Agenda - January 2026 County Council Meeting
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CONFIRMATION AND REAFFIRMATION OF MINUTES - FOR APPROVAL
REPORTS OF AREA COMMITTEES
Clondalkin, Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart and Brittas Area Committee
Report from meeting of 11 October 2024
STANDING COMMITTEES ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE
(NO BUSINESS)
STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES
(NO BUSINESS)
REPORTS REQUESTED BY AREA COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING
(NO BUSINESS)
Questions
To ask the Chief Executive to advise whether any circulars, directives, or instructions have been issued by central government regarding the ring-fencing of housing maintenance expenditure from income generated through council rents, and to provide details of any such guidance.
To ask the Chief Executive for a complete timeline of engagement on changes to the differential rents scheme, including details of what format the council will be engage with members through an SPC, a working group or some other means.
To ask the Chief Executive to report on the number of planning permission exemptions requested to convert above ground-floor premises and former pubs into residential units, by Local Electoral Area, presented in tabular format by year for the past five years, and to make a statement on this matter.
To ask the Chief Executive to report on the number of grants approved under each of the following schemes — the Vacant Property Grant, the Repair and Leasing Scheme, and the Derelict Property Grant — presented in tabular format by year since their introduction.
To ask the Chief Executive what initiatives are currently in place across the county to encourage residents to volunteer, and to make a statement on the matter.
To ask the Chief Executive to set out in tabular form, by LEA, details of available age friendly housing and right sizing property schemes, together with details of any proposals for such schemes going forward.
To ask the Chief Executive for details of initiatives to promote tourism throughout the County for 2026.
To ask the Chief Executive how it proposes to facilitate and encourage public engagement in the context of local authority led nature restoration projects.
To ask the Chief Executive how long it typically takes for single yellow lines and associated signage to be installed once it has been approved at a Council Traffic Management Meeting.
To ask the Manager if SDCC has considered or piloted "chatty benches" in any park in the county, as per the proposed pilot in Fingal's Malahide Marina Green; if not, would it be possible to consider a plan for suitable locations in green spots around the county.
To ask the Chief Executive to provide report in graph form showing the amount of new social housing units built in each LEA in the past 10 years?
To ask the Chief Executive to report on the process for review of the differential rent scheme, including details of consultation with tenants, tenant unions such as CATU, and organisations with expertise in tackling poverty and inequality.
To ask the Chief Executive for the breakdown for 2025, in tabular form, of housing maintenance requests received by the council, including how many were investigated, agreed to, and completed?
To ask the Chief Executive would he consider that South Dublin County Council move to a model of Community Wardens, where wardens would have broad enforcement powers in the areas of parking enforcement, litter fines and enforcement of responsible dog ownership; a similar model is in place in Cork City Council and Dublin City Council.
To ask the Chief Executive is groups registered with the South Dublin County Public Participation Network need to re-register annually?
To ask the Chief Executive what efforts were made to ensure that groups active in the SDCC area re registered with the Public Participation Network recently?
To ask the Chief Executive for an update on his applications to the Environmental Protection Agency for certificates of authorisation for both the Friarstown and the Waterstown landfills?
To ask the Chief Executive whether information on parking availability is provided to prospective Council tenants in writing, face-to-face or both and whether this information is communicated prior to a tenancy being accepted.
To ask the Chief Executive to confirm whether parking allocation in mixed-tenure apartment developments is carried out in a fair and transparent manner and whether parking arrangements form part of the standard tenancy or licence agreement.
To ask the Chief Executive what information guidance or supports are provided to prospective Council tenants where parking is limited or unavailable and what measures are in place to ensure tenants are not disadvantaged or exposed to recurrent fines due to unclear information at the point of letting.
To ask the Chief Executive whether South Dublin County Council holds or can request data from Approved Housing Bodies or management companies regarding parking fines, clamping or enforcement actions affecting residents in social, affordable and mixed-tenure developments and whether there is any intention to monitor parking enforcement practices in such developments in the future.
To ask the Chief Executive to outline the additional cost and work that has been required by South Dublin County Council to clean up after the significant number of storms that have occurred over the winter 2025 period.
To ask the Chief Executive if the plans for the roll out of the new solar public bins could be outlined for 2026
To ask the Chief Executive how many of the 77 applications for planning retention granted in 2025 were for developers or in respect of multiple units?
To ask the Chief Executive how much of the allocated budget for the vacant property refurbishment grants was spent in 2025?
To ask the Chief Executive whether the allocation of €100,000 in the 2025 budget for existing Tidy Towns groups and for support for new groups starting up was fully utilised in 2025?
To ask the Chief Executive to report on the average length of time a Council tenant is on the transfer list before an offer is made? Please report in tabular form transfer list average wait times for 2 bedrooms, 3 bedrooms, 4 bedrooms.
To ask the Chief Executive for a report into how many homes the Clonburris and Adamstown SDZs are targeted to provide and how this compares with other local authorities ?
To ask the Chief Executive for a report into SDCC ability to use Compulsory Purchase orders and to outline the process involved?
To ask the Chief Executive that SDCC issue a report on how the €100,000 SDCC Tidy Towns grant was allocated in 2025?
To ask the Chief Executive to clarify business owners' responsibilities under the Litter Pollution Acts and how is this communicated to them by SDCC?
To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the process to raise TPOs on council agenda at council meetings?
To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the process for TPOs once agreed at council meetings?
Headed Items
DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE MADE PUBLIC ROADS
(NO BUSINESS)
PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES/SITES - FOR APPROVAL
(NO BUSINESS)
CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REPORT - FOR NOTING
(a) Chief Executive's Report
(b) Statistics Report
(c) Finance Report
CAPITAL PROGRAMME UPDATE & THREE YEAR CAPITAL PROGRAMME 2026 – 2028 - FOR NOTING
ECONOMIC STRATEGY - FOR NOTING
TALLAGHT EVENING TIME ECONOMY - FOR NOTING
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING UPDATE - FOR NOTING
COMMUNITY & SPORTS DEVELOPMENT GRANTS - FOR NOTING
Correspondence
REPLIES, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
Replies
(No Business)
Acknowledgements
(No Business)
Correspondence
(a) Correspondence received from Wexford County Council
(b) Correspondence received from Laois County Council
(c) Correspondence received from Longford County Council
(d) Correspondence received from Donegal County Council
(e) Correspondence received from Limerick City & County Council
(f) Correspondence received from the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality
(g) Correspondence received from Clare County Council
Motions
That SDCC ensure that all Council-owned park entrances, and exits from dog parks, display very clear signage stating 'Dogs Must Be Leashed' and include a prominently visible contact method for the Park Warden.
That this Council write to the Minister for Transport to request that legislation or regulations be amended so that the installation of publicly-funded bus shelters is designated as exempted development thereby removing the requirement for a planning permission application.
That this Council writes to all Irish MEPs asking them to vote against the Mercusor trade deal.