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Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. O'Connor
Responsibility:
A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

To ask the Chief Executive if, in light of the recent tragic events at Grenfell Towers in London, he will take action to ensure that all multi-storey blocks, owned, managed or otherwise used by South Dublin County Council are compliant with all fire safety regulations and will he undertake that they are monitored regularly.

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

This Council instructs the Chief Executive, not withstanding the current process of engagement with the private sector for the identified land initiative/joint venture housing developments, to write to the new Minister for Housing requesting that he fund and support a Council led mixed tenure development, on one of these sites if appropriate, as a pilot project to demonstrate the benefits of a fully state funded and Council led development designed to meet social and affordable housing need.

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Mary Keenan
Responsibility:
Mary Keenan

2017/2018 Tree Planting Programme

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

To ask SDCC for a report into how they will encourage and promote Dementia Friendly towns as outlined in The Dementia Friendly Communities Toolkit (https://www.alzheimer.ie/Get-Involved/Dementia-Friendly-Communities/Dementia-Friendly-Communities.aspx) by Alzheimer's Ireland and to ask SDCC to take into account this in all new planning applications and decisions. 

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

To ask SDCC for a copy of their LGBT Inclusion Strategy and to ask for a report into how this can be developed to encourage local businesses, schools, services etc. to follow suit and encourage and promote a fully inclusive SDCC County. 

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

That a full report be issued on the number of horses having to be put down January to June 2017 and the cost of this and an update on below agreed motion 

51559 Councillor F. Timmons County Council December 2016 County Council Meeting Motions 15/11/2016

That this committee supports My Lovely Horse Rescue calls to council for enforcement of the Control of horses Act and the council bye laws and that the council considers placing signage in all parks and open spaces - a sign to state such,  won't be tolerated. Also to enforce the requirement for a horse licence, and compliant stabling etc. - all already in bye laws - Also to review the penalties for non compliance that looks at ways to make people comply and enable enforcement. Also, educate people on the bye laws - maybe people literally haven't a clue that they need a horse licence (in a control area), a chip, a passport and an EPN. Equine premises contacts etc. That the Minister be written to and asked to review legislation and that SDCC review its bye Laws and enforcement of same.

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

To ask for a full report on the numbers presenting as homeless January to June and how many of these are first time referrals ?

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

To ask for a report into how much has been made in litter/dumping fines by Council area? And how many prosecutions? 

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Anne Hyland
Responsibility:
Anne Hyland, Brian Keaney

Tallaght Local Area Plan - Commencement of Pre-Plan Consultation

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F.N. Duffy
Responsibility:
Eddie Taaffe

"That the Chief Executive on health and safety grounds calls for the parkland adjacent to Woodstown Village in Knocklyon to be sterilised from future telecommunications masts being located on the parklands of this area."

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Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan, Councillor P. Foley, Councillor E. O'Brien, Councillor E. Murphy
Responsibility:
A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

Following the tragic events at Grenfell Tower, Latimer Road in London this Council calls upon the Director of Housing to ensure that all multi storey blocks owned, managed or otherwise used by this Local Authority to house citizens, are compliant with the most up to date fire safety regulations and that all relevant certificates confirming this position are to hand and undertakes to monitor regularly, the fire safety of the said buildings to ensure no such tragic event occurs in this County.

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Lucinda Watson
Responsibility:
Suzanne Furlong

Update on playspace programme 2014-2018  

Correspondence
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Community Directorate

Departmental

Letter dated13th June 2017, from Department of Justice regarding extra Gardaí

Correspondence
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Community Directorate

Letter dated 13th June from Tipperary County regarding Regional Health Forums

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Murphy
Responsibility:
Director of Land Use Planning & Transportation

Could the Chief Executive please state if South Dublin County Council plans to employ a Biodiversity Officer for the Council.

Correspondence
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Community Directorate

Letter from TII dated 13th June 2017, regarding diversion routes on the M50

Correspondence
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Community Directorate

Letter from An Garda Síochána, regarding incidents on the M50

Correspondence
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Community Directorate

Letter from HSE dated 12th June, regarding Hospital Beds

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community
Responsibility:
Anne Byrne - Community
Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Landuse Planning & Transportation
Responsibility:
Helena Fallon

Fortunestown Lane/N82 junction improvements