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REPORTS OF AREA COMMITTEES
a) Rathfarnham/Templeogue/Firhouse/Bohernabreena Area Committee - 8th October 2019
Dealing with Public Realm, Water & Drainage, Housing, Community, Planning, Economic Development, Libraries & Arts, Corporate Support, Performance & Change Management
1 Report
b) Clondalkin Area Committee – 16th October 2019
Dealing with Public Realm, Water & Drainage, Housing, Community, Planning, Economic Development, Libraries & Arts, Corporate Support, Performance & Change Management
(No Reports)
c) Tallaght Area Committee – 21st October 2019
Dealing with Public Realm, Water & Drainage, Housing, Community, Planning, Economic Development, Libraries & Arts, Corporate Support, Performance & Change Management
(No Reports)
d) Lucan/Palmerstown/Fonthill Area Committee – 22nd October 2019
Dealing with Public Realm, Water & Drainage, Housing, Community, Planning, Economic Development, Libraries & Arts, Corporate Support, Performance & Change Management
1 Report
STANDING COMMITTEES ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE
(No Reports)
STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES
(a) Nominations to the Board of the South Dublin Arts Company - Arts, Culture, Gaeilge, Heritage and Libraries SPC meeting on 6th November
PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES/SITES
H-I 7 (a) Proposed freehold disposal of Rowlagh Credit Union, Clondalkin, D. 22
H-I 7 (b) Proposed disposal of 10 Crag Crescent, Clondalkin Industrial Estate, Dublin 22
H-I 7 (a) Proposed freehold disposal of Rowlagh Credit Union, Clondalkin, D. 22
H-I 7 (b) Proposed disposal of 10 Crag Crescent, Clondalkin Industrial Estate, Dublin 22
MANAGERS REPORT
"Can the Chief Executive please replace the kissing gate at Cappaghmore? There are a lot of elderly users and a lot of people in wheelchairs. It is difficult for them to get through it?"
REPORTS REQUESTED BY AREA COMMITTEES
(No Reports)
DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE MADE PUBLIC ROADS
(No Reports)
This Council commits to maintain the current Rent Differential Rate for Local Authority tenants at 10% and the continuation of the €10 per household discount for Local Authority tenants aged over 65, for the term of this Council.
This Council agrees that carbon tax is not the answer to tackle climate change. Carbon tax is a regressive tax. It targets the wrong people and does not challenge the real cause of carbon emissions. This Council calls for a stoppage of any implementation of a new carbon tax and calls for immediate action on investment in renewable energy, public transport and a stop to licences issued to extract fossil fuels.
In view of the number of Post Primary schools in our County and the number of additional schools planned, and taking into account the amount of Section 29 Appeals for refusal to enrol that are going through the DDLEB and the DES, owing to the amount of parents or guardians that are missing application dates or acceptance dates, for Post Primary Schools, due to varying forms of notices of when this process starts and finishes, that this Council calls on the Minister of Education and Skills, to introduce a national registration period, applicable to every Post Primary School, in an effort to ensure that each potential pupil is given a fair and equal chance to enrol at the appropriate time, in the school of their choice.
That we write to the Minister for defence also An Taoiseach asking that the long over due medals for gallantry and distinguished service specifically for the Irish soldiers of “A” Company who served at Jadotville in 1961 be awarded. These medals were promised by former Taoiseach Enda Kenny in his final days in Office and still they have not been received.
That the Chief Executive put in place effective measures, to ensure that housing estates, in relation to which the conditions of the relevant planning permissions have been complied with, are taken in charge without delay, given the financial repercussions for the residents.
Following the attached Sinn Féin motion that was passed in March of this year, This Council reaffirms it’s call to the Chief Executive to review the current waste collection services in conjunction with the other Dublin local Authorities and the Unions with a view to the remunicipalisation of the domestic waste service whereby the Council would take charge once again of the Service but this time in a more efficient and cost competitive manner than was previously the case
This Council, given the recently launched Climate Action Plan and County Climate Emergency, and the recognised role of Trees in tackling Carbon emissions, calls on the Chief Executive to plant at least one acre of native trees over the 2019/20 planting season and that this be in addition to the planned tree planting schedule for 2019/20.
That this Council provides medical priority / disability list applicants with a process in which they can express interest in properties similar to Choice Based Lettings.
That this Council calls for the introduction of a South Dublin Bikes scheme, modelled on the Dublin bikes scheme, as a practical step to increase cycling in our county.
The composition of the Land use Transportation & Planning SPC is:
Elected Members x 6
Development Construction x 1
Business Commercial x 1
PPN x 1(environmental pillar)
This council agrees that following this meeting a delegate from the Dublin Cycling Campaign (https://www.dublincycling.com/), is invited to be included as an additional ex officio non elected member of the SPC. This change in the composition of the Land use Transportation & Planning SPC is to reflect the imperative that Dublin's leading advocates of improved cycling infrastructure are members of the county's leading planning forum. Although the other current members of the committee, both elected and non-elected, could advocate for cycling infrastructure, none would have the hands on experience of Dublin Cycling Campaign that could both highlight the significant risks posed to cyclists today while also providing valuable contributions to discussions on future transport corridors. Dublin Cycling Campaign's input would also help formulate the policy changes needed to achieve the significant modal shift towards cycling implicit in the county's climate, health, road safety, air quality and congestion reducing goals and help reduce cycling related casualties
That this council calls on the Chief Executive to review and reform current training, existing practices as well as methods of cross and inter-department communications in order to ensure that the needless destruction of natural environments, whether protected or not within the South Dublin County jurisdiction (a recent example being the Wetlands in Sean Walsh Memorial Park) can never happen again.
Further that all areas currently protected or in discussion as being protected would be brought to the public's attention by way of a page on the council's website or similar and regular updates given to councillors and all departments within the council. Such a review and reform ought to include ways to ensure that all departments are kept up to date about issues of this nature.
Proficient biodiversity training for all staff members, whether directly employed by the council or by private operators appointed to carry out work on behalf of the council should also be provided if this is not already being done.
Training should be provided to every staff member whether involved in the initial decision making or in the subsequent work of cutting, planting, digging, moving, replacing, spraying or any other work that comes into contact with the natural environment.
Signing up to the All Ireland Pollinator Plan and other similar initiatives should also be considered if not already done so.
To ask the Chief Executive to outline the plans for the switching on of Christmas lights in Lucan village this year and in particular can it be confirmed that any lights damaged during recent pruning and felling of trees in the village will be replaced.