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Minutes from Tallaght ACM (1) 15th February, 2010
Housing
Questions
"To ask the Manager to give a detailed up to date report outlining the number of vacant houses in the Tallaght area, the length of time that they have been vacant and to indicate what strategies he has put in place to ensure the quick and efficient turn around of vacant houses?"
"To ask the Manager, in view of the ongoing uncertainty in relation to school places in the Killinarden Parish area, will he outline the status of the proposal to build housing in the lands opposite Killinardan Heights?"
"To ask the Manager if a housing applicant will still be considered and possibly offered housing accomodation during the period they are on and in accommodation covered under the present RAS scheme?"
"To ask the Manager how many window replacements are expected to take place this year in Council homes in the Tallaght area taking into account the current allowance in the agreed Budget 2010 understanding the Manager's intention to seek additional funding through the Department to compliment our current budget and proposed works?"
Headed Items
Report on housing construction programme
NEW WORKS
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
Motions
Cathaoirleachs Business
That this Council Committee, concerned at the unprecedented amount of complaints coming from tenants regarding dampness and fungus spores in Council housing including new builds, and recognising the potential health effect this may be having on those tenants and their families, calls on the Manager to give an updated report on precisely how many units are effected in this area and outline the new measures and new responses, if any, that this Council proposes to introduce to combat this growing problem
"That this Committee recognises the considerable disadvantage that the community in Jobstown have to contend with due to the lack of a paid Estate Management employee to carry out the duties and responsibilities that Estate Management workers carry out in other areas and asks the Manager to review the current arrangement of relying on volunteers in this area and to support the work carried out by the Jobstown Estate Management committee."
Community
Questions
"To ask the Manager to identify appropriate locations within the Tallaght area for the possible installation of public art pieces, in particular those that may emanate from within the community?"
Headed Items
Application for Grants (if any)
NEW WORKS
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
Letter sent to Minister for Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs dated 9th March, 2010 regarding 2 Motions passed at the Tallaght Area Committee Meeting (1) on 15th February, 2010 dealing with cuts to Community Development Projects.
Motions
Cathaoirleachs Business
(none received)
That the Manager explores the possibility of developing a strategy within the RAPID areas of Tallaght to help address the issue of youth unemployment by offering internships/work experience opportunities with the Council to young people to engage in meaningful work that will benefit the RAPID communities and will award either an accreditation or equivalent award recognising their achievements or skills gained during the course of their internship.
That the Manager outlines the current status of the Connect project with regard to Jobstown Community Centre - stating whether this project will now proceed within the confines of the original community center building or if it is dependent on central funding and is tied in to the construction of the extension of the planned Youth facility.
Environment
Questions
"To ask the Manager to provide a consistent and comprehensive cleansing schedule for all of the main roads within the RAPID areas of Tallaght to include the cleansing of grass verges, large grass margins and the regular sweeping of glass from footpaths that are outside the curtilage of estates?"
"To ask the Manager to outline any plans to provide reverse vending machines in Council facilities in the Tallaght area going forward?"
"To ask the Manager to report on any outstanding issues with the new waste collection system within the Tallaght area?"
"To ask the Manager, in view of the ongoing problems being experienced by residents living in more mature estates with collapsed broad straps in sewers and the onerous responsability this puts on residents, will the Manager give a report outlining the estates in this Committee area that have and are currrently experienceing difficulties and the measures and supports, if any, this Council can supply to residents?"
"To ask the Manager to make a report to this Committee as to why the grey bins at the new St Aongus Estate infill houses are collected on Friday when the rest of St Aongus and Tymon North estates are collected on Thursday? Could the Manager also inform this Committee if there are any reports from bin crews regarding obstructions in cul de sacs, such as Tymon North Grove, that continually prevent the collection of grey bins at certain houses in that location and if such reports exist, what action does the Manager propose to take to overcome these difficulties?"
"To ask the Manager to consider the provision of a litter bin on the Tallaght Community School side of the footpath at the junction of Castle Lawns and Castletymon Road, and would the Manager inform this Committee if consideration has been given to the application by Virginia Heights Residents Assocation for the provision of a litter bin, to be located at the top of the black path at the green between Virginia Heights and Alderwood, in addition to the litter bins located at Springfield Shopping Centre, Aderwood?"
"To ask the Manager for a report on the amount of Grey/Green bins that have gone missing or been set on fire in the Orwell/ WORK area in the last six months?"
"To ask the Manager to arrange a clean up of the Bus turning Bay at Templemanor? Despite the fact that there are several bins in the area people continue to drop their rubbish on the ground making it a haven for rats?"
"To ask the Manager,with the introduction of the new bin charges card and the teething problems with the new system has there been an increase in rubbish being dumped illegally and the cost of cleaning up this rubbish?"
"To ask the Manager to arrange a clean of the estates of Saggart Abbey and Carrigmore, with attention to the problem of broken glass?"
"Would the Council consider the installation of rubbish bins as none exist from the Council premises on the Blessington Road to the Institute of Technology, Tallaght,on both sides?"
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NEW WORKS
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
Letter sent to Ibal dated 12th March, 2010 regarding a Motion passed at the Tallaght Area Committee Meeting (1) on 15th February, 2010 dealing with Sundale Estate.
Motions
Cathaoirleachs Business
That this Committee calls on the Manager to give a report on how many houses have been effected by the backlog in registering and chipping of grey bins and calls on him to give an approximate timescale for the current waiting time of a customer in this Committee area and outline if some areas have to wait longer than others.
That this Committee acknowledges both the work carried out by Council staff with regard to water supply problems experienced since the beginning of 2010, and the inconvenience and, in some cases, hardship experienced by residents in this area due to these issues. This Committee requests that, in the interests of future planning and information, the Manager provide a report on the affect of the water shortages broken down by area, showing which estates have suffered the most significant problems.
That this Council notes with disappointment a recent survey by Irish Business against Litter (IBAL) report ranking Tallaght 55th place out of 60 contenders for the anti-litter league and undertakes to adopt a full review of its anti-litter programme to reverse this placing.
That this Committee, while commending the additional work carried out by staff in relation to the water supply, calls on the Manager to report with respect to the Tallaght area (A) how many households are currently still without water for whatever reason be it airblocks, leaks etc, (B) how many households are currently awaiting inspection relating to same (C) what is the current expected wait for residents to have their systems inspected and fixed and (D) how many frontline staff i.e plumbers are currently assigned to this work in the Tallaght area.
That this Council Committee calls on the Manager to give a report outlining the difficulties some households experienced during the lack of water pressure and if a review will be carried out to investigate the difficulties experienced by tenants in three storey or more buildings with a view to putting in place new measures to facilitate these tenants in the event of the possibility of a future water shortage crisis.
That this Committee, while commending the work of staff dealing with the additional workload relating to the new bin system, calls on the Manager to provide a detailed report stating progress on the complete delivery of the service in the Tallaght area including chipping of bins, delivery of cards and issues relating to the waiver scheme and for the report to include the reasons for a large section of the Community being without cards and chipped bins at the time of the launch of the new system.
This Committee concerned at the condition of the lands including broken glass and litter alongside the containers of the changing rooms for Fettercairn Footballl Club and the impact and negative image this gives to young and older players, local residents and visitors to the area, calls on the Manager to investigate the possiblity of a regular or some intermediate cleaning of this stretch of private roadway.