CONFIRMATION AND REAFFIRMATION OF MINUTES - FOR APPROVAL

FILLING OF CASUAL VACANCY ON SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH S.19 OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2001 FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF COUNCILLOR N. FENNELL - FOR APPROVAL

REPORTS OF AREA COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING

NO REPORTS

STANDING COMMITTEES ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE - FOR APPROVAL

(a) Calendar of Meeting Dates

(b) Report on Conferences & Training

(c) Review of Standing Orders in Relation To Motions

(d) Local Priorities Fund

STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING

a) Social, Community, Equality SPC

(i) - Report of Meeting

(ii) - Minutes of Meeting

b) Economic Development, Enterprise and Tourism SPC

(i) - Report of Meeting

(ii) - Minutes of Meeting

c) Arts, Culture, Gaeilge, Heritage and Libraries SPC

(i) - Report of Meeting

(ii) - Minutes of Meeting

d) Environment, Public Realm and Climate Change SPC

(i) - Report of Meeting

(ii) - Minutes of Meeting

e) Housing SPC

(i) - Report of Meeting

(ii) - Minutes of Meeting

LOCAL COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP REPORT - FOR NOTING

REPORTS REQUESTED BY AREA COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING

NO REPORTS

To ask the Chief Executive what provision SDCC is making to ensure sufficient EV charging infrastructure is included in all new housing developments.

To ask the Chief Executive whether EV charging infrastructure will be considered in co-operation with the ESB as part of the future County Development Plan.

To ask the Chief Executive whether unauthorised EV charging points in private estates or on public footpaths are a barrier to estates being taken in charge by SDCC, and if the Chief Executive will make a statement on the matter.

To ask the Chief Executive, over the next 2 years, how much the council has planned to invest in upgrading social housing that does not have a BER rating of A or above?

To ask the Chief Executive what the process is for the development of a new bus stop

To ask the Chief Executive whether social housing tenants are eligible to apply for grants to improve the Building Energy Rating (BER) of their homes outside of the Council’s energy upgrade programme and, if so, to outline the process?

To ask the Chief Executive to outline the position in relation to cars damaged by potholes on roads in the County that are taken in charge?

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on horse seizures, including the number of horses seized this year and details of the contractor carrying out this work on behalf of SDCC.

To ask the Chief Executive to report on what steps the Council has taken to implement motion 4 passed in February 2026, which called for a consultation with tenants, tenants unions and organisations with expertise in poverty prior to the drafting of any new Differential Rent Scheme, to include the dates of any consultation held, the organisations involved and any submissions received.

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the implementation of motion 9 from March 2025 full council meeting on housing for those leaving domestic violence refuges and if any funding is required in next years budget to ensure its implementation.

To ask the Chief Executive what data the Council holds on levels of poverty and deprivation among its social housing tenants, including tenants under HAP and Ras arrangements and whether the Council has considered this data in the drafting of the Differential Rent Scheme.

To ask the Chief Executive what if any measures are available to SDCC in the management and control of foxes in public areas and if the Chief Executive is aware of any public health risks or advice to the public?

To ask the Chief Executive if SDCC has authorised officers with statutory powers under the Animal Health & Welfare Act 2013 which would permit animals to be seized on welfare grounds?

To ask the Chief Executive if SDCC has ever acquired land by Compulsory Purchase Order for the creation of new sports and recreation amenities

To ask the Chief Executive whether there is a mechanism for public representatives or members of the public to discuss with planners the acceptance of a developer’s choice of landscaping and external finishing materials in a new development, without having to make a planning enforcement complaint?

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the delivery of the evidence-based analysis of employment lands, including the potential for agri-hub employment, that is due to be undertaken as part of the 2 year review of the County Development Plan.

To ask the Chief Executive what the Council’s policy is on litter collection and grass cutting, whether litter should be collected before grass cutting takes place, and how this is monitored and checked?

To ask the Chief Executive how SDCC works to protect protected species such as swans, what role the Council has in this area, and how members of the public can report any concerns.

To ask the Chief Executive to outline what the cost was to SDCC for 2025 to board up and secure vacant council homes?

DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE MADE PUBLIC ROADS

NO BUSINESS

PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES/SITES - FOR APPROVAL

(a)  Disposal of substation site to ESB at Melrose Court, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REPORT - FOR NOTING

(a) Chief Executive's Report

(b) Statistics Report

(c) Finance Report

GREENHILLS ALL-WEATHER PITCH PART 8 - FOR APPROVAL

TALLAGHT VILLAGE ENHANCEMENT SCHEME PART 8 - FOR APPROVAL

CASTLEFIELD MIXED TENURE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PART 8 - FOR APPROVAL

RAISING OF HOUSING LOANS - FOR APPROVAL

LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT - FOR NOTING

COMMUNITY GRANTS - FOR NOTING

ANNUAL REPORT 2025 - FOR NOTING

REPLIES, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE

Replies

none received

Acknowledgements

none received

Correspondence

(a) Correspondence received from Roscommon County Council

(b) Correspondence received from Clare County Council

(c) Correspondence received from Cavan County Council

(d) Correspondence received from Galway County Council

That the Chief Executive intervenes to halt the dismantling of EV chargers at kerbside locations that require a cable from a household under footpaths to a charging point at a parking space, sets up an inspection process whereby currently safe installations can apply for retrospective planning permission, to ensure that developers do not have to remove such safe connections already in situ to conclude a taking in charge process, by means of amendment or other legal mechanisms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

That this Council calls on the Chief Executive to incorporate provision within planning standards for the parking of small commercial vehicles, such as vans up to two tonnes, within residential developments, in recognition of current working practices

That this Council requests the Chief Executive to install sunscreen dispensers in each park in South Dublin County

That this Council requests the Chief Executive to ensure that all roads in the County are inspected at least twice yearly for misaligned or obscured signs, missing street name signs, and hedges encroaching on footpaths.

That this council calls on the Minister for Social Protection to look at increasing the top up payment to Community Employment (CE) scheme workers to a minimum of €50, and broadening the eligibility criteria to access CE schemes to encourage uptake and provide workers for community services.

That the elected members of this council express their solidarity with the workers at the National Ambulance Service who have been on strike due to the failure of the HSE to implement a 2020 report on improved pay scales reflecting the increased workload and responsibilities of frontline workers, and that a letter be issued to the Minister for Health and the HSE calling on them to immediately implement the recommendations of the report.

That this Council calls on the Government to abolish the Universal Social Charge (USC) in Budget 2027 recognising that it was introduced as a temporary emergency measure during the financial crisis and that workers and families continue to face significant cost-of-living pressures.