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Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Nolan
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

That this Council calls on the Minister for Social Protection to reinstate full rates of pay for the under 26's on Job Seekers payment.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. O'Brien, Councillor J. Graham
Responsibility:
A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

This Council agrees that any rapid build emergency accommodation provided by South Dublin County Council should be equally divided between all five local electoral areas and should not be exclusively concentrated in areas that already have a high density of social housing.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Fanning
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

That this Council asks the new Minister for Health Simon Harris to reinstate the €12m his predecessor Minister Leo Varadkar removed from the Mental Health budget for use elsewhere and that a letter with this request be sent to the new Minister from the Council.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Nolan
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

That this Council calls on the Minister for the Environment to reimburse the monies paid to Irish Water by family households to date. 

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Fanning
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

That this Council asks the new Minister for Health Simon Harris to reinstate the €12m his predecessor Minister Leo Varadkar removed from the Mental Health budget for use elsewhere and that a letter with this request be sent to the new Minister from the Council.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Fanning
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

That this Council writes to the recently re-appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, and requests that his department contacts the Egyptian Embassy in Dublin and requests that Lynn Boylan MEP be granted a visa to attend the next trial for Ibrahim Halawa due to take place on June 29th 2016.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Fanning
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change, A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

To ask the Chief Executive, following the Council’s recent advertisements stating the Council’s intention to acquire two vacant sites compulsorily: how many vacant sites has the Council identified, does the Council intend purchasing all such sites and has a budget figure been allocated for such purchases.

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

To ask the Chief Executive how many homeless families were allocated temporary hotel rooms between Jan 1st 2015 and December 31st2015, for what period of time did each family remain in hotel accommodation and how many of those families have since been allocated housing.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Looney
Responsibility:
Mary Maguire

"To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on the dumping/littering in the laneway at the rear of *details provided* which has been reported on several occasions; to ask if the business at this premises are responsible for cleaning this up and monitoring the location, and if not who is?"

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

To ask the Chief Executive to report on the Sports facilities audit which was due to be carried out at the beginning of the year.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. O'Toole
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the defibrillator signs for the County and to provide a list of the areas / locations.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. O'Toole
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

That this Council asks the Chief Executive to consult with local residents and other local stakeholders regarding the suitability and impact of temporary Fun Fairs.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. O'Toole
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the suspensory motion passed in January (see below) requesting an Taoiseach to release any or all records relating to 1916 through to the Civil War

Suspensory Motion

“As we approach a period of commemoration and reflection with the 100th Anniversary of the Easter Rising, the War of Independence and Civil War, there will be a huge interest in this major period in the history of our country. It is of paramount importance that any remaining records of this p considers releasing any records related to this period of our state”)eriod are made available for historical record purposes and also to assist families/individuals trying to find information about their ancestry, in some cases tragic circumstances, during this period.

As a significant number of records of this period have been destroyed or lost it is vital that we ensure that any remaining records are preserved and released to the public. This motion asks that the CEO u78public domain. Furthermore that the Taoiseach asks that the British Government also."

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Nolan
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

That this Council calls on the Minister for the Environment to reimburse the monies paid to Irish Water by family households to date. 

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Nolan
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

That this Council calls on the Minister for Social Protection to reinstate full rates of pay for the under 26's on Job Seekers payment.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. O'Brien, Councillor J. Graham, Deputy M. Ward
Responsibility:
A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

This Council agrees that any rapid build emergency accommodation provided by South Dublin County Council should be equally divided between all five local electoral areas and should not be exclusively concentrated in areas that already have a high density of social housing.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Deputy M. Ward
Responsibility:
William Purcell

"That the Chief Executive present a report on traffic calming measures in the Clondalkin LEA in the last 12 months and outlining what funding is available for traffic calming for the next 12 months."

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Higgins
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

That South Dublin County Council write to Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) seeking their commitment to abide by our new County Development Plan, allowing for the upgrade of the current route of the N81, including a dual carriage way from Jobstown to the Embankment. This issue was debated at length during the Development Plan and the TII and Minister for Transport need to abandon proposals for the creation of a new N81 along the emerging preferred corridor in order to comply with our collective decision and new County Development Plan. 

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. O'Brien, Councillor J. Graham
Responsibility:
Yvonne Dervan, A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

This Council agrees that any rapid build emergency accommodation provided by South Dublin County Council should be equally divided between all five local electoral areas and should not be exclusively concentrated in areas that already have a high density of social housing.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. O'Brien, Councillor J. Graham
Responsibility:
A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

This Council agrees that any rapid build emergency accommodation provided by South Dublin County Council should be equally divided between all five local electoral areas and should not be exclusively concentrated in areas that already have a high density of social housing.