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Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor H. Farrell
Responsibility:
Director of Community

To ask the Chief Executive when the last accessibility audits were carried out for local population centres across the County, and to list the dates and area reports where known?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor H. Farrell
Responsibility:
Director of Planning and Transport

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the road safety audits of beacon free pedestrian crossings that management committed to carrying out in response to my previous motion in March 2025.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor H. Farrell
Responsibility:
Director of Planning and Transport

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on 'wide vehicles' within the County. The report should include the current dimensions that define a 'wide vehicle', how these dimensions are determined, and if there are any known plans by Government to update them in response to the increasing width of most road vehicles year on year.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor H. Farrell
Responsibility:
Director of Planning and Transport

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on Protected Trees. The report should include the current number of Protected Trees within the County, to outline the process for the public or public representatives to nominate new trees for protection, with a particular focus on native heritage trees that are several hundred years old and located on private land.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brady
Responsibility:
Director of Planning and Transport

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the status of housing estates that have not yet been taken in charge. Report to include, for each estate, the current status of the taking in charge process including an estimated timeframe for when the process is expected to commence and conclude.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor H. Farrell
Responsibility:
Director of Community

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the implementation of a Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP) in any part of SDCC. Report to include an update on progress and plans for wider rollout, in the near future?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Director of Housing

To ask the Chief Executive would he issue a report into the cost of building a one, two, three and four bed home in SDCC and the alternative cost of buying same on the open market to ensure value for money for the taxpayer ?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Director of Community

To ask the Chief Executive would he consider a more scaled back community endeavour awards much more like the mayor awards and give a breakdown for the cost of the last community endeavour awards ?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
County Architect

To ask the Chief Executive to issue a breakdown report into any cost incurred in over runs on Council Capital projects for the last 12 months?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Director of Community

To ask the Chief Executive is there an initiative that would help combat anti-social behaviour and to engage with teenagers in particular.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Director of Community

To ask the Chief Executive to comment on the intended protocol for presidential hopefuls who look to SDCC for a nomination and ensure that that the protocol does not allow the promotion of hate towards refugees / asylum seekers or members of the LGBTQ+ community or any other community?

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor K. Keane
Responsibility:
Director of Community

That this council calls on the Minister for Housing to allow local authorities the same discretion to agree to increase HAP and Homeless HAP payments for tenants to stay in their existing (pre-2022) accommodation, rather than face eviction from their rental property. 

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
Director of Community

That this council calls on the Irish Central Bank to cease facilitating the sale of Israeli Government Bonds in the EU.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor A. Smyth
Responsibility:
Director of Housing

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on how many people have refused housing offers in 2025 to date? Report to include a break down on the reasons given for the refusal.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor A. Smyth
Responsibility:
Director of Climate Action

This council calls on the Chief Executive to amend the policy on the issuing of long term pitch leases for clubs who have been in existence for over 20 years to include a clause for the council to remove the lease if the club ceases to operate.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor N. Whelan
Responsibility:
Director of Housing

To ask the Chief Executive to please provide a report of how many Tenant In Situ sales have not progressed due to the new rules implemented by the Minister earlier this year.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brady
Responsibility:
Director of Planning and Transport

To ask the Chief Executive to report on the budget allocated to footpath repairs analysed by electoral area by year for the last five years.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brady
Responsibility:
Director of Planning and Transport

To ask the Chief Executive to report on the number of outstanding footpath repair requests recorded by the Council, in tabular format analysed by electoral area by year.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. de Courcy
Responsibility:
Director of Community

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a list of all grants available from the Council for Residents Associations to improve their estate/area.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Duff
Responsibility:
Director of Community

That this Council calls the Irish Business Against Litter League and their agent, An Taisce, to refrain from including small Social Housing areas in their Annual Report, when considering the overall Littering report on the general area and should only consider Commercial and open Public Realm areas in their report.