CONFIRMATION AND REAFFIRMATION OF MINUTES - FOR APPROVAL

REPORTS OF AREA COMMITTEES

(NO REPORTS)

STANDING COMMITTEES ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE - FOR APPROVAL

(a) Local Priorities Fund Procedures

(b) Calendar of Meeting Dates

(c) Report on Conferences & Training

STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES

(NO BUSINESS)

REPORTS REQUESTED BY AREA COMMITTEES

(NO REPORTS)

To ask the Chief Executive to outline the feasibility of providing a waste collection service to estates across the county, or a staggered cut in charges for using Ballymount in the run up to Halloween to limit the quantity of waste burned.

To ask the Chief Executive if it would be possible for a funding stream to be made available to the anti-social unit to provide for supports such as counselling where critical incidents occur in local areas?

To ask the Chief Executive for an update in relation to the appointment of third party subcontractors by ESB Networks to work with the Council to repair public lighting outages.

To ask the Chief Executive, once the assistance of the ESB Networks subcontractors is up and running, how long it is estimated it will take to repair and/or replace the outages caused by the old obsolete low-pressure sodium 'orange' lights.

To ask the Council how long on average it takes to process applications for Housing Adaptation Grants.

To ask the Chief Executive what are the issues which cause the most delays in processing Housing Adaptation Grant applications which are ultimately successful?

To ask the Chief Executive what is the current cost to energy retrofit a 3 bed house in south Dublin?

To ask the Chief Executive on average what is the current savings on energy retrofitting compared to insulating and door/window upgrades on a 3 bed house with gas or oil heating?

To ask the Chief Executive, over the past 5 years, what is the average number of parking spaces allocated to each house and/or apartment?

To ask the Chief Executive are there any plans to expand on the garden/vegetable allotments to areas accessible by foot or on public transport?

To ask the Chief Executive how many Council provided allotments are currently accessible to people by foot or on public transport?

To ask the Chief Executive for the full details on Derelict Sites Levies applied and monies collected in 2025 , per site and per Local Electoral Area, in South Dublin.

To request that the Chief Executive provide an overview of the principal developments and investments in the areas of heritage, such as built, natural and cultural heritage, proposed for 2026.

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a list of all locations on regional roads across the County that have been identified, to date, as requiring road‑marking repainting in 2026.

To ask the Chief Executive if it is known if Repair Cafes (i.e. furniture / textiles / small electricals / jewellery ) are something that SDCC is considering for 2026 in any section, in the context of the European Commission's Right to Repair Directive, which is due to be transposed into Irish law by July 2026.

To ask the Chief Executive for a report, in a tabular format, on the approximate number of years that people are waiting to be housed, on various waiting lists, including the standard, medical priority and homeless lists.

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the number of people currently on the social housing waiting list in the county broken down by areas of preference.

To ask the Chief Executive to report, in tabular form, details of all glass bottle banks under its jurisdiction, including any newly introduced units, including details of the tonnage of glass recycled in 2025, 2024 and 2023 and detailing any planned new sites for 2026.

To ask the Chief Executive to outline the Councils current tenant in situ policy.

To ask the Chief Executive to report on the number of submissions or observations that were made in relation to live planning applications in 2025 and the amount of fees collected in relation to them.

To ask the Chief Executive how much was spent by the council, for all planning notices including Part 8s, in local papers in 2025?

To ask the Chief Executive what invasive plant species have been identified on the Hellfire Club Trail?

To ask the Chief Executive what protocols have Coillte in place to protect bird habitats, feeder plants and flowers while carrying out works on the Hellfire Club Trail?

To ask the Chief Executive have Coillte identified the hawthorn tree on the Hellfire Club Trail and what measures have they taken to see to its preservation?

To ask the Chief Executive if the Council would explore the creation of an online portal that tenants can advertise their dwelling for mutual transfer and downsizing and have the ability to communicate with each other.

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on how many homes have been built in each Local Electoral Area, in each of the last ten years, in graph form?

To ask the Chief Executive how many social housing tenants are paying rent under the differential rent scheme in South Dublin County (including council, AHB and HAP/HHAP/RAS)?

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on all financial contribution conditions attached to planning permissions granted by the Council over the past ten years, and to confirm that all contributions due have been received and to detail how and where these monies have been expended within the Council's administrative area?

To ask the Chief Executive how many older persons units are currently available in the county to facilitate downsizing, and how many are planned?

To ask the Chief Executive for a schedule of the "window and door replacement" stock assessments which are taking place across the county on an estate-by-estate basis, with a view to updating tenants on when older, draughty windows and doors can expect to be inspected and listed for replacement.

To ask the Chief Executive what the value is of outstanding derelict levies owed to South Dublin County Council and to outline the mechanisms used by the Council to ensure levies are paid?

To ask the Chief Executive to advise on the number of new groups that availed of Community and Sports Development Grants for the first time in 2025 .

To ask the Chief Executive to provide approximate data in relation to the total number of representations received in relation to trees and tree management across South Dublin County Council in 2025.

To ask the Chief Executive what specific powers (apart from issuing letters and site visits) does South Dublin County Council have to enforce planning conditions on a developer or builder such as working at hours that are outside the agreed times in the permission granted including the escalation procedures?

To ask the Chief Executive if the Council can identify the total number of build-to-let units that were given planning permission in 2024 and 2025 to include the percentage of the overall number of new units approved that this represents?

To ask the Chief Executive to detail the legislation related to posters of all types including timeframes and height restrictions.

To ask the chief Executive if he would consider giving all new businesses in architectural conservation areas information in relation to their obligations under an architectural conservation area (ACA) ?

To ask the Chief Executive would he issue a statement on the recent judgement by the Supreme Court that stated that a lack of resources does not excuse local authorities from their duty to prepare local area plans (framework plans) and to ask that a timeframe be given for any outstanding local area plans agreed in the County Development Plan?

To ask the Chief Executive to issue a report into the role of SDCC Estate Management in regards to anti-social behaviour in Council housing estates, parks and other areas?

To ask the Chief Executive to give an estimate for the delivery of potential housing by LEA on current residential zoned land?

To ask the Chief Executive how many offers of housing were revoked in 2025 after an income assessment was carried out?

DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE MADE PUBLIC ROADS - FOR APPROVAL

(a) Taking in Charge - Paddocks Estate

(b) Taking in Charge - Shackleton Drive

PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES/SITES - FOR APPROVAL

(a) LD 1614 - Proposed Disposal of land to rear of 2 Riverside Cottages, Templeogue, Dublin 6W

CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REPORT - FOR NOTING

(a) Chief Executive's Report

(b) Statistics Report

(c) Finance Report

OUTDOOR ADVERTISING UPDATE - FOR NOTING

PART 8 FOR A SYNTHETIC TURF BOWLING GREEN AT SEAN WALSH PARK - FOR APPROVAL

SDCC’S TREE POLICY: LIVING WITH TREES – FOR NOTING

PUBLIC REALM AND SURFACE WATER MINOR WORKS PROGRAMMES 2026 -  FOR NOTING

ROAD AND FOOTPATH WORKS PROGRAMME 2026 – FOR NOTING

CORPORATE PLAN ANNUAL REVIEW - FOR NOTING

REPLIES, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE

Replies

(No Business) 

Acknowledgements

(No Business)

Correspondence

(a) Correspondence received from Sligo County Council

(b) Correspondence received from Offaly County Council

That this Council develops a clear guidance pathway for residents of private estates not yet Taken in Charge, (but expected to be in the next 12 months) on addressing recurring parking issues that have to potential to obstruct emergency vehicle access, including engagement with clubs, schools, and event organisers, and any other relevant bodies or agencies.

This council calls on the South Dublin County Council to have a week long campaign on road safety focused on bike lanes, electric scooters and mechanically propelled transport.

That the Chief Executive ensures that when a house is boarded up, and will be boarded up for a significant period of time, that there are regular inspections and, if needed, regular maintenance/clean-ups.

That this council requests that any review of the differential rents scheme is based on fairness, not revenue -raising and must include consultation with tenants ,tenants unions such as CATU and organisations with expertise in tackling poverty and inequality.

That this Council requests that a rolling list of street lights, with faults resulting in longer fixes, is made available to the public and to councillors to prevent duplicate requests for repair and to promote a more streamlined method of communication with constituents on these issues.

That this Council calls on the Minister for Justice to immediately implement the recommendation of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice for a complete and unconditional ban on the use of victims' counselling notes as evidence in sexual offence trials and writes to the Minister for Justice urging that the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 be amended to remove judicial discretion in this matter, ensuring that private therapeutic records—which are for healing and not investigation—can never be used to re-traumatise survivors during the legal process.

That the elected members of this council agree to write to the Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton to express our solidarity with the school secretaries and caretakers who went on strike for pension parity and fair pay last year and to request that the Department of Education meet the demands from the workers and that the elected members condemn the delaying tactics that has resulted in the dispute going to the Labour Court.

That this Council writes to the Minister for Transport to ask that the regulations governing the use of e-scooters be expanded to require e- scooter users to wear helmets and reflective or high visibility clothing.