illegal purposes, to state the total number of instances that were brought to the attention of South Dublin County Council in recent months, if alternative bin tags or a replacement service is provided to customers of the Council where this happens, and if he has had discussions with An Garda Siochana in respect of this new phenomena, and if he will make a statement on the matter?

Qu (7)
Submitted by:
Councillor A. White
Responsibility:
Mairead Hunt

To ask the Manager for a report on the Council's planning enforcement record in 2006, to include (a) the number of cases investigated, (b) whether in each case the enforcement case resulted from a complaint made by a third party or otherwise, (c) the number of warning letters issued, (d) the number of Notices issued and (e) the number of Court actions initiated?

Headed Items

H-I (6)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Roads Department

DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE PUBLIC ROADS

a) Orlagh Grove Phase 2 

(circulated herewith)

H-I (7)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Housing Administration, Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.

PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF  PROPERTIES/SITES

a) Proposed Disposal of Affordable Housing (10 Units)

b) Sale of  Fee Simple Interest - Tenant Purchase Houses

(i) 102 Sarsfield Park

(ii) 17 Castle Lawns

(iii) 83 Homelawn Road

(iv) 2 St. Dominic's Road

(v) 91 Castle Lawns

(vi) 18 James Connolly Park

c) Proposed Disposal of Fee Simple Interest at 2 Oakwood Grove, Clondalkin D 22

d) LD 386e - Proposed disposal of area of land at rear of  79 Hillcrest Drive, Lucan to Ann and John Fitzgerald

e) Proposed disposal of portion of laneway between Willington Drive and Willington Green,  Templeogue, Dublin 6W to Mr. Norman Greene, 15 Willington Green. 

f) Proposed disposal of site  at the rear of St. Dominicks Shopping Centre, St. Dominicks Road, Tallaght to Sandymark Investments Plc (formerly Rathcoole Products Limited) - Variation of terms. 

g)  Proposed disposal of site at  Fortunestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24 to John O'Connor.

h)  Proposed Disposal of Lands at Grange Castle Business Park to Gilead Sciences Limited. 

(all circulated herewith)

H-I (8)
Submitted by:
Community Services
Responsibility:
Gerry Fitzgibbon

Part 8 Report – St Mark’s Youth & Family Community Centre

(circulated herewith)

H-I (9)
Submitted by:
Marian Hehir
Responsibility:
Frank Nevin

Green Routes in South Dublin County

(circulated herewith)

H-I (10)
Submitted by:
Michael Kenny
Responsibility:
Michael Kenny

Building Regulations and Sustainable and Energy Efficiency Standards in New Buildings in South Dublin County

(circulated herewith)

H-I (11)
Submitted by:
Patricia McLoughlin
Responsibility:
Patricia McLoughlin

Three Year Capital Programme 2007-2009 (as presented to the Area Committees)(For Noting)

(circulated herewith)

H-I (12)
Submitted by:
Planning Not is use
Responsibility:
Planning Not is use

Quarry at De Selby, Saggart - Roadstone, Dublin Ltd, Reg. Ref. SDQU05A/3

(circulated herewith)

 

Correspondence

Cor (1)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Letter from Naas Town Council,  dated 20th March 2007 regarding motion passed at their February Meeting regarding  World Peace Day.
Cor (2)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Letter from Fermoy Town Council, dated 21st March 2007 regarding motion passed in relation to the Government's policy of purchasing carbon credits .

Motions

Mot (1)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Maloney
Responsibility:
Paul Fleming

Mayor's Business

That this Council undertake an examination of alternative systems to the "Bin-Tagging" presently operated by this Council for bin collection.  This is in response to the increasing level of "Tag" removal/theft throughout the county.

 

Mot (2)
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Dowds
Responsibility:
Paul Fleming

That this council approves the following change to the disposal of 'end of life' vehicles:-

a)  That the €50 charge be scrapped.

b)  That a sum of perhaps €200 be paid to people who bring a car to an 'end of life'  unit.

Mot (3)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. McDermott
Responsibility:
Martin Judge

That that the Members discuss the process to secure the integrity of the Council's planning files and call on the Manager to improve it in light of recent failures by the Council to fulfil its obligations in this regard. 

Mot (4)
Submitted by:
Councillor G. O'Connell
Responsibility:
Billy Coman

That this Council values the role and contribution of the Community Forum and Community Platform and will positively support them by holding at least one conference per annum dealing with issues of concern to the community and voluntary sector to which the executive from both organisations, as well as the elected members of the Council be invited and by  providing each organisation with a full time support worker and by including both organisations on the relevant invitation list for council events.

Mot (5)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Keating
Responsibility:
Gerry Fitzgibbon

That the Manager would report on the initial stages of the Review of the Water Leisure Strategy specifically regarding the provision of the outstanding Swimming Pools.  Would the Manager also set out in detail his intentions to ensure that the necessary funding is available in the case of government funding not being made available. 

 

Mot (6)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
Billy Coman
That in the light of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to which Ireland has signed up, and which includes the right of the child to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child, and the onus  the National Children's Office, the National Children's Plan and the National Play Policy place on local authorities to provide for children exercising this right, this Council should appoint a Play Officer as it is required to do under the National Play Policy.
Mot (7)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Ardagh
Responsibility:
Michael Coleman

That the Manager review the criteria for animal rescue groups that entitles them to have fees waived: 

  • Confirmation of an organisation's status as a registered charity.
  • Confirmation of planning permission to operate a dog pound facility
  • Copy of a current General Dog Licence
  • Names of the nominated individuals, approved by the organisation to collect dogs on behalf of the organisation

as not every animal rescue group is a registered charity,  no rescue centres have permission to operate a dog pound as these are rescue centres and not every animal rescue have premises and many volunteers operate from their homes and will he give a report on the matter.

 

 

Mot (8)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Paul Fleming, Willie Sheils
That this Council recommends that South Dublin County Council reduce the use of fossil used fuel by switching to a renewable energy source.
Mot (9)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Ridge
Responsibility:
Paul Hogan

That this Council agree that apartment buildings in this Council should include the following - a concierge service, and coin operated washing and drying machines in a communal area which would do away with the need to dry clothes on balconies.

Mot (10)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Lahart
Responsibility:
Paul Fleming

That this Council, in order to combat the proliferation in illegal domestic clothing collections;

investigates the possibility of introducing bye-laws which oblige all collectors to clearly identify their company/organisation name , address, landline and other relevant company/organisation/charity number details, together with the relevant tax clearance details;

and inter alia introduces severe penalties for those collectors and residents who knowingly breach these regulations;

organises a publicity campaign to alert householders to any proposed changes

and examines best practise in this regard.

Mot (11)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Daly
Responsibility:
Michael Kenny
That the Manager advise if there was any consideration given to the Motion on the last  Development Plan considering suggestions for Peamount Hospital .
Mot (12)
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Dowds
Responsibility:
Miriam Reilly, Mary Hayes
That South Dublin County Council adopt a policy whereby our County Council would purchase back houses in Council estates from elderly residents in return for them moving into rented sheltered accommodation.
Mot (13)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Paddy McNamara

That this Council agrees to draw up a policy as per  circular PD1 of 2006 from the Minister reminding planning authorities of their legal obligation imposed by section 180. The circular also stated that planning authorities must establish a policy for the completion and taking in charge of estates, and  (b) that it include a policy on management companies.

Mot (14)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
Philomena O'Rourke
That in view of the enormous barriers facing young people in securing their own homes in South Dublin, due to rampant inflation in house prices in every part of the County and the failure of Government to adequately resource the provision of Social Housing and Affordable Housing, this Council re-affirms its commitment to realising in practice the delivery of 15% of all housing in the County as Social and Affordable Housing under the Part V process and calls on the Manager to refuse to negotiate any departure from this requirement with any developer in the County.
Mot (15)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. McDermott
Responsibility:
Willie Sheils, John McLoughlin
That this council, in accordance with new public sector procurement procedures (SI no. 329 / 2006), calls for the use of environmentally friendly cement in construction and within Local Area Plans.
Mot (16)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Lahart
Responsibility:
Martin Judge
That the Council undertakes a review of the regulations governing the siting of planning application roadside public notices, particularly in light of obvious flaws relating to where a planning application may be lodged within an estate that directly affects residents to the rear of that house but located in a different estate.
Mot (17)
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Keating
Responsibility:
Muiris O'Keeffe

That the Manager would agree to bring forward a detailed report or discussion on the implications for cyclists of increased traffic volumes and gridlock on our roads, as well as considerable road widening programmes, including the Outer Ring Road, the N4 and M50.