Headed Items
Confirmation and Re-affirmation of Minutes
Minutes of the Clondalkin Area Committee Meeting 18th January, 2012
Planning
Questions
To ask the Manager to present a report on the issue of backland development in Knockmeenagh Road, Clondalkin? What is the current situation for residents there who wish to build a dwelling in their back garden?
To ask the Manager for an updated report on Omer House, Clondalkin?
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Planning Files
A. Large Applications Under Consideration
B. Files Requested by Members
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business (No Business)
Corporate Services & Libraries
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Library News & Events
Correspondence
Correspondence
A. Letter to and Reply from Dublin Bus regarding the incident of stone throwing on 3rd January on the Neilstown Road which resulted in bus stoppages. Item ID: 30095 Jan ACM
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business (No Business)
That the Clondalkin Local Area Committee makes a submission to the Minister for Health & Children to reverse the cuts to St. Brigid's Nursing Home, Crooksling, Brittas and keep it open.
Community
Questions
To ask the Manager to provide a report on the ongoing efforts to secure funding for the two community safety forum worker posts in Clondalkin including representations made to the Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government, Phil Hogan, T.D. and efforts to source alternative sources of funding from within the Council's own resources?
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Application for Grants
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
That this Area Committee recognises the benefits of the work done by the North Clondalkin and South West Clondalkin Community Safety Fora and requests that the Manager conveys the views of the Committee in this regard to the Minister of State, Jan O'Sullivan, T.D. with special responsibility for Housing and Planning (Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government) and requests that she would find alternative funding to enable the fora to continue their excellent work which has empowered the communities which they serve.
That this Council assist residents of St. Killian's Park, Clondalkin to have a name stone provided for this estate.
That this Committee:
. Condemns the decision by the Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government Phil Hogan, T.D. to cut funding from community safety forum/estate management posts in Clondalkin
. Requests the Manager to provide a detailed report on the circumstances surrounding this cut and the impact it will have on the staff and services provided by the staff concerned
. Acknowledges the important work carried out by the community safety forum/estate management staff
. Believes that these cuts and the loss of the workers will result in a significant loss of important community services
. Agrees to write a letter to the Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government Phil Hogan, T.D. outlining the Committees concerns on this matter and calling on him to reverse the cut
. Agrees to forward a motion to the next full Council meeting of South Dublin County Council seeking support for the views agreed by this Area Committee
Housing
Questions
To ask the Manager for an update on requests by residents at the addresses supplied to have lands transferred into their properties in an attempt to reduce anti-social behaviour and illegal dumping at the sites involved?
To ask the Manager for the number of households removed from the housing list in 2011 from the Clondalkin ward on the grounds that they were in RAS accommodation and the reason for these removals?
To ask the Manager to provide an update on the window replacement programme for the Clondalkin ward in 2012 including the total allocation for the year; the numbers of houses expected to have their windows replaced; and any information relating to decisions made to date on those tenants who can expect their window replacement to take place this year?
To ask the Manager to provide a report on the total number of maintenance requests submitted to the Council by tenants in Méile an Rí, Tor an Rí and Búirg an Rí in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011?
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Anti Social Report - 4th Quarter 2011
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business (No Business)
That the Manager presents a report which gives figures on the rent arrears in the Clondalkin Electoral Area and also the percentage increase / decrease in arrears for the previous 12 months.
Parks
Questions
To ask the Manager for a report on efforts by South Dublin County Council to combat anti-social behaviour and to protect the listed structures at the following locations; Cuthbert's Abbey, St. Cuthbert's Park and the listed structures in Corkagh Park?
To ask the Manager to provide an explanation as to why the following trees were not included in the Arboricultural Works Programme for 2012 and to see if their inclusion could be reconsidered.
Tree in front of 29 Lealand Drive (request to remove)
Tree in front of 9 Lealand Grove (request to remove)
Two trees in front of nos 8/9 and 12/13 Riversdale Park (request to remove and replace with more suitable species)
Tree in front of 2 St Bridget's Park (request for removal)
Two trees in front of 3 and 4 Church Terrace, Tower Road (trees dead, to be replaced with appropriate species)
Tree in front of 1/2 Rowlagh Avenue (request to remove)?
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
That the Manager would present a report on the operation of the Pet Farm in Corkagh Park. The children in St. Bernadette's School, Quarryvale spent a most enjoyable day in Corkagh Park as part of their St. Brigid's Day / First day of Spring celebrations and they had a great time in the farm and in the playground. Congratulations and thanks to all the park staff.
That the Manager arranges that the grass area at the corner of Fonthill/Ninth Lock Roads (village side) be given a landscaping makeover with the addition of some shrubbery, trees and a permanent footpath to replace the 'loose' stone pathway installed last year.
That this Committee requests that a plan be considered to get key green areas and roundabouts in and around Clondalkin sponsored by the commercial sector to assist with the cost of planting and maintaining same.
Environment
Questions
To ask the Manager to present a report on the number of bottle banks in Clondalkin and their location? If bottle banks are removed from a location, what consultation is made with the local community about this? The Bawnogue area is particularly badly served in this regard. What plans are there to improve this situation?
To ask the Manager to clarify if there are any data protection issues with customers' private personal information within the Clondalkin, Saggart, Newcastle, Rathcoole and Brittas areas being transferred to Greyhound Recycling as there is now a probe into the transfer of information from Dublin City Council to Greyhound Recycling?
To ask the Manager following the removal of the bottle bank from Bawnogue shops due to anti-social behaviour to provide a report on ongoing efforts to secure a new and safe location for the bottle banks and to ask the Manager to consider approaching the Bawnogue Enterprise and Community Centre if they would be willing to have the bottle bank located within their gated premises beside the existing clothes bank?
To ask the Manager, further to several members representations on the issue in 2011, to provide an update on the cleaning, maintenance and future of the laneway from the Boot Road to the Common's Road including dates on which the laneway was last cleaned of illegal dumping; dates on which the overgrown shrubs and trees were cleared; and whether the Council has any plans to consult with local residents on the future of the laneway?
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
That the Manager could present a report on the problem of bags of rubbish being left beside litterbins. This happens on a regular basis in certain locations in the Clondalkin area. One is at the bin at the junction of Woodford Villas and Woodford Walk where regularly on a Sunday night bags are placed beside the bins and the contents soon end up scattered to the distress of law abiding residents. Another bin which frequently has bags placed beside it is the one opposite Tesco on Convent Road. The bins on the canal path near the Ninth Lock are being similarly abused. All these locations have cctv of some kind in operation. Is this being used to try to catch the culprits? What plan has the Manager to address this growing problem?
That the Manager outlines why funding is being removed for the Clondalkin Halloween Bonfire in 2012, how much will be saved? How much does the Manager think will be saved in terms of how much a clean up following the Halloween Bonfire usually costs?
That the Manager would engage in a public information campaign for waiver customers in the Clondalkin Area to inform them that they will shortly have to pay for waste collection and should be researching what is on offer by the various providers. Many waiver customers are unaware that they will soon have to pay for refuse collection. They need to be informed of this. When the Council got out of refuse collection many residents went with Greyhound automatically and were tied in for the year because of the annual charge. For many customers the Greyhound package is not the best one for them. The issue of pay by weight is one factor. Also, other operators offer small bins which incur only half the annual charge. This might suit many older waiver customers. Another provider offers a glass collection and charges no annual charge. It is incumbent upon the Council to ensure that their waiver customers are given the information they need in plenty of time to make an informed decision.
That this Committee outlines, in general, the waste fines for residents leaving bins out to be collected. Can the lid of a bin be open at all? Is there other information residents should know when leaving their bin out? What time must the bins be left out at? What if a bin blows away that is not a residents fault?
That the Manager would report on the issue of graffiti in the Clondalkin area. Is the problem on the increase? What is the procedure for getting graffiti removed? I have reported and requested the removal of graffiti from the railway bridges in Clondalkin, particularly from the bridge between the Neilstown Road and Cappaghmore. This is particularly bad. Why has it not been removed? Also in my opinion the finish on this and on the Fonthill Road railway bridge make them much more likely to be defaced by graffiti. Could a stone facing be added? This would make the bridges far more attractive and less likely to be defaced by graffiti.
Roads
Questions
Can the Manager request that the Gardaí issue parking tickets as part of their efforts to address the problem of school time parking in the North Clondalkin Area? The approach of issuing tickets has been followed in Clondalkin Village and South West Clondalkin areas with great success. However, this has not been done in North Clondalkin. Requests have been made by individual schools and parents bodies.
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads (No Business)
NRA & DOT Allocations 2012
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
Following on from our motions and question of last month that the Manager would present a report on what has happened since then on the enforcement of the regulations with regard to trading from the street in Main Street, Clondalkin. Could particular regard be given to the following issues:-
1. Items for sale, particularly clothing, being hung from the shop fronts
2. Items for sale being displayed on the pavement
3. Shopkeepers seated on the public pavement in order to keep an eye on goods displayed on the public pavement
Are these practices in contravention of the regulations and if so, why are they being tolerated on an ongoing basis?
That the Manager presents a report on the red speed ramps in the Clondalkin area. Some of them have eroded and are as a result in a dangerous condition. This has been referred to me particularly in relation to the Woodford area. Would this erosion indicate that the design and materials used were unsuitable?
Development & Water Services
Questions
To ask the Manager what progress has been made in relation to the issue of flooding in Cappaghmore, Clondalkin following my membersrep on behalf of a resident living in Cappaghmore who experienced severe problems after the flooding in October?
To ask the Manager to provide the terms of licence agreement (or lease agreement) between South Dublin County Council and Community Workspace Limited for the use of the Áras Rualach premises on the Neilstown Road, Clondalkin?
To ask the Manager for an update on requests by residents at the addresses supplied to have lands transferred into their properties in an attempt to reduce anti-social behaviour and illegal dumping at the sites involved?
Headed Items
New Works (No Business)
1A St. Patrick's Road, Clondalkin
Correspondence
Correspondence (No Business)
Motions
Cathaoirleach's Business
That the Manager presents a report on the operation of the cctv system on the green route canal path. Does it indicate a significant problem of antisocial behaviour on the green route and if so how is this problem addressed.