CONFIRMATION AND REAFFIRMATION OF MINUTES - FOR APPROVAL

(a) Minutes for the 8 June 2026 Council Meeting

(b) Minutes for the 19 June Special Meeting to consider proposed variation No.2 South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028

(c) Minutes for the 24 June adjourned Special Meeting to consider proposed variation No.2 South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028

(d) Minutes for the 25 June 2026 Special Meeting of the County Council (S.140)

(e) Minutes for the 26 June Annual Meeting 2026

CO-OPTION FOLLOWING A TEMPORARY ABSENCE ON SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 19A OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2001

REPORTS OF AREA COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING

NO REPORTS 

STANDING COMMITTEES ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE - FOR APPROVAL

NO BUSINESS

STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING

(a) Report of joint meeting of the Arts, Culture, Heritage, Gaeilge and Libraries SPC and the Social, Community, Equality and Integration SPC held on Monday 22 June

(b)(i) Minutes of meeting of Land Use, Planning and Transportation SPC held on Thursday 26 February 2026

(b)(ii) Report of meeting of Land Use, Planning and Transportation SPC held on Thursday 28 May 2026

(b)(iii) Report of meeting of Land Use, Planning and Transportation SPC held on Tuesday 30 June 2026

REPORTS REQUESTED BY AREA COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING

NO REPORTS

To ask the Chief Executive whether he considers that South Dublin County Council has a statutory duty of care to introduce emergency traffic management measures to alleviate parking pressures in higher-density estates?

To ask the Chief Executive if he will consider initiating discussions between the NTA, SDCC and developers of new estates to provide temporary parking overflow spaces on the basis that infrastructure such as Dart South West and Bus Connects have been delayed beyond 2030?

To ask the Chief Executive how the new Rural Housing Guidelines will impact residents of rural areas within South Dublin who have not been able to build or extend their property on their own land, and when will the changes be adopted within SDCC?

To ask the Chief Executive what procedures are in place for vetting adult IPAS applicants who have been granted leave to stay and are applying to SDCC for social housing but come from countries where Gardai do not have access to police databases and where Police Clearance Certificates are not readily available?

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report detailing the ratio of apartments to houses built in South Dublin County in the last ten years broken down by private and social housing?

To ask the Chief Executive how many apartments units, both social and private, have been built since 2019 and how many parking spaces are available for each unit?

To ask the Chief Executive how much SDCC has spent on decarbonisation measures over the past 10 years?

To ask the Chief Executive how much SDCC has spent on solar initiatives overall in the last 10 years?

To ask the Chief Executive to provide details of all funding drawn down by South Dublin County Council from the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) during 2025, including: the total amount drawn down from each body; the project or programme to which each drawdown relates; the amount initially granted to each project; the amount drawn down for each project or programme; and any awarded funding that had been transferred or had not been drawn down as of 31 December 2025.

To ask the Chief Executive to clarify the Council’s policy on the use of artificial intelligence in preparing written responses to councillors and TDs.

To ask the Chief Executive to report, in tabular form, the average waiting time for Council tenants on the transfer list before receiving an offer, broken down by 1, 2, 3 and 4-bedroom homes.

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report, by LEA, on the number and location of public bins and bin sites available for public use.

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 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 when the next review of SDCC parking bye-laws is due?

To ask the Chief Executive how many years it will take to bring all of the SDCC Social Housing Stock to a BER of at least B2 at the current rate of renovation?

To ask the Chief Executive whether power-washing of village footpaths is carried out periodically anywhere in the County.

To ask the Chief Executive how SDCC justifies allowing sports teams from outside of SDCC to book the county's public all weather football facilities?

To ask the Chief Executive how many residents associations and voluntary groups are currently enrolled with the Council's Community Clean-Up Programme?

To ask the Chief Executive if an update can be provided in relation to how Service Level Agreements with utility companies are progressing the removal of graffiti across the South Dublin County Council area.

To ask the Chief Executive to outline process for clubs to get access and permission to use a pitch that is managed by the Council?

To ask the Chief Executive if there are particular strategies or initiatives that the Council can take to tackle persistent fly tipping and illegal dumping in specific areas.

To ask the Chief Executive to outline the process by which a tenant can add an adult child to their tenancy, including the Council policy that governs this process.

To ask the Chief Executive to outline the Council’s succession policy when a sole tenant dies, including the process adult children or other family members must follow to apply to succeed the tenancy.

To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed report into how SDCC will address the need for an additional 3rd level college in the County?

To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed report into how SDCC will address the need for additional performance / theatre space in the County?

To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed report into what measures SDCC will take to ensure that paved footpaths, village plazas and stone street furniture, particularly in Architectural Conservation Areas, are power-washed and cleaned.

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a detailed report on the length of time applicants must be resident in the country and/or county before applying for social housing, and the proof of residency required.

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on recent rent increases, including the basis on which they are considered reasonable and fair, and how they compare with rents charged by other local authorities.

To ask the Chief Executive to outline the role of the council and the process involved in providing housing for adults with intellectual disabilities.

To ask the Chief Executive to provide an update on how many adults with intellectual disabilities are waiting in housing, to include the length of time waiting?

To ask the Chief Executive to provide details of how many homes were provided and allocated for adults with intellectual disabilities in the county since June 2024?

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on how many notices of eviction were issued to SDCC tenants since June 2024, broken down by LEA and including reason for eviction?

DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE MADE PUBLIC ROADS

(a) Adamstown Boulevard (Part Of), Adamstown, Co. Dublin

(b) Aderrig Park Avenue and Airlie Park Road, Adamstown, Co. Dublin

(c) Adamstown Way, Adamstown, Co. Dublin

(d) Palmerstown Way, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES/SITES - FOR APPROVAL

(a) Purchase of Fee Simple at 54 Lealand Avenue, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

(b) Ballyowen Park Clubhouse and All-Weather Pitch leases 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REPORT - FOR NOTING

(a) Chief Executive's Report

(b) Statistics Report

(c) Finance Report

CAPITAL PROGRAMME UPDATE - FOR NOTING

VACANCY ON THE ASSOCIATION OF IRISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT (AILG)  - FOR APPROVAL

VACANCY ON THE SOCIAL, COMMUNITY, EQUALITY & INTEGRATION STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEE - FOR APPROVAL

CITY EDGE PROPOSED VARIATION - FOR APPROVAL

STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (SID) REPORT – MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL FACILITY, ST. EDMUNDSBURY HOSPITAL – FOR NOTING/RESOLUTION OPTION

COMMUNITY GRANTS - FOR NOTING

REPLIES, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE

Replies

None received

Acknowledgements

None received 

Correspondence

(a) Correspondence received from from Minister N. Foley with update on Mother and Babies Homes

(b) Correspondence received from Limerick City and County Council

(c) Correspondence received from Wexford 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 Chief Executive to allow social housing tenants to submit maintenance requests by phone, recognising that many residents may have limited digital skills or access.

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 agrees to write to the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke TD, and the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD, following the cessation of trading by Oshi Software Limited, trading as Tickets.ie, in early June 2026, to request their intervention on behalf of affected festival and event organisers, the urgent introduction of regulation of the ticketing sector to safeguard funds held for promoters and consumers, and the mobilisation of any available departmental supports and funding for affected events and organisers.

That this Council recognises the tragedy that occurred in April 1979 at the Glen of Imaal, County Wicklow, when three children from St Mary’s Youth Club, Lucan, were killed and many others injured after coming upon unexploded ordnance while hiking to Lugnaquilla Mountain; notes the emergence of new evidence and further information, including the extensive report published by TheJournal.ie in September 2024; and calls on the Taoiseach and the Minister for Defence to issue a formal apology to all those affected by the tragedy.

That this Council recognises that Irish reunification is an objective of Bunreacht na hÉireann; notes the growing national discussion on constitutional change and the role of the Good Friday Agreement 1998 in providing for unity referendums; further notes the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee report Perspectives on Constitutional Change: Finance and Economics; and agrees to write to the Taoiseach requesting that the Government plan and prepare for Irish unity by establishing an all-island Citizens’ Assembly and Joint Oireachtas Committee on Irish Unity, publishing a plan in consultation with civic society and key stakeholders, engaging with northern Protestant and unionist opinion, and working to secure a date for the unity referendums provided for in the Good Friday Agreement.