Headed Items
Minutes from Tallaght Area Committee Meeting (1) 20th October, 2008.
Parks
Questions
"To ask the manager in view the visual prominance of the area between the footpath and the boundary railings running parrallel with the footpath along the N81 will he agree to investigate where responsability for the maintenance and upkeep resides and calls on him to submit a report as a headed item for the next relevent meeting on the issue.?"
"To ask the manager will he include in his works programme, in view of its position and high visibility,infill hedging at the gaps in the hedgerow at Glenview Park that runs parrallel with Glenview Drive?"
"To ask the manager will he agree to erect a wooden pole barrier at the side road leading off Raheen Road Springfield (on site of old flower roundabout) and onto the Brady Plot that is currently maintained by South Dublin County Council?"
"To ask the Manager to arrange to have trees pruned at *address supplied given that these trees are 20 years old and have never been pruned and are now merging and obstructing light and in one case (opposite No 8) lifting the footpath."
"To ask the Manager to report on the 2008 Parks Works Programme for the Tallaght South area, indicating any works outstanding, and confirming when these works will be completed?"
"To ask the manager as to whether the improvements to the open space between Woodlawn Park Grove and the Ballycullen Road will be carried out in next year's works programme as the pathways need to be refurbished, the open space enhanced and the hedgerow cleaned and cut back and will he make a statement on the matter?"
"To ask the Manager to have arrange for contact to be made with the R.P.A in relation to the on-going issue of the lack of maintenance of the track side of the Embankment Road from the Kingswood entrance to the M50 and will the Manager, please note that this issue was raised on a number of previous occasions, without a positive outcome?"
“To ask the Manager to either remove or substantially prune back the overgrown tree at *Details supplied as this is severely hampering the immediate local environment and if he will make a statement on the matter.”
“To ask the Manager, given the unfinished condition of the new entrance to Bancroft Park at Bancroft Crescent, with gravel simply put down on the ground instead of properly tarred material, and given the fact that the surface area of this new entrance is very uneven, and is a serious hazard to local residents, if the Parks Department would immediately establish an even surface at this location, and if he will make a statement on the matter.”
Headed Items
NEW WORKS
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
(None Received)
That the Manager compels Kelland Homes to remove the mounds of earth surrounding the railings at Sundale Green and Sundale Park on Fortunestown Lane - that this committee notes and congratulates the Parks Dept on the excellent and elaborate landscaping of the roundabout at this location which is warmly welcomed by the local community - this mounding is a source of great concern locally due to the danger it represents for pedestrians crossing the road and the detrimental affect it has on the visual amenity of the area.
"That this Committee calls on the Manager to arrange for the small strip of grass verge outside 48 St Maelruains Park to be 'tarmaced' or concreted over as there is a very steep gradient which is unsuitable for mowing."
That a report be presented on the impact of Halloween bonfires on our public open spaces, the health and safety implications, the cost, and that consideration be given to banning bonfires except in designated areas.
Community
Questions
“To ask the manager if he is aware of the immediate financial difficulty that is faced by the Balrothery Sports and Leisure Centre at Tallaght Community School, to set out what discussions he has had to date with all parties concerning the financial difficulties and the future viability of the swimming pool at the leisure centre and if he will make a statement on the matter?”
Headed Items
Application for Grants (if any)
Library News Events
NEW WORKS
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
(None Received)
This Council Committe calls on the Manager to draw up a list of community facilities in the area that are awaiting a Lease or Licience Agreement from this Local Authority and calls on him to carry out an audit of application funds that are outstanding from Central Government that up to now, have not been drawn down, per project because of the lengthy delay.
Environment
Questions
"To ask the manager in view of the high volume of traffic,both pedestrian and vehicle, entering the park at Kingswood to access the cemetery etc, will he consider the installation of some litter bins as matter in the immediate area?"
Headed Items
NEW WORKS
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
This committee calls for improvement in cleansing and the inclusion of litterbins in the car park of Castletymon library.
That the Manager indicates if it was ever agreed by Councillors or the Environment SPC to roll back and abandon the practice of junk collections every two years to the RAPID estates in Tallaght (and countywide) as originally agreed at the Environment SPC of the 1/2/06 and adopted by the Council at the Council meeting of the 13/2/06, or if this was an action undertaken by the Manager without the sanction of the Council.
This committee calls on the Manager to give a detailed report outlining the environmental and access works that need to be carried out along the River Dodder from Templeogue Bridge to the lands past the Mill in Tallaght and will he include in the report the litter and the finance needed in the report for the removal of litter particularly at the rear of the Cherryfield housing.
That the Manager outline why the Handcart operative provided for in previous budgets by the council has been removed from the Kiltalown/Jobstown area and indicate what measures have been put in place to cleanse this area since this resource withdrawal.
Housing
Questions
To ask the Manager to write to and call on the Private Rented Tenancy Board to carryout an initial sampling and inspection of rented accomodation in the Springfield and Raheen areas of Tallaght regarding the possible health and safety implications of many of the rented accomodation in the South Dublin County Council area.
"To ask the manager will he give a graph or an indication of the amount of applications without naming the area, or the estates in Tallaght with highest amount of tenants seeking a transfer?"
"To ask the manager will he outline how long 25 the Walk, Brookview, Tallaght has been vacant, the number of applicants it has been offered to, the reasons for rejection, and if he has any plans or proposals in the near future to fill this vacancy?"
"To ask the Manager to report on what provision is being made for public open space and children's recreational area at *address supplied. ?"
" To ask the Manager for a detailed update on the Windows Refurbishment Programme for the Kilmartin area?."
“To ask the Manager what involvement have South Dublin County Council with ODPM Management Group in connection with a range of issues concerning the Hunterswood Estate in Ballycullen, and specifically if the Council could outline their discussions, correspondence, e-mails etc. with this Management Group, given the persistent level of anti-social behaviour directed to residents who live on Hunter’s Way in Ballycullen, following repeated incursions onto property within Hunterswood from adjoining residents who live in local authority provided social housing on Daletree Road, and if the Council will further confirm that the CCTV camera which was promised to be installed at this location has now been installed, and the action that the Housing Department intend taking against those persons who are involved in this behaviour as they are clearly tenants of South Dublin County Council, and if he will make a statement on the matter?”
Headed Items
Report from Motion No. 3 at Tallaght ACM (2) on 22/09/2008
Driveways between 45 - 60 Fettercairn Road
Report on housing construction programme
REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAVELLER ACCOMMODATION PROGRAMME
NEW WORKS
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
(None Received)
That the Manager outlines what actions have been or are being currently taken to speed up the tenanting of vacant houses in Council estates in Tallaght.
"That this Committee calls on the Manager to arrange for the erection of gates at 7 and 8 Cushlawn Place as the tenants are experiencing large scale anti-social activity in their front and back gardens as a result of the design of the cul-de-sac, while taking into consideration every other housing unit on Cushlawn Place has gates".
This Council Committee calls on the manager to investigate and review the current social housing transfer list system where many tenants have been waiting years for an offer and submit a new updated system as soon as possible