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Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. O'Toole
Responsibility:
Director of Land Use, Planning and Transportation

To ask the Chief Executive if planning permission is required for installing temporary accommodation on lands within current and future Strategic Development Zones.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Looney
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

To ask the Chief Executive if there are plans for the provision of sanitary products free of charge in all Council public buildings, libraries, leisure centres, community centres and other appropriate buildings, as is being done in our neighbouring local authority in Dublin City, and to make a statement on the matter.  

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Foley
Responsibility:
Mary Keenan

"To ask the Chief Executive since we were promised that the tree stumps in the Dublin 12 area would be done in the Autumn, is there a schedule in place?  Could the plans be provided?"

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Foley
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"The red brick ramps in Templeville, Ashfield and Cypress areas of Templeogue are degrading badly.  To ask the Chief Executive are there plans in place to refurbish these?  Could plans be provided?"

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

REPORT FROM JOINT POLICING COMMITTEE

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Foley
Responsibility:
Director of Land Use, Planning and Transportation

Is there a policy for dealing with the practice of car traders parking cars in residential areas, essentially using these areas as their car sales forecourt?  This is creating nuisance parking for residents of the county.  Could the Chief Executive give a statement on the matter?

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Deputy M. Ward
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

Mayors Business

That this Council calls on Minister Simon Harris to immediately approve the drug Spinraza to sufferers of Spinal Muscular Atrophy as this drug is available in 19 other European Countries but not Ireland.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Deputy M. Ward
Responsibility:
A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

Mayors Business

That this Council calls on the Chief Executive to produce a map of all potential small infill housing plots in the County and furthermore calls on members to assist the Chief Executive in producing this map using their local knowledge.

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

That the Council treat the trees in public parks that border estates differently in the next review of the Living with Trees policy.  Trees in parks are planted with no restrictions on size.  While large and exotic trees can enhance a public park, the planting of such trees has a negative impact on the residential houses that they border and overlook.  Residents located next to parks with large trees often live in constant shade and fear that that their property could be damaged in high winds.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor K. Egan
Responsibility:
C AC Meeting Administrator

"That this Committee recognise this years sporting achievement by Winnie McDonagh from Neilstown Boxing Club. Winnie represented Ireland at the School Girl European Championships in Bulgaria and won a gold medal. Winnie will be aiming for an Olympic place for Ireland sport in the future."

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor Rob Russell
Responsibility:
Mary Keenan

"To ask the Chief Executive how many complaints have been recieved from residents regarding individual trees across RTT?"

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

To ask the Chief Executive if he would confirm the plans in place to deal with bad weather events given the list of expected storms recently revealed by Met Eireann and in responding will he also report on actions taken on the 18th of September last when Storm Ali arrived in South Dublin and will he make a statement.

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

To ask the Chief Executive to present an update on the Council's Pavilion Programme confirming the schedule now being followed in respect of the matter and will he make a statement.

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

To ask the Chief Executive to present a report on the delivery of the Playspace Programme and in responding will he give details of future plans in that regard.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

To ask the Chief Executive for a report in the Choice Based Letting system as it has come to my attention that it doesn't allow details to be submitted and register interest in accommodation on certain mobile phones and devices, to ask how and when this will be rectified? Also to outline what phones and devices it won't work on and how the public has been informed of this?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

To ask the Chief Executive for a report in the amount of Residential Rents owed to SDCC and to compare this with Rents owed for this period last year and how SDCC intends to collect the outstanding rents?

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

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the enforcement of litter and illegal dumping and fines issues for same and to ask for a breakdown of these by area to include how many fines issued and how many paid etc?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Director of Land Use, Planning and Transportation

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on how the speeding in residential estates will be enforced despite a lot of money spent on signage and to ask that SDCC consider using social media, newsletter etc. to encourage drivers to slow down in residential estates.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

To ask the Chief Executive for a report into the Medical Priority list, How often does the Independent HSE Person review and access the applications? What is the waiting time? How many applications are currently waiting for assessment? And how many are on the medical Priority list?

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Brian Leonard
Responsibility:
Brian Leonard

Lucan swimming pool - update