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Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Looney
Responsibility:
A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development, Anne Byrne - Community

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the work of the Sports Development Officers employed/funded by SDCC and National Governing Bodies, and to make a statement on the matter. 

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

To ask the Chief Executive to report on the age profile of the staff of the County Council; to ask if the level of younger people within the organisation has been improved in recent years; to state if apprenticeship or other programmes are being used and to what extent; and to make a statement on the matter. 

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

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the Participatory Budgeting Pilot, and to make a statement on the matter. 

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

To ask the Chief Executive how many homeless people are registered with the Council, and how many are in Emergency Accommodation, arranged by category of accommodation, as of the end of March 2017; to state how this compares to previous months; and to make a statement on future plans for people to move into more permanent and suitable accommodation. 

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

To ask the Chief Executive what the Council's targets or objectives for the delivery of social housing units are by the end of 2017, 2018 and 2019 (construction or purchase completed), broken down by funding stream/category, and electoral area, and to make a statement on the matter. 

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Looney
Responsibility:
Director of Land Use Planning & Transportation

That, in order to promote civic pride and a sense of community ownership of our neighbourhoods, his Council calls for the roll-out of new, attractive and functional "welcome to" bilingual signage in all suburbs of the County outside the remit of the "Villages Initiative." That the design of this signage is rooted in a similar concept to the black metal signs erected by Dublin City Council in city suburbs with bespoke artwork. That this signage be designed by the end of 2017 and provided for in the 2018 Budget, with details discussed at Area Committees, with a view to delivering it in 2018.  

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan
Responsibility:
Michael Hannon

"That the Chief Executive enforces the removal of the 40 foot trees from Monastery Heath into Woodford Lawn."

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

Can the Chief Executive please provide a report on the allotments in the County? How many allotments are there in the County in total? Can this be further broken down by local electoral area? How many of the allotments are vacant? What revenue was generated from the allotments since 2014?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Murphy
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

"Can the Chief Executive please provide an update and report on the developments at the Tuning Fork site?"

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Murphy
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

"To ask if signage noting the presence of Japanese Knotweed can be erected in the the areas affected by the invasive species on the Willbrook Road and around the Tuning Fork area?"

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Murphy
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

"Can the Chief Executive please provide an update on the St. Catherine's Gate, Ballyboden (Augustinians) project - the project requires finishing and in particular stone and gravel work? Is there a timescale available for the finishing of this project?"

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Murphy
Responsibility:
Elaine Leech

"Can the Chief Executive please provide a report on the status of the 1916 Roses Project in Ballyboden? Have the locations been selected? What are time scales for the preparation and implementation of the project?"

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Murphy
Responsibility:
Jim Kennelly

"That the Chief Executive allocate funding for the Rosemount Car Park Project in the 2018 Council Budget."

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

To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed report on the staffing resources being provided to litter-picking and cleansing duties along main roads, at open spaces/parks and in residential estates, outside of new the Villages Teams; and to further advise on how  often these areas outside the Villages are likely to be litter-picked?

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

To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed report on the Healthy County Initiative?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Lavelle
Responsibility:
Director of Economic, Enterprise and Tourism Development

To ask the Chief Executive to examine how the Council could provide targeted initiatives to support the active re-use of vacant ground floor commercial units, with street frontage, in our county’s Village?

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

To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed update on the review of public realm depots in the County, including a timeframe for completion of the review?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Lavelle
Responsibility:
Director of Economic, Enterprise and Tourism Development

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on plans to develop new start-up enterprise space, incubator space and hot-desking/business support facilities in the County?

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Kearns
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

"That this Committee calls on the Chief Executive to provide funding to install proper toilet facilities in Tymon Park."

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

Letter dated 22nd March 2017 from Chief Executive Officer Dublin City Council