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To ask the Chief Executive how air quality monitoring operates within the county, how often it is carried out, where it is carried out (and how that is determined) and how the public and elected representatives can access reports on same?
To ask the Chief Executive to outline the number of Litter Wardens and Waste Enforcement Officers working in the County and to confirm how many are on duty at any one time. Would the Chief Executive care to make a statement on the matter?
To ask the Chief Executive how many individuals, families and children were officially recorded as homeless over the Christmas 2019 period and how many of these were asked to vacate their emergency accommodation during that time?
To ask the Chief Executive how complaints regarding the condition of social housing (whether managed by the council or by an AHB) are handled? How many compaints were received in 2018 and 2019? How many properties were subsequently inspected? How many of those had repairs carried out and how long after the complaint did they take place?
To ask the Chief Executive what is the issue regarding the delay in providing tree stump removal services and what the plan is to resolve the issues and when service will be resumed.
To ask the Chief Executive what the arrangements are in relation to weed control within the Dublin 12 laneways and to confirm whether this forms part of the agreed bi-annual cleansing schedule or whether weeds fall under a different category?
This committee requests that the Chief Executive conduct a public consultation with residents in an effort to address the ongoing issues in relation illegal dumping and overgrown weeds in the Dublin 12 laneways.
Such a consultation ought to consider every possibility up to and including the possible installation of CCTV at the entryways to lanes.
That this committee requests more frequent weekly inspections by Litter Wardens and Waste Enforcement Officers for the Dublin 12 laneways.
To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the progress regarding commitments given at the Deputation meeting for Cherryfield Residents Association held on Sept 25th.
1: Refurb of the tennis courts & Basketball pitches.
2: Extension of playground - improvements to perimeter.
3: Cleaning of Laneways
4: Replacement Tree of those felled, removal of trees and tree pruning.
5: Footpath repairs.
That this Area Committee write to Eir to request that residents in Bohernabreena and Glenasmole whose homes have been passed by Eir fibreoptic as part of Eir's fibre-rollout are given the option to pay for a connection to Eir rather than waiting for the National Broadband Plan.
To ask the Chief Executive to report on the current position as regards Changing Places at Whitechurch Library.
That the Chief Executive report on the number of people homeless or on the housing list with current addresses within the area covered by this Committee including the number who have expressed a preference to live South of the Naas Road.
That this Committee recommends that an inter-agency task-force be set up with the aim of discussing and resolving the ongoing problems being encountered in the Daletree estate including anti-social behaviour, marginalisation, child safety, dangerous dogs, bonfires and illegal dumping and that residents from both the travelling and settled communities be represented.
That the Chief Executive report on the present position regarding the site for the Firhouse Together secondary school, specifically regarding earlier indications that the school would operate in on-site temporary accommodation from 2020 and the availability of premises within this LEA as an alternative.
That the Chief Executive install three public bins into Greenhills Park early in the New Year.
This park is well utilised by the local community with people enjoying the public green space to walk their dog, to play football and run. The community works hard at ensuring litter is picked up regularly and I also note the hard work of SDCC staff and they work they do within the park.
The community cannot understand why public bins are not provided for in this green space. We want to encourage park users to be responsible with their rubbish and providing a few public bins would do just that.
We would also ask the Chief Executive to consider providing belly bins and/or segregated bins to allow for the separation of recyclable and general waste.
The announcement in December of funding of €20,000 to be provided to each local authority for the provision of sensory rooms (and associated equipment, toys and assistive technology) for children with additional needs is to be welcomed. That this committee asks the Chief Executive to confirm that libraries within our electoral areas are included if appropriate and to request an outline of any plan on this project.
To call on Management to investigate the viability in exploring funding through the EIB to purchase Heritage Sites of interest in our county to develop and promote Tourism and Heritage in South Dublin
To ask the Chief Executive if the Council will adopt a policy of, where planting appropriate trees and plants in parks and housing estates, to plant species which are native to Ireland.
To ask the Chief Executive if the Council will make representations to the appropriate authority or authorities, to secure temporary onsite accommodation for Firhouse Educate Together Secondary School, in the locality preferably adjacent to the existing school, rather than in Citywest as is, I understand, currently proposed and further to ensure that an appropriate permanent site in the locality is established.
This council, in light of the climate and biodiversity emergency declared both nationally and in this chamber, calls on the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to begin preparations for the implementation of free public transport for all in Dublin and across Ireland.