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Transportation
Responsibility:
William Purcell
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Libraries & Arts
Responsibility:
Bernadette Fennell

Library News & Events

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Public Realm
Responsibility:
Public Realm

New Works (No Business)

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Meeting:
Submitted by:
Transportation
Responsibility:
William Purcell

Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads (No Business)

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor K. Mahon
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

Can the Chief Executive report on what steps can be taken to ensure that play spaces are accessible to those in the county with mobility challenges, such as wheelchair users?

Are there plans to incorporate wheelchair accessible swings, for example, into the upcoming play space programme? Could additional facilities be incorporated into existing play spaces in the county parks? Does the Council monitor improving technologies and innovations around accessibility to amenities and the public realm?

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Meeting:
Submitted by:
Public Realm
Responsibility:
Suzanne Furlong

Final Report - Teenage Facility Survey

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Edwina Leonard
Responsibility:
Suzanne Furlong

Final Report Teenage Facility Survey

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan
Responsibility:
Brian Leonard, Paul McAlerney

"To ask the Chief Executive if there is any update on the Cowin site, Orchard Road, Clondalkin? This is going on a long time now."

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. O'Donovan
Responsibility:
Sheila Kelly

"To ask the Chief Executive to write to the National Transport Authority asking them to appear before the February RTT Area Committee Meeting to explain the reasoning behind the plans to alter the layout of the Orlagh Roundabout, as part of the Tallaght to Ballyboden Cycle Route Scheme.  The new layout has caused traffic chaos, created safety concerns and has had a massively detrimental effect on local residents, and businesses.  This community deserves to know what the thinking was around the changes and what can be done to reverse them."

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Paul McAlerney

Cathaoirleach's Business

“That this Area Committee asks that South Dublin County Council look at the use of the old Swimming pool beside Clondalkin Sports and Leisure Centre for Community use.  One possible use would be a Theatre for Clondalkin drama group, local bands, Irish dancing and dance groups, other shows, talks and conferences etc. The estimate costs and condition of the structure be looked at and that this area committee discusses the building that has been idle for a number of years ''

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Nolan
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

This Council calls on the Chief Executive to support schools and supply materials to schools who are prepared to organise a propagation programme for children.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Donovan
Responsibility:
A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

That this Council recognizes the work of Local Policing Forums in serving our Communities and seeks to establish such policing forums across all remaining Area Committees in our County

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Johansson
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

That this Council, acknowledging the devastating effect of plastic bottles on the environment and the urgent need to tackle plastic pollution,  provide free public drinking water fountains in selected locations (to be discussed and agreed at local Area Committee Meetings) across the county for the public.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Gogarty
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

That the Chief Executive report on its formal plans for the management and upgrade of pet farms in the county on lands owned or maintained by this local authority and in particular outlines how the welfare of the animals under its care will be improved going into the future or whether the animals will be sent to animal shelters; and if a statement can be made on the matter.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor V. Casserly, Councillor K. Egan
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

https://changingplaces.ie/build-changing-places/

To call on the Chief Executive, following recent budget approval from the overseas training budget, to allocate funds and install Changing Places Facilities as per guidelines of Inclusion Ireland in Civic Offices Clondalkin, Clondalkin Leisure Centre, Tallaght Stadium and Ballyroan Library with the surplus funds being utilized by the Disability Consultative Forum to carry out an accessibility study on all council managed buildings to ensure we are compliant and functional for all in our community.

**We acknowledge changing places is a step beyond current building regulations, however it is progressive, and offers our community dignity and freedom to participate fully in society.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. O'Connor
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

That this South Dublin County Council calls on Charlie Flanagan TD Minister for Justice & Equality to confirm to the Council his plans, including new legislation,  to tackle the menace of Scramblers, asking the Minister to appreciate that this is now a serious issue of concern to many communities.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. O'Toole
Responsibility:
A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development, Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

That this Council requests the Chief Executive to look at ways in which this Council could hire an Irish Sign Language Interpreter. An interpreter could in turn teach volunteers within the community. Trained volunteers could then assist groups, organisations, sports clubs etc. in the many events we have within our community ‘too many to name’. We ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on this and to make comment on the proposal.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor B. Leech
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

That this Council calls on the government to fund and construct a publicly owned dedicated dog pound to service the four local authority areas.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan, Councillor B. Lawlor, Councillor E. Higgins
Responsibility:
Director of Land Use, Planning and Transportation

That members directs the Council to initiate a variation to the Development Plan to alter the zoning matrix for the RW (Retail Warehouse) zoning by making ‘Shop Neighbourhood’ open for consideration and by the insertion of ‘Specialist Forms of Retailing’ as open for consideration.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor G. O'Connell
Responsibility:
A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

That this Council recognising the excellent track record of this Council in the provision of Traveller Accommodation, requests that the Chief Executive present a report on the operation of the TAP (Traveller Accommodation Programme) including progress to date and the new National Guidelines in relation to TAP and that a discussion take place on how effective and relevant the current approach is, given that work on the next TAP is about to commence so as to prepare a draft during the remaining lifetime of this Council to be signed off by the incoming Council in September 2019.