That this Tallaght Area Committee asks the Chief Executive if he would write to all necessary stakeholders in the operation of the Luas Light Rail System asking them to address local concerns regarding increasing noise generated by the Tram system, in particular, but not exclusively, along Katherine Tynan Road adjacent to Kingswood Heights Estate inviting them to meet with the area committee and present full details of the original design noise levels set down when the system was advertised and designed as the quietest public transport system and with a comparison to the current noise levels and that this Area Committee will be calling for immediate action and works to reduce the level of noise emanating from the operation of the Tram system and will also ask that the area adjacent to Kingswood Heights be the pilot project in this regard.

• Motion 1

"To ask the Chief Executive if he would confirm that all the units of accommodation in Pairc Na Greine, Cookstown Road Tallaght are now occupied and will he detail support services to the tenants?"

"To ask the Chief Executive if he will confirm how many new Council houses he expects to deliver in the areas covered by the Tallaght Area Committee in this calendar year?"

That this Tallaght Area Committee asks the Chief Executive to confirm if he is dealing with any request from residents of the Maplewood area, Springfield, Tallaght regarding a request for the provision of dedicated playing facilities in the area; will he confirm plans for local consultations in that regard and detail how such a proposal might be progressed to deal with concerns about anti-social behavior and the lack of suitable local facilities.

• Motion 5

"To ask the Chief Executive to present an updated report on the Play Space proposals in respect of Kilnamanagh and Kingswood Heights and will he detail actions he plans to deal with any of the concerns expressed regarding his proposals and will he also outline the schedule now being followed and confirm that the full cost of these works is available in the current year?"

• Q. 2

"To ask the Chief Executive if his Roads Department is aware of a request from residents of Maplewood Avenue Springfield Estate Tallaght to provide traffic calming measures in the area which would also have the effect of preventing the playing of football on the roadway; will he confirm plans for local consultations in the matter and will he make a statement?"

• Q. 12

"To ask the Chief Executive to immediately carry out a review of the pedestrian crossing facilities (or lack of same) at the two roundabouts at the eastern end of Belgard Square North and in carrying out this review will he identify all works required to improve pedestrian safety at these roundabouts and establish a hierarchy that gives a greatly increased priority to pedestrians at these locations and schedule the carrying out of such works at the earliest occasion?"

• Q. 11

"The Council recently advised that a pilot programme of dog foul bag dispensers was to be launched in local parks. Can the Department please update and advise whether Kingswood/ Newlands Cemetary Park is to be included in this programme, and whether this will include the provision of litter bins in the parks?"

• Q. 4

"That the CEO would provide this committee with the criteria used by this Council in deciding when to provide a “Lease” and when to provide a “Licence” when assigning (part of) parkland, buildings or other publicity owned property to a sports organisation or community group in the Lucan Palmerstown area." 

• M 25 - Lease/Licence

"To ask the Chief Executive for a report on progress on the proposal that this Council take over responsibility for the Traffic Lights at the junction of Kennelsfort Road/The Coldcut?"

• Q 17 - Traffic Lights Kennelsfort Rd/Coldcut junction

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That this committee requests the Manager responsible to respond positively to local tidy town and/or community groups who request litter bins in locations they know will make a difference even though they do not SEEM to comply with out Litter Management Plan. The plan may have to be amended."

"That the CEO provide this Committee with a definitive answer to the question: Is a car park in a Council Public Park exempt Development and if yes, can he quote the source for this assertion."

• M 17 - Car Park in Council Public Park

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That this Committee congratulates the Council in setting up two Tree Maintenance Crews and the progress that has been made in some areas, however it is equally concerning at the way in which the Tree Maintenance Programme is working out in practice especially as there are many trees in Estates in the Lucan Palmerstown Area that are healthy but totally out of place in a residential area. The trees in question are blocking out light from homes leaving residents open to depression and (driveways and gardens leading to moss and worse) are in some cases damaging the garden walls and/or lawns and produce the level of leaves in Autumn that (especially elderly and other) residents find impossible to deal with."

• M 2 - Tree Maintenance Programme

Cathaoirleach's Business
"This committee expresses its disappointment at the lack of progress in having even some of the signage replaced to reflect the will of the people in Palmerstown who vote unanimously to drop the name “Palmerston” by plebiscite in 2013 and calls on the Council to bring forward a timeframe within which all of the signage will be corrected."

• M 18 - Signage

"Following the very successful workshop on the Liffey Valley involving Elected Councillors and Council Officials from both this County and Fingal, that Management provide an update on progress on items discussed at that meeting to include a strategy for progressing both the SAAO Management Committee and ongoing collaboration between the two Local Authorities and on how the City and Kildare Councils can be productively involved."

• M 16 - SAAO Management Committee

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That this committee write to and congratulate the Palmerstown Volunteers who have undertaken care and maintenance work in the historic and heritage graveyard at Mill Lane in Palmerstown, condemns the recent acts of vandalism and requests that this Council provide whatever protection it can so that the Graveyard and Church is preserved for future generations and that compliments to good work of the volunteers."

• M 13 - Mill Lane Palmerstown

"Further to a JPC meeting where I requested that Lucan be included for CCTV to help address anti-social behaviour this committee asks the CEO to liaise with the Lucan Gardaí to identify areas/locations where CCTV can be installed in the Lucan and Palmerstown area."

• M 10 - Community CCTV

"Following previous questions submitted on the issue of investigating the flooding/water drainage problem on Ballyowen lane that this committee requests an update on the findings of this examination and also to ask the Chief Executive to confirm if the water drainage issues at this location is connected to similar water drainage problems at Hermitage Park (Esker Football Club)."

• M 9 - Flooding Ballyowen Lane

"That this committee asks the Chief Executive to include road safety features at Lucan Sarsfield and consider a pedestrian crossing at the Lucan Sarsfield entrance/exit when the Newcastle road is being widened considering that a large number of children and adults walk to the club particularly during the summer months."

• M 20- Road Safety Lucan Sarsfield

"Further to my bin survey in 2015 which highlighted the inadequate amount of bins in Lucan and Palmerstown parks that this committee asks the Chief Executive to commit to increasing the number of bins in our parks and in particular Willsbrook park that currently has no bin."

• M 4 - Litter Bins