Agenda - Terenure/Rathfarnham ACM (1) 6th November 2007

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Date:
06/11/2007 15:30
Location:
Council Chamber
Standing Orders:

Headed Items

H-I (1)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Roads Department

Confirmation and re-affirmation of Minutes of Meeting of Tuesday 2nd October 2007

Planning

Headed Items

H-I (2)
Submitted by:
Planning Not is use
Responsibility:
Planning Not is use

Planning Files A. Large applications under consideration B. Files requested by members

H-I (3)
Submitted by:
Planning Not is use
Responsibility:
Mairead Hunt

Report on Builders Yard, Muckross

H-I (4)
Submitted by:
Planning Not is use
Responsibility:
Paddy McNamara

NEW WORKS

Taking in Charge of Estates

Correspondence

Cor (1)
Submitted by:
Planning Not is use
Responsibility:
Planning Not is use

CORRESPONDENCE

(No Business)

Motions

Mot (1)
Submitted by:
Planning Not is use
Responsibility:
Planning Not is use

CATHAOIRLEACH'S BUSINESS

(No Business)

Mot (2)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Ardagh
Responsibility:
Mairead Hunt

"That the Manager give an update on the progress being made in relation to the Builders Yard at the rear of Muckross Avenue, to state if Legal Advice is now available on what action should be taken in the matter."

Development

Questions

Qu (1)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. McDermott
Responsibility:
Mary Kelly - Corporate Services

"To ask the Manager for a detailed report regarding the ownership of and access to the Megalithic tomb on Mount Venus Road, Dublin 16?"

Headed Items

H-I (5)
Submitted by:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.
Responsibility:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.

NEW WORKS

(No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (2)
Submitted by:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.
Responsibility:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.

CORRESPONDENCE

(No Business)

Motions

Mot (3)
Submitted by:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.
Responsibility:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.

CATHAOIRLEACH'S BUSINESS

(No Business)

Mot (4)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Mary Kelly - Corporate Services

"That this Committee discusses the disposal of land to FAUGHS GAA club with a view to expiditing the matter. Also if a letter of comfort as requested last July could be issued in order to facilitate the club in grant applications and to state when you expect disposal to come before the council."

Mot (5)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Ardagh
Responsibility:
Mary Kelly - Corporate Services

"That the Manager state if the Council have been successful in identifying a site in the County for the proposed new Gaelscoil, Gaelcholaiste Deisceart Atha Cliath and if any of the various sites in the County suggested by the committee proposing the new school are considered suitable."

Mot (6)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Walsh
Responsibility:
Mary Kelly - Corporate Services

"That the Manager in view of the failure of the developer of the derelict shopping centre site to proceed with the development as agreed last May that the C.P.O. be re-introduced and to state that local residents are sick and tired of the false promises as they look onto a most offensive site in the heart of its community."

Corporate Services

Headed Items

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

NEW WORKS

(No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (3)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate

CORRESPONDENCE

(No Business)

Motions

Mot (7)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate

CATHAOIRLEACH'S BUSINESS

(No Business)

Roads

Questions

Qu (2)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Ardagh
Responsibility:
Frank Moran, Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager to install an additional street lamp in the laneway between Templeville Park and Templeogue Village which was previously promised?"

Qu (3)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Ardagh
Responsibility:
Denis Ryan, Helena Fallon

"To ask the Manager to give an update on the future upgrading of Walkinstown Roundabout and will he state if the Roads Design Department has considered the matter. (Ref: Traffic Management Meeting of 20th Sept.)?"

Qu (4)
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Seamus Fagan

"To ask the Manager to give an update regarding the entrance on the Grange Road to the houses between the Priory Estate and the Hermitage Estate.

1. Will the new wall at the entrance be extended towards the Priory estate.

2. Will the safety aspects of Residents accessing the Grange Road by foot and car from these houses be addressed.

3. Will there be a new entrance through the Priory Estate eliminating the dangerous entrance?"

Qu (5)
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Andrew O'Mullane, Denis Ryan

"To ask the Manager to examine the provision of signage in Rathfarnham Village (particularly at Village Court - outside Orchard Auctioners) advertising the pay and display parking as residents do not find it prominent enough and will he make a statement on the matter?"

Qu (6)
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager to have the potholes repaired outside "Orchardstown News" in Orchardstown Park as the area is in poor repair and hazardous for Residents and will he make a statement on the matter?"

Qu (7)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Denis Ryan

"To ask the Manager for a report on the traffic meeing held by the Roads department with St. Pius X N.School some months ago i.e. with BOM & PARENTS REPRESENTATIVES re terrible traffic situation at the school and to state what advances / proposals have been brought forward as a result of that meeting? "

Qu (8)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Lahart
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager to make a statement on that fact that the contractor who repaired the badly damaged footpath outside 31-33 Ballyroan road caused serious damage to the walls at the front gardens of both residences rendering one of them in particular unsafe, and to outline how the Council proposes to make good the situation?"

Qu (9)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Lahart
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager to includes in the estimates the cost of re-surfacing and improving the front area of the shops off Anne Devlin road at Orchardstown?"

Qu (10)
Submitted by:
Councillor S. Laing
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager to carry out footpath repairs at the side of Willowbank Park beside the local garage?"

Qu (11)
Submitted by:
Councillor S. Laing
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager to carry out footpath repairs at the entrance to No 2 Willowbank Park, Rathfarnham?"

Qu (12)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. McDermott
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the manager to reinstate the coverings of the surface drain on the walk / cycle underpass at the Balrothery end of the M50/N81 intersection. The absence of covers makes this dangerous for pushchairs and cyclists - particularly after dark?"

Qu (13)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Walsh
Responsibility:
Denis Ryan

"To ask the Manager when will Traffic Calming Measures be installed on Osprey Road and the general Willington Area and will he make a statement on the Issue?"

Qu (14)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Walsh
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager will the Roads Department examine the condition of the road surface in Templeogue Wood as many sections are in poor repair and will he make a statement on the issue?"

Qu (15)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Walsh
Responsibility:
Frank Moran, Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager to examine the existing provision of public lighting in Templeogue Wood especially the area adjacent to the dual-carriageway as to whether any of the public lighting needs to be replaced and additional lamp posts installed and will he make a statement on the issue?"

Headed Items

H-I (7)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Roads Department

Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads

(No Business)

H-I (8)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Andrew O'Mullane, Denis Ryan

Part 8 Report Tempelogue Village Car Park Phase 2

H-I (9)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Andrew O'Mullane, Denis Ryan

Report on Right Turn Ban Springfield Avenue

H-I (10)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Roads Department

NEW WORKS

(No Business)

Correspondence

Cor (4)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Roads Department

CORRESPONDENCE

(No Business)

Motions

Mot (8)
Submitted by:
Councillor S. Laing
Responsibility:
Denis Ryan

CATHAOIRLEACH'S BUSINESS

"That the Manager examine the junction of Limekiln Lane and Fernhill Road as there is a serious difficulty in exiting owing to cars parking on the corner."

Mot (9)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Lahart
Responsibility:
Seamus Fagan

"That the Council (i) meet with the residents whose homes lie adjacent to the Green Route at the top of Glendhoher (including Glendoher House) who have very legitimate complaints with regard to the proximity of the new road alignment to their homes (within 1.5 metres)and that (ii) the Council provides a wall of sufficient height and quality to alleviate the significant damage to their quality of life and (iii) the council roads department makes statement with regard to the width of the footpath with regard to regulations of same."

Mot (10)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
John McLoughlin, Seamus Fagan

"That this Committee recommends that we discuss with the aid of a report the construction of the Green Route and all the issues associated with it as raised by local residents i.e.the route from Taylors Lane to Grange Road outlining if all the various issues as raised have been addressed. Also to give a report on the second meeting that was agreed with the residents representatives for October."

Mot (11)
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Denis Ryan, Helena Fallon

"That this Committee calls on Dublin Bus to re-instate a bus link between Whitechurch Estate and Rathfarnham Village and that Dublin Bus should examine linking the Ballyboden area of SDCC with Tallaght Town Centre."

Mot (12)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Ardagh
Responsibility:
Andrew O'Mullane, Denis Ryan

"That the Manager re-examine the sequencing of traffic at Crumlin Cross. Motorists do not have sufficient time to make a right hand turn from St. Agnes Road to Cromwellsford Road and are fearful that accidents will occur as neither the motorists or pedestrians are best served by the current sequencing. (Ref: Motion 7, TRAC, March 6th, 2007)."

Mot (13)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. McDermott
Responsibility:
Denis Ryan, Helena Fallon

"That the Manager inform members of the findings of the traffic advisory consultants modelling of the impact of the removal of the right turn ban from Templeogue Village into Springfield Avenue and of the status of his discussions with the DTO."

Mot (14)
Submitted by:
Councillor S. Laing
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"That the Manager state when will resurfacing be carried out at Fortfield Grove as the present surface was only a temporary trial of new material."

Mot (15)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Walsh
Responsibility:
Denis Ryan

"That the Manager discuss the requests for broken yellow lines on St. James Road to distinguish the parking bays from the road and to indicate when that will be done."

Mot (16)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Lahart
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"That the Council engage constructively with the residents of 31 and 33 Ballyroan Road in relation to damage caused to their garden walls as a consequence of contractor footpath repair work."

Mot (17)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"That this Committee recommends that we discuss with the aid of plans the proposed parking provision at Pearse Br. Park and Palmer Park, this has been ongoing for some years and some of the elderly residents - are having great difficulty exiting/access to residneces, this is not acceptable. Ensuring that plans are agreed with residents association prior to excution as previous plans as drawn up were totally unacceptable."

Mot (18)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Ardagh
Responsibility:
Denis Ryan

"That the Manager examine the situation pertaining on Wainsfort Crescent in relation to students from the adjacent college parking their cars all day on this narrow residential road. Every week the bin men leave notices on the students' cars asking them not to park on the road on bin day. Approaches have been made to the school to provide parking for their students on the school grounds and a suggestion made that alternative parking should be sourced at St. Mary's Rugby Club opposite the schoool. Residents are being inconvenienced by cars blocking the road and services not gaining access?"

Mot (19)
Submitted by:
Councillor S. Laing
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"That the Manager give a full detailed Report as to when the proposed improvement works will be carried out on the frontage of No.2 to 16 Hillsbrook Avenue as requested by me some years ago and which approval was granted and to state if the Residents have been contracted."