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Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Sinnott, Councillor D. McManus
Responsibility:
RTFB Meeting Admin

The Committee requests that South Dublin County Council formally writes on behalf of this Area Committee to DLRCC requesting that the Barton Estate on the Grange Road in Rathfarnham is included in the traffic management and residents only traffic zone for the 2027 Marlay Park Concerts.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Sinnott
Responsibility:
Jonathan Hennessy

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the Safe Routes to School programme and specifically when works are due to start outside the Riverview Educate Together school.

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Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Director of Planning and Transport
Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Director of Planning and Transport
Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Director of Community

REPORTS OF AREA COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING

Report of Rathfarnham/Templeogue/Firhouse/Bohernabreena Area Committee Meeting 8 September 2026

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Director of Community

STANDING COMMITTEES ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE - FOR APPROVAL

(a) Calendar of meeting dates

(b) Report on conferences and training

(c) Amendment of Flag Policy

(d) Mayor's reception

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Director of Community, Director of Planning and Transport, Director of Climate Action

STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING

(a) Economic Development, Enterprise and Tourism SPC

(i) Report of Meeting Economic Development, Enterprise and Tourism SPC 9 September 2026

(ii) Minutes of Meeting 20th May Economic Development, Enterprise and Tourism SPC

(b) Environment, Public Realm & Climate Change SPC

(i) Report of meeting Environment, Public Realm & Climate Change SPC 7 September 2026

(ii) Minutes of meeting Environment, Public Realm & Climate Change SPC 5 May 2026

(c) Land Use Planning & Transportation SPC

(i) Report of meeting 30 September 2026 Land Use Planning & Transportation SPC

(ii) Minutes of meeting 30 June 2026 Land Use Planning & Transportation SPC 

(d) Social, Community, Equality & Integration SPC

(i) Report of the meeting 9 September 2026 Social, Community, Equality & Integration SPC

(ii) Approved minutes of the meeting 13 May 2026 Social, Community, Equality & Integration SPC

(e) Arts, Culture, Heritage, Gaeilge & Libraries SPC

(i) Report of meeting 6th May 2026 Arts, Culture, Heritage, Gaeilge & Libraries SPC

(ii) Minutes of meeting 2nd September 2026 Arts, Culture, Heritage, Gaeilge & Libraries SPC

(f) Housing SPC

(i) Report of meeting 10th September 2026 Housing SPC

(ii) Minutes of meeting 14th May 2026 Housing SPC

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Director of Community

REPORTS REQUESTED BY AREA COMMITTEES - FOR NOTING

NO BUSINESS

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Director of Planning and Transport

DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE MADE PUBLIC ROADS

NO BUSINESS

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Director of Economic Development
Correspondence
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Director of Community

REPLIES, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE

Replies

(a) Reply to M11 0926 Mr. James Browne, T.D., Minister for Housing, Local Government & Heritage

Acknowledgements

(b) Acknowledgement Norma Foley TD., Minister for Children, Disability and Equality

Correspondence

(c) Correspondence Clare County Council CE Scheme

(d) Correspondence Clare County Council Public Rep Safety

(e) Correspondence from Leitrim County Council

(f) Correspondence received from Carlow County Council

(g) Correspondence from Limerick City & County Council

(h) Correspondence received from Cavan County Council DEIS Schools

(i) Correspondence received from Cavan County Council Gambling

(j) Correspondence received from Roscommon County Council Drug Trends

(k) Correspondence received from Roscommon County Council Flood Review

(l) Correspondence received from Mid Ulster District Council

(m) Correspondence received from Donegal County Council Housing Adaption Grant

(n) Correspondence received from Donegal County Council Construction Products

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
C AC Meeting Administrator

That this Area Committee will write to both the Minister for Transport and the NTA seeking funding for a pilot free school bus scheme that would serve pupils living in the part of Clondalkin that is located in the Clondalkin LEA that attend schools in the same area.

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Director of Community

CONFIRMATION AND REAFFIRMATION OF MINUTES - FOR APPROVAL

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Director of Community

CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REPORT - FOR NOTING

(a) Chief Executive's Report

(b) Statistics Report

(c) Finance Report

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Brenda Shannon
Responsibility:
Brenda Shannon

Local Priorities Fund – Update

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan
Responsibility:
David Fennell, Damien McNulty

To ask the Chief Executive to outline the current top 10 tree pruning requests on priority list in the Clondalkin LEA, along with the relevant individual details and works. Please include time on list, and how items are prioritised/weighted.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Spear
Responsibility:
Director of Community

That this Council notes with concern the public transport fare increases announced by the National Transport Authority on 3 September 2026 and agrees to write to the National Transport Authority and the Minister for Transport calling for the reversal of these fare increases.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Director of Community

That this Council, noting the growing concentration of vape shops in certain locations and the limited planning powers available to regulate such development, agrees to write to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Office of the Planning Regulator seeking amendments to planning legislation and guidance to establish a distinct planning use class for vape shops and similar premises; require planning permission for any change of use to that class; enable local authorities to refuse applications where an over-concentration of such uses would occur; and provide for restrictions on such premises in sensitive locations, including in proximity to schools and residential areas.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Director of Planning and Transport

To ask the Chief Executive what mechanisms are available to assess the cumulative impacts of multiple data centre developments in the county on air quality, noise, water consumption, emissions and backup power generation.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Director of Planning and Transport

To ask the Chief Executive what assessment the council makes of the cumulative demand that existing, permitted and proposed data centre developments place on electricity, water, transport and other public infrastructure when considering planning applications for future data centre developments.