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With over 300 homeless families in the County and no significant inroads into the housing lists the requirement for significant public housing programmes and the utilisation of publicly owned land banks should be a key task of this council.
This council opposes the privatisation of public land or homes.
This Council also calls on management to use available powers to develop the proposed 892 homes on the lands at Kilcarbery/The Grange as public and affordable housing. 60% of these homes should be reserved for those on the social housing list as traditional social housing.
We propose that the remaining 40% be open to those not on housing lists but on an occupancy only basis and developed on an affordable model financed through the Housing Finance Agency with the Council maintaining a first right of refusal option on the future sale of any of these properties.
It is estimated that the cost of building 357 affordable homes is €70.8 million, (1 bed by 60 units, 2 bed by 80, 3 bed by 200, 4 bed by 17). On the basis of a 10% deposit and 25 year mortgages at an interest rate of 2%, monthly repayments would range from €572 for a one bedroom to €954 for a four bedroom house.
The housing crisis can be tackled but only by breaking with the logic of for profit development and by devoting significant resources to delivering public housing. In doing so the trend of the declining share of public housing would be halted and could begin to be substantially reversed.
"To ask the Chief Executive when grit boxes will be refilled after the snow events early on in the year?"
"To ask the Chief Executive how many planning applications for the RTT area were submitted for the months of June, July and August this year?"
"To ask the Chief Executive how grass cutting crews were utilised during the summer drought when growth was at a minimum?
"To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the Tree Maintenance Scheme and what the current policy is where a tree is lifting the footpath? Is this considered a danger to be dealt with immediately or does it have to wait for an estate-wide inspection to be dealt with?"
"That this Area Committee calls on An Post to ensure a post office service is restored to Templeogue Village as soon as possible, and also calls on An Post to restore the previous service offered in Greenhills in the retail units currently under construction."
"To ask the Chief Executive for an update to the works on the dog run at Tymon Park, and to make a statement on the matter?"
"To ask the Chief Executive to liaise with the development company and other appropriate bodies to ensure proper public lighting at Sally Grove estate, and to make a statement on the matter?"
"That this Area Committee again notes that under CS6 SLO1 of the current County Development Plan, a Ballymount Local Area Plan was to have been prepared and the process concluded by the end of 2018; asks for an update on the work carried out since the May meeting; and calls for the process to be initiated as soon as possible."
"To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the Dublin Mountains Tourism Project, and to make a statement on the matter?"
"That this Area Committee receives a full report on the remainder of the proposed playspace programme for debate."
"To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the Dublin 12 Laneway Cleansing Programme; to ask if a particular location (details provided) can be cleansed; and to make a statement on the matter?"
"That this Area Committee calls for the immediate reopening of the Edmondstown Road and calls for a full report on the Council's actions to ensure the reopening of this road since our last meeting."
The motion below was passed at the May OP&F. Can the Chief Executive update as to whether representations were sent to the Minister and whether any response has been received?
To ask the Chief Executive to outline the options available to this Council under the URDF (Urban Regeneration and Development Fund) on which the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government recently briefed all LA Chief Executives and if he would make a comment on the matter.
To ask the Chief Executive if there is any possible way that this Council can make a bid for the Development of Social Housing in current and future Special Development Zones under the recently announced URDF (Urban Regeneration and Development Fund) given that Special Development Zones are specifically referred to in the Scheme and if any such bids have been submitted or are in the process of being submitted by this Council.
That this Council declares South Dublin County a breastfeeding friendly county and takes action to promote breastfeeding-friendly policies in all Council buildings and in the county in general.
That this Council supports the families of the Stardust victims in their calls for a new inquiry into the tragedy and agrees to write to the Attorney General asking him to grant a fresh inquest as soon as possible.
That this Council declares South Dublin County a breastfeeding friendly county and takes action to promote breastfeeding-friendly policies in all Council buildings and in the county in general.
Cathaoirleachs Business
"That this Area Committee requests the Chief Executive presents a progress report on the Dodder Greenway project to the Area Committee."