Agenda - Terenure-Rathfarnham ACM (1) 7th October 2008

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Date:
07/10/2008 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 September 2008

Development

Questions

Qu (1)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Ardagh
Responsibility:
John Browne

"To ask the Manager for on update on the derelict site and the proposed visit by the EHO to the site (details supplied)?"

Qu (2)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Walsh
Responsibility:
John Browne

"To ask the Manager to report on any contact made with the Council regarding the open space between Keadeen Avenue and the Greenhills Road with regard to housing provision, given the stated intentions of a developer and the worries expressed by local people at a recent public meeting?"

Qu (3)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Walsh
Responsibility:
John Browne

"To ask the Manager to clarify the ownership of the banks of the Poddle at Wellington Lane between the former Petrol Station and (*details supplied) as the County Council flood protection works from Hurricane Charlie in 1986 have become overgrown and have become a location for dumping and are infested with vermin and will he outline what can be done to resolve the situation and will he make a statement on the matter?

Qu (4)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Walsh
Responsibility:
John Browne

"To ask the Manager to respond to the demands raised by the residents of the Greenhills Area in their campaign for the Compulsory Purchase of the Derilict Site of the former Greenhills Shopping Arcade in view of the fact the site has not only remained undeveloped devaluing the homes of the surrounding community but that it is now being used as a storage yard for builders materials and that the Developer has consistently let down both residents and the county council in failing to rebuild the Greenhills Neighbourhood Centre and will he make a statement on the matter?"

Headed Items

H-I (2)
Submitted by:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.
Responsibility:
Emer O'Gorman

WHITECHURCH SHOPPING CENTRE

H-I (3)
Submitted by:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.
Responsibility:
Emer O'Gorman

MCHUGHS SHOPPING CENTRE

H-I (4)
Submitted by:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.
Responsibility:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.

NEW WORKS

(No business) 

Correspondence

Cor (1)
Submitted by:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.
Responsibility:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.

CORRESPONDENCE

(No business)

Motions

Mot (1)
Submitted by:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.
Responsibility:
Development, Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.

Cathaoirleach's Business

(No business)

Corporate Services

Questions

Qu (5)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Ardagh
Responsibility:
RTFB Meeting Administration

"To ask the Manager to contact Eircom and request that the three un-used boxes be removed from St. James's Road at the junction with St. Bridget's Drive.  The boxes are unpainted, unsightly and are crumbing with rust?"

Qu (6)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Walsh
Responsibility:
Mary Maguire

"To ask the Manager to give a breakdown (either by Postcode or DED) of the number of students in Terenure/Rathfarnham in receipt of Student Maintenence Grants and will he make a statement on the matter?"

Headed Items

H-I (5)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate

NEW WORKS

(No business)

Correspondence

Cor (2)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate

CORRESPONDENCE

(No business)

Motions

Mot (2)
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate

Cathaoirleach's Business

(No business)

Roads

Questions

Qu (7)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Ardagh
Responsibility:
Jimmy Kelly

"To ask the Manager for an update on the Extinguishment of the Public Right of Way at (details provided)?"

Qu (8)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Ardagh
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager to install public lighting in the pedestrian laneway in Brookvale, Rathfarnham as the laneway which is used constantly by residents is also being used for dumping and anti-social behaviour?"

Qu (9)
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brophy
Responsibility:
William Purcell

"To ask the Manager to include Wainsfort Manor for traffic calming as there are a large number of families with young childern who are placed at risk due to speeding cars?"

Qu (10)
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brophy
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager to provide a paved crossing point over the grass verge at the corner of  Kennington Lawn and Close and to provide a small extension to the paved area at the school entrance gate opposite to enable students to cross to the school gate without having to walk through a grass verge which becomes carved up during winter?"

Qu (11)
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brophy
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager to replace the yellow public street lighting with modern white street lights in St Annes estate?"

Qu (12)
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager to have the footpaths in Scolarstown Park scabbled as there are many footpath sections sunken about three inches. This would stop pedestrians tripping?"

Qu (13)
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager to have the step removed at the entrance to the two laneways at the side of houses 28 and 48 Knocklyon Avenue and other laneways in Knocklyon estate to make them wheelchair friendly?"

Qu (14)
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager to have the newly tarred area outside the shops at Orchardstown Park marked and painted in grids to allow for better parking outside the shop?"

Qu (15)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
William Purcell

"To ask the Manager for a report on the ramps/traffic calming to be provided in the TRAC area under current proposals, listing date of commencement - or approximate date for each scheme and road?" 

Qu (16)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager to consult with Hermitage Residents Association re footpaths to be repaired i.e. where there are trees causing the problem. Removal of the mature trees is not an option that should be contemplated.  Appropriate root treatment will surely solve the issue i.e. remove the roots at the surface without damaging the tree and that full consultation take place with residents association. The paths are in poor condition due to lack of maintenance and the scrabbling carried out recently has made matters worse?"

Qu (17)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Lahart
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager to arrange for a clean-up and removal of all weeds and repair surfaces in the laneways connecting Ballyroan Road and Orchardstown?"

Qu (18)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Lahart
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Engineers to examine the footpaths in Longwood Park with a view to repairing those damaged by trees uprooting and to outline progress made to date on those areas where footpath repair is to be carried out?"

Qu (19)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Walsh
Responsibility:
Seamus Fagan

"To ask the manager to update the Committee on plans for the re-alignment of the Greenhills Road and will he make a statement on the matter?"

Qu (20)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Walsh
Responsibility:
Denis Ryan

"To ask the manager whether measures can be introduced on Whitehall Road West to control parking in the area (eg: disk parking) as residents are greatly inconvienienced and endangered by the considerable amount of parking by non residents at this location and will he make a statement on the matter?"

Qu (21)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Walsh
Responsibility:
Denis Ryan

"To ask the Manager what measures can be put in place in Springfield Road Templeogue to control parking as residents are greatly inconvenienced by bus commuters using the street as a Park and Ride facility and whether this issue will be examined in the context of the review of parking arrangements in the Templeogue Village area and will be make a statement on the matter?"

Qu (22)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Walsh
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Manager to update the Committee as to when the bus terminus on Limekiln Avenue is to be refurbished and will he make a statement on the matter?"

Headed Items

H-I (6)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Roads Department

Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads

(No business)

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

Proposed Extinguishment of Public Right of Way at rear of 34 St Peter’s Drive, Greenhills, Dublin 12

H-I (8)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Denis Ryan

Traffic Lights Templeville Road/Springfield

H-I (9)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Roads Department

NEW WORKS

(No business)

Correspondence

Cor (3)
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Roads Department

CORRESPONDENCE

DUBLIN BUS re Whitehall Rd Turning Bay

Motions

Mot (3)
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Denis Ryan

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That the Manager discuss with business and shops in Rathfarnham Village a scheme to allow free parking in the area for their staff."

Mot (4)
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
Denis Ryan

"That this committee discusses the recommendations of the consultants report engaged to examine the issue of School Transport / School Buses and the reommendations made in that report that the Department of Environment have refused to fund i.e. the design of nine dedicated school bus routes. That this Council write again to the Minister for the Environment pointing out the reduction in C02 and the contribution this would make to Ireland achieving it target as agreed in Kyoto Protocol. (b) that this committee recommends in the event of a negative reply from the Minister that SDCC take steps to launch one pilot project (with the aid of Parents/schools) contracting out the service to private providers - as the survey indicated that such a service would be popular in South Dublin County Council Area. This could be achieved under the 'private bus hire' service."

Mot (5)
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brophy
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"That the Manager carry out a survey at the Wainsfort roundabout of all driveway paths that directly enter the roundabout and replace kerbstones which have been damaged or removed due to previous work carried out on this roundabout."

Mot (6)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Lahart
Responsibility:
William Purcell

"That the Committee agrees to prioritise, in the absence of any request for traffic claming from the Knocklyon Traffic Cell, Orlagh and Woodfield estates in this regard and that these estates be assessed for traffic calming and a scheme be designed."

Mot (7)
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"That the Manager inspects the laneway between houses 76 and 78 Crannagh Road leading to Crannagh Way so as to have the trees and shrubs pruned back."

Mot (8)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. McDermott
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"That the Manager take steps to immediately make safe the laneway between Butterfield Park and Pinewood Park."

Mot (9)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Ardagh
Responsibility:
Denis Ryan

"That the Manager examine the request by Butterfield District Residents' Association to have the open space adjacent to Rathfarnham Garda Station, which is in the ownership of the OPW, developed as a public car park.  This would provide 40 spaces which could be shared with the public and the Gardai and help relieve the parking problems in the area."

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

"That the the Manager write to the NRA to demonstrate the commitment of this committee & SDCC indicating the necessity for the extension of sound barrier no. 47 on the M50 adjacent to Ballrothery Roundabout /Tymon Park /and the residential area of W.O.R.K.  and to report on the meeting arranged for WORK Residents Association with SDCC roads dept.  & NRA  and any follow up report on this meeting."

Mot (11)
Submitted by:
Councillor T. McDermott
Responsibility:
Seamus Fagan

"That the Manager relocate the disfunctional and inoperable pedestrian crossing on Taylor's Lane to a location that can be conventially used by the local community. (Pedestrian crossing closest to Whitechurch Road)."

Mot (12)
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Lahart
Responsibility:
Denis Ryan

"That the Manager contact residents of Elkwood Estate in rathfarnham (off Ballyroan Heights) with a view to parking problems being experienced there that prevent bin collection and emergency vehicle access."

Mot (13)
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Ardagh
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"That the Manager include funding in next year's estimates for the upgrading of the public lighting on Wainsfort Road."

Planning

Questions

Qu (23)
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brophy
Responsibility:
Martin Judge, Tony Shanahan

"To ask the Manager what is the Council policy in relation to the moving of bollards to facilitate a planning application for Springfield House, specifically, did the Council provide any indication in advance that it was willing to move the bollards involved in this planning application to facilitate this development?"

Qu (24)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Walsh
Responsibility:
Martin Judge, Mairead Hunt

"To ask the manager to update the committee on the enforcement action taken against the developer at the former site of St Peter's School on Limekiln Road and will he make a statement on the matter?

Headed Items

H-I (10)
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 (11)
Submitted by:
Planning Not is use
Responsibility:
Colin Ryan

NEW WORKS

BACKGROUND BRIEFING ON THE COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

Correspondence

Cor (4)
Submitted by:
Planning Not is use
Responsibility:
Planning Not is use

CORRESPONDENCE

Motions

Mot (14)
Submitted by:
Planning Not is use
Responsibility:
Planning Not is use

Cathaoirleach's Business

Mot (15)
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Walsh
Responsibility:
Martin Judge, Tony Shanahan

"That this Committee remains opposed to planning application SD08A/0430 (Ashleaf Centre) in light of the additional information submitted by the developer as the revised plans still constitute overdevelopment of the site.