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Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Looney
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

"To ask the Chief Executive to provide an update on the automation of gates in Tymon Park; specifically, when will the gates off Wellington Lane be opened early on Saturday morning to accommodate those taking part in the ParkRun; will football teams at the Limekiln end of the park be informed of and included in these changes so that cars can be parked in the car park rather than on Limekiln Rd, Kippure Ave and Lugnaquilla Ave; and to make a statement on the matter?"

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor G. O'Connell
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

MAYORS BUSINESS

This Council, conscious of the fact that there is a Direct Provision Centre located in this County and that some residents of the facility both individuals and families, have been detained there for up to nine years, now requests that the Chief Executive write to both the Minister for Justice and the Minister for Foreign Affairs deploring this denial of human rights and calling on them to have legislation urgently updated so that the status of asylum seeks/refugees can be decided in the shortest possible time, preferably within nine months of their arrival, and, that they be allowed to seek and take up employment on a permit bases while their status is being considered. That this motion be copied to all other City and County Councils.

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Chief Executive
Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. McCann
Responsibility:
A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

That this council clarifies if a constituent on the council housing list seeks accommodation on the HAP scheme retains their length of time on the housing list if they find themselves in a position for the need of social housing at a later date.  Also to assure this council that all council staff give out the correct information on this issue to the public.

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

That this Council calls on the Minister for Transport to review current legislation with a view to introducing The mandatory use of cycle helmets when cycling on public roads.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Lavelle
Responsibility:
Director of Land Use Planning & Transportation

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the current time taken to repair non-working public lighting and efforts to reduce delays?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Lavelle
Responsibility:
Director of Land Use Planning & Transportation

To ask the Chief Executive if there are any plans to carry out works, such as the provision of underground ducting, in our Villages which would then allow for the undergrounding of overhead power lines in conjunction with the ESB as recommended in numerous Tidy Towns assessment reports?

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

To ask the Chief Executive to confirm that the planned feasibility study of teenage facilities to be undertaken in 2017 will include an examination of the scope for the expansion of youth cafes and facilities for youth work services throughout our County?

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Economic Development, Enterprise and Tourism
Responsibility:
Frank Nevin

Update on Economic/Enterprise support for businesses in the Villages and plans for 2017.

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Landuse Planning & Transportation
Responsibility:
Caitriona Lambert

Update on Village Initiative projects and future plans for physical works in Villages.

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Director of Land Use Planning & Transportation
Responsibility:
Director of Land Use Planning & Transportation

DRAFT POLICY ON INFRASTRUCTURE NAMING, PROVISION OF MEMORIALS & PLAQUES

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Director of Land Use Planning & Transportation
Responsibility:
Eddie Taaffe

DRAFT POLICY ON INFRASTRUCTURE NAMING, PROVISION OF MEMORIALS & PLAQUES

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Lavelle
Responsibility:
Director of Land Use Planning & Transportation

To ask the Chief Executive to indicate the number of planning enforcement files currently open and to further indicate how many of these were received in each of second half of 2016 to date; first half of 2016; second half of 2015; first half of 2015; 2014; 2013 and pre-2013?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Lavelle
Responsibility:
Director of Land Use Planning & Transportation

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a further update on the preparation of the new protocol for coordinated multiagency response on the M50 and to seek a copy of the protocol?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Johansson
Responsibility:
Tony O Grady

"To ask the Chief Executive  are there any plans to finish the road re-surfacing in Lindisfarne (Lindisfarne Vale, Road and Park) and outline a timeline for any such plan?"

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

To ask the Chief Executive, how many dwellings are currently leased by the Council and how much is the Council paying on average per unit?

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

To ask the Chief Executive, how many tenants are currently on the HAP and the RAS scheme respectively, and what is the average rent paid to landlords by the Council per tenant?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor S. Holland
Responsibility:
Sheila Kelly

"To ask the Chief Executive how many section 31 notices have been placed on cars for sale at the carpark at junction of Grange Road and Nutgrove Avenue this year?"

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor S. Holland
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

"To ask the Chief Executive to install litter bins on Ballyboden Road and on Taylors Lane - there is a triumvirate of littering going on between the schools and local shops & the only litter bins belong to the shops."

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor S. Holland
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

"To ask the Chief Executive what plans are in place for the maintenance of the green areas on Whitechurch Road? Some are unkempt and dumping hotspots, especially where the path is hidden from view of main road?"