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Minutes from Tallaght Area Committee Meeting 21st April, 2008.
Environment
Questions
"To ask the Manager to state the number of abandoned vehicles removed by the council in the Tallaght area to date this year and to say the cost of this exercise?"
"To ask the Manager to arrange for a major clean-up of the Whitestown stream in the Jobstown and Killinarden areas and to state what measures have been put in place to eliminate pollution of rivers/streams in the Tallaght area?"
"To ask the Manager to report on the location and extent of hazardous waste sites within the Committee's area, and can he indicate what action, if any, is being taken to deal with the problem?"
"To ask the Manager to confirm when CCTV will be installed (as previously promised) at *address supplied?"
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NEW WORKS
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
Motions
Cathaoirleachs Business
That the Manager outline the rationale for the €150.00 charge for the removal of private cars when the three other local authorities in Dublin charge a much lower rate ie Dublin City Council = €30.00, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown = €100.00 and Fingal = €50.00 per Dublinwaste.ie website.
That this Committee supports the residents of Virginia Heights in their request for a cleanup of the old 'John of God' site which runs adjacent to their area and is causing both anti-social and dumping problems for the residents and the matter be discussed.
That this Committee supports the need for additional resources for the Fire Service in Tallaght.
"That this Committee once again calls on the Manager to arrange for the nessecary works to be carried out on the sewer at 29 to 35 Knockmore Park as residents are continuously experiencing environmental health problems each time there is a blockage where toilet paper and raw sewage covers the entire Road causing a significant health risk to residents, this continues to occur despite agreement last April (2007) that the works would be carried out as a result of a motion tabled at that meeting".
That this Committee requests a clean-up of the stream which runs through Watergate Park,Old Bawn.
This Committee calls the erection of signs in the vicinity of the Holy Rosary and other schools to warn owners against their dog’s littering. This Committee further calls for bins to facilitate dog owners in disposing of the litter.
Housing
Questions
"To ask the Manager to outline the numbers of house visits and interviews carried out by the council's Social Workers since 2004 in the Tallaght South area giving a breakdown of reasons for visits/interviews and actions taken as a result of this activity?"
"To ask the Manager to report on the range of actions being taken arisng from the recent meeting with Brookview Residents Association, and can he confirm that a 'joined-up' appraoch will be taken by the Council in an effort to deal with the very real issues raised?"
" To ask the Manager for a detailed update on proposals for the site at Homelawn Villas, as raised on previous occasions by this Councillor?"
“To ask the Manager, in respect of specific housing policy, if action has been taken by the Housing Department against residents who live in (Details supplied) concerning continuous and serious instances of anti-social behaviour in Deselby, Tallaght, and if he will make a statement on the matter?”
Details supplied:
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Report on housing construction programme
REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAVELLER ACCOMMODATION PROGRAMME
Traveller Specific Development Turnpike ( Red Cow)
NEW WORKS
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
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Cathaoirleachs Business (none received)
Motions
"That this Committee calls on the Manager, to provide a report on the overall (all phases) Cushlawn refurbishment scheme outlining differences between the first phase of works and the current phase".
"That this Committee calls on the Manager to comment on the practice of the provision of electrical sockets directly beneath kitchen sinks and the possible safety risks attached as was the practice in the new units in McUlluim Estate in Fortunestown, Tallaght".
Parks
Questions
"To ask the Manager the expected start date for the landscaping project on the roundabout at the junction of Fortunestown Way and Brookfield road?"
"To ask the Manager to act on previous commitments to have the grass verges regularly cut and maintained at Firhouse Road area from Ballycullen Road junction westwards?"
"To ask the Manager when work on the section of the Dodder River at Old Bawn bridge will commence, this in response to the Motion in this Councillors name, which was agreed to at the March, 2007 Area Meeting?"
" To ask the Manager to have arranged the removal of the bushes at the rear of the Crescent, MIllbrook Lawns, which are a haven for anti-social activity and also a litter magnet and could contact be made with the resident at details supplied * in relation to this issue?."
* Details supplied
" To ask the Manager to make contact with Kilnamanagh Athletic Football Club with a view to having resolved the issue of the grooves on the 11 a side football pitch on the ring road in Kilnamanagh and will the Manager please note, that these grooves have appeared since pipes were installed underneath the said pitch approximately four or five years ago?"
'To ask the manager when will the 'Park Bylaws' be erected in Dodder Valley park at Old Bawn, will information on the park be supplied on these noticeboards along with the restrictions in the park, where will they be located and will he make a statement on the matter?'
“To ask the Manager in light of an earlier commitment to look at providing a stub wall and railings at the entrance to Ely Estate, just off the Oldcourt Road, to set out the response of the Council to this earlier request and if the Manager would recognise, particularly for those residents of the four houses that live directly on the Oldcourt Road and adjacent to the open space, that there is no separating wall between this busy road and their adjoining property, and given the increasing volumes of traffic at this location, and the need to make the public open space in question a good deal safer than it currently is, if he would now set out the total cost involved for providing for this piece of infrastructure, and in the context of the 2008 Parks Works Programme, if this can be accommodated, and if he will make a statement on the matter?”
“To ask the Manager if the public open space at Monalea Grove, Monalea Woods and Woodlawn Park, up to and including Scoil Treasa, can be cut on a regular basis, and tidied around the edges so that this area can be used for recreational purposes and particularly for children who want to play football at this location, if this can now be included on the rota, and if he will make a statement on the matter?”
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NEW WORKS
Report on Part 8 Process for Dodder Valley Park
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
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Cathaoirleachs Business (none received)
Motions
That the public open space at Ballycullen Road/Firhouse Road junction be placed under regular cutting and maintenance, as it is overgrown and, consequently, subject to dumping and anti-social activity.
That this Committee requests the Parks Dept., to demand from the developer a date for the completion of the re-instatement work at the public open space at Greenhills Road / Bancroft Court.
Community
Questions
"To ask the Manager about the progress of the Tallaght Stadium such as the work undertaken to date, an estimated completion date for the project and if the stadium will be ready in time for Shamrock Rovers to take up residence there in time for next season?"
"To ask the Manager what the estimated completion date is for the new County Arts Centre and to state what activities/facilities will be available to the public once opened?"
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Application for Grants
Library News Events
NEW WORKS
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
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Cathaoirleachs Business (none received)
Motions
"That this Committee calls on the Housing Manager to report in detail what progress has been made in relation to the re-development of the NABCO owned Community facility on Donomore Park in to Housing units and can he/she make a statement on the matter".
"That this Committee calls on the Manager to establish a working group/Committee headed by the Councils Community Department with responsibility for ensuring a St Patricks Day Parade in Tallaght takes place for 2009 and onwards as the current hit and miss arrangement is completly unacceptable to the people of Tallaght taking into consideration our strides towards becoming a city and the fact that the smallest of towns around the Country can organise Parades".