Agenda - May 2007 County Council Meeting

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Date:
14/05/2007 00:00
Location:
Council Chamber
Standing Orders:
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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 South Dublin County Council, 10th April 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) - 3rd April 2007

Dealing with Roads, Planning, Development and Corporate Services

(no report)

b) Terenure/Rathfarnham Area Committee(2) - 11th April 2007

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

(circulated herewith)

c) Tallaght Area Committee (1) -  16th April 2007

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

(circulated herewith)

d) Tallaght Area Committee (2) - 23rd April 2007

Dealing with Roads (1-report Extinguishment of Right of Way), Planning, Development and Corporate Services

(circulated herewith)

e) Lucan/Clondalkin Area Committee (1) -  17th April 2007

Dealing with Development, Planning, Corporate Services and Roads (1 report - Consultation Procedures)

(circulated herewith)

f) Lucan/Clondalkin Area Committee (2) - 24th April 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:

STANDING COMMITTEES - ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE

(no report)

H-I (4)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Pat Smith, Mary Pyne, Philomena Poole, Frank Coffey

STATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES

a)  Environmental Strategic Policy Committee

i)  Meeting of  2nd May 2007

(no quorum, no report)

b) Transportation Strategic Policy Committee

i) Meeting of 3rd May 2007

(no quorum, no report)

c) Sports, Recreation, Community Development and Parks Strategic Policy Committee

i) Report of Meeting held on 9th May 2007

(circulated herewith)

ii) Minutes of  Meeting held on  1st March 2007

(circulated herewith)

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 M. Corr
Responsibility:
Paul Fleming
To ask the Manager to indicate what provisions have been put in place in order to assist/encourage General Election candidates to recycle the numerous posters that have been placed about the county?
Qu (2)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Corr
Responsibility:
Mary Hayes

To ask the Manager to provide details of any plans to provide Senior Citizen/Sheltered accommodation in the County over the next two years?

 

Qu (3)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Daly
Responsibility:
Paul Fleming
To ask the Manager will he confirm that  direct funding for the establishment of new bring centres is due from REPAK and if so have they developed a system of accepting cardboard which would help to eliminate the problem of boxes being left at the sites when the banks are full?
Qu (4)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Daly
Responsibility:
Jim Kilgarriff
To ask the Manager to outline what procedures are in place to allow the Parks grass cutting teams to return to areas not completed on the initial visit the following day. Will he clarify that the schedules are flexible to ensure a quality finish to grassed areas within the county?
Qu (5)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Daly
Responsibility:
Tom O'Neill
To ask the Manager what progress if any has been made to deal with the probable influx of illegal encampments to the county during the summer. Would he agree that the provision of transient site in the county is long overdue and will he make a statement on the matter?
Qu (6)
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Dowds
Responsibility:
Muiris O'Keeffe, Andrew O'Mullane

To ask the Manager what costs have been incurred installing the South Dublin Parking Strategy? 

Qu (7)
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Dowds
Responsibility:
Muiris O'Keeffe, Andrew O'Mullane
To ask the Manager what monies to date have been made from the parking strategy for South Dublin?
Qu (8)
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Dowds
Responsibility:
Eamon Cunningham

To ask the Manager for a report on the intended Luas spur to West Tallaght and Saggart including the following information:

1. The projected cost.

2. The length of the line.

3. Projected commencement and completion.

Qu (9)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Murphy
Responsibility:
Muiris O'Keeffe
To ask the Manager to comment on the current condition of the Speed Limit Signage that was put in place for the introduction of the new km/hr limits in February 2005 on the Nass road between the Red Cow roundabout and the City boundary . Could the Manager give an indication as to how long he thinks some of the statutory signage  is missing and explain how many different speeds apply on the Naas road within this County. Could the Manager outline what are the plans to improve the Speed Limit Signage  on this section of road?
Qu (10)
Submitted by:
Councillor K. Warren
Responsibility:
Mary Hayes

To ask the Manager to state the total number of houses purchased by South Dublin County Council for purposes of social housing in the Dublin 24 area over the past 3 years, a particular breakdown of where these houses have been purchased (i.e. the total number of houses in X estate), to set out the policy of the Council in respect of purchasing of existing housing stock in the second hand market, the total sum of money allocated for this over the past 3 years, and the factors involved before the Council make a decision to purchase i.e. price, location, etc., and if he will make a statement on the matter?

Qu (11)
Submitted by:
Councillor A. White
Responsibility:
Paul Fleming
To ask the Manager how often the M50 is cleared of rubbish and litter?

Headed Items

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

DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE PUBLIC ROADS

(a) The Recorders, Whitehall

(b) Stonepark Abbey, Rathfarnham

(c) Swiftbrook, Tallaght

(d) Uppercross, Ballyowen Lane

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

(no report)

b) Proposed Disposal of Site at Fortunestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24 to John O' Connor.

(circulated herewith)

c) Proposed Disposal of Fee Simple Interest at 2 Ashwood Lawns Clondalkin D22

(circulated herewith)

d) Proposed Disposal of Area of Land at rear of 12 Orchard Road, Clondalkin to Christopher and Margaret Moore

(circulated herewith)

e) Proposed Disposal of Site at Outer Ring Road, Baldonnell Lower to Shireen Properties Limited 

(circulated herewith)

f) Proposed Disposal of Lands at rear of Sycamore Drive and Sycamore Avenue, Kingswood, Dublin 24 - Variation in name of houseowners of 51 Sycamore Avenue

(circulated herewith)

H-I (8)
Submitted by:
Planning Not is use
Responsibility:
Karen Kenny

Draft Planning Guidelines on the Provision of Children's Play Facilities

(circulated herewith)

H-I (9)
Submitted by:
Housing Administration
Responsibility:
Yvonne Dervan

The Grange PPP

(circulated herewith)

Correspondence

Cor (1)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Letter, dated 26th April 2007 from Limerick County Council regarding motion passed calling on the Minister for Education to accept responsibility for the sexual abuse of children by teachers.

Motions

Mot (1)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Maloney
Responsibility:
Frank Nevin

 MAYOR'S BUSINESS

That the elected members  of this Council oppose  the Government plan to allow public land on hospital sites, such as Tallaght Hospital, for the building of private hospitals.

Mot (2)
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 (3)
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 (4)
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Dowds
Responsibility:
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 (5)
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 (6)
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 (7)
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 (8)
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. 

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 M. Daly
Responsibility:
Gerry Fitzgibbon
That this Council recognises the need for official and direct liaison between Gardai and elected representatives requests that the Manager seek to set up a shadow policing board until such a time that the Minister establishes the policing partnerships on a statutory level.
Mot (11)
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 (12)
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 (13)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. McDermott
Responsibility:
Maria O'Neill
That this Council discuss, with the aid of a detailed report from the Manager, the readiness of South Dublin County Council to deal with cryptosporidium. How old are the facilities? Have the Council's efforts to guarantee clean water been frustrated and if so how ?
Mot (14)
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Dowds
Responsibility:
Paul Fleming

That this County Council reviews the tidy districts competition and considers

a)  Restoring the cash element of prizes.

and

b)  Presents a certificate plus public plaque for the overall winners.

Mot (15)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
Billy Coman
That this Council notes that Minister Eamon O'Cuiv announced during last summer that the RAPID Programme is being extended to Ballyfermot, believes that the South West Clondalkin area should be included in the Programme and requests the Manager to write to the Minister to convey the Council's views to him.
Mot (16)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Daly
Responsibility:
Tom Doherty
That the Manager clarifies the up to date position on the connection between Tallaght Stadium and the G.A.A. lands at Rathcoole, if there is any, taking into consideration the reports and statements that are being made in the media and on radio, by reporters and politicians. Would the Manager make a statement on these matters.