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"To ask the Chief Executive for details of the cleaning schedule in Sean Walsh Park. The stream along the path from the bring centre to the Old Bawn Community School entrance is constantly very littered."
To ask the Chief Executive to outline its current involvements in encouraging business start-ups and entrepeneurial activities in the County either directly or in consultation with other agencies?
"To the Chief Executive, now that the problem with the gauge of the steel fencing has been resolved and replaced when can we expect the Astro pitches facility at the Tallaght Leisure Centre to be finally opened, and why the long delay?"
Correspondence
Dublin Bus-25 Bus in Dodsboro prior to 7am
Cathaoirleach's Business
"That the Council prepare and cost plans for an upgrade to traffic safety at the two Adamstown primary schools, with proposals included for the next budget, specifically:
- An extension to the weight restriction to the railway bridge beside Hanstead
- A signal or flashing crossing between Hanstead and Adamstown
- An extension of the weight restriction to the Adamstown SDZ
- An extension of the times in which this restriction applies. This is to account for the various start and finish times of the local schools
- An upgrade of the signage on approach to the Finnstown/ Adamstown Junction and the various crossing points along Adamstown Avenue
- The creation of a school zone with pelican lights, enhanced road markings, ramps on approach to the crossing, flashing signs, etc.
- The granting of a traffic warden
"That this Area Committee calls on the Minister for Transport to amend road traffic legislation to allow for the enforcement of HGV weight restrictions by way of CCTV."
"That this Council agrees to rectify the lack of street lighting in The Hollows in Lucan village."
"As a follow up to my motion passed at the December 2013 LAC, and subsequent ones including November 2104, and given the agreed policy on the Mobility and Management of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) on South Dublin County Road Network, the subsequent review of weight restrictions that now include a weight restriction of 7.5 tonne on Kennelsfort Road and on the Estates between the R148 and Kennelsfort Road, the revised exclusion zone on Kennelsfort Road and the Chief Executives commitment to review the positon:
This committee now requests that the Chief Executive revisit the issue, as provided for in the Mobility and Management of Heavy Goods Policy adopted by this Council in 2013 and provide for:
(A) a restriction of 3.5 tonne on Kennelsfort Road Upper from the N148 to the entrance of Woodfarm Acres for the following evidence based reasons:
The Dublin City Council has installed a 3.5 tonne restriction on Ballyfermot Road and as both this road and Kennelsfort Road, are in effect the same road that meets at the County Boundary; as both feed into and serve traffic on the Coldcut Road which serves the Liffey Valley Town Centre, Fonthill Business Park, Park West and the Industrial/Business Estates in Clondalkin served by Cloverhill Road, it is imperative that both Ballyfermot Road and Kennelsfort Road have the same level of protection otherwise there will be (there already is) a huge displacement factor with Kennelsfort Road having to carry excessive and undesirable Heavy Goods Vehicle and Heavy (medium) Goods Vehicles traffic.
Kennelsfort Road is already carrying excessive levels of motorised traffic, mainly but not solely commuter traffic and increasingly Liffey Valley Town Centre Traffic (which will increase when the expansion of Liffey Valley Town Centre takes place) especially at peak times leading to serious congestion with attendant noise and air pollution and to an unacceptable level of safety hazards for residents, pedestrians and cyclists;
(B) by installing a barrier restricting barrier at the 18 Bus Terminus that will allow public vehicles but prevent Heavy Goods Vehicles and Heavy (medium) Goods Vehicles (C1 or C!+l) and permit cars and small vans of less than 3.5 tonne carrying capacity thus removing a significant percentage of the motorised traffic and attendant hazards from Kennelsfort Road. There are feasible alternative routes.
In seeking these restrictions, it should be noted that the houses on Kennelsfort Road with a current 7.5 tonne restriction are fronting onto Kennelsfort Road with consequential excessive motorised traffic, noise and air pollution due to the lack of a 'buffer' space, unlike the houses on Ballyfermot Road which are set well back from the roadway but have has a 3.5 tonne restriction/protection imposed by Dublin City Council.
Kennelsfort Road has four controlled pedestrian crossings reflecting the fact that it serves four crèches, two primary and one second level school with a combined young person population of in excess of 1500 children as well as an active and busy cemetery, a Public House and a significant Shopping Centre which incorporates the Post Office; Kennelsfort Road Upper is the distributor road for the residential estates of Woodfarm Acres (650 houses), Oak Court and Glenaulin Estates (600 houses), Palmerstown Court/adjacent residential by Shopping Centre (350 houses), Palmers Manor Estate (450 houses) and also provides access to Manor Road Shopping Area and Credit Union as well as to the 1300 homes between the R148 and Kennelsfort Road; all of which leads to it being extensively motorised and used by Senior Citizens, young persons and their parents and other pedestrians who arrive by Bus. 5. Kennelsfort Road has two cycle ways which promote this mode of transport even though the road is quite narrow, has two significant hill gradients and two serious bends and as such requires restricted vehicle flows which in accordance with the published Policy of this Council, and if permeability is to be promoted, should only allow for cars and light vans as in category B instead of the vans and small trucks allowed under (Category C1). Kennelsfort Road meets all the criteria set out in the Policy for a 3.5 tonne restriction.
(C) The current 7.50 tonne restriction on the Residential Estates between the R148 and Kennelsfort Road must be changed to a 3.5 tonne restriction. This is in keeping with Council policy. The facts speak for themselves; this is a high density residential area, built in the 1950s before progressive planning acts with two primary schools and very narrow roads. Again, if this Council is to seriously implement a coherent permeability policy it must improve the level of safety for pedestrians and cyclists within the area. The area qualifies for additional signage “for Cars only” as provided for in the Council Policy.
This Committee calls on the Chief Executive to initiate the necessary measures to install the above traffic restrictions on both Kennelsfort Road upper and the Estates between the R148 and Kennelsfort Road in accordance with the Mobility and Management of Heavy Goods Vehicles Policy of this Council and to bring a headed item to the May meeting of the Council on the matter."
That this council. recognising the need for safety for children at play in the housing estates in which they live, calls on the Minister for Transport to pass the Road Traffic Amendment Bill 2015 commonly known as Jake's Law, in memory of Jake Brennan, in order to introduce a new mandatory speed limit of 20km specifically for housing estates. The council further commits to writing the Minister on this issue and circulating this letter to all other local authorities in the state for their consideration.
"To ask the Chief Executive to note that there have been a spate of burglaries recently at Grange Downs. Access is being gained through a hole in the fence (see map):
Can the manager please advise on additional security measures, such as higher fences/ lighting/ camera?"
"To ask the Chief Executive to confirm the number of "Green Dog Walkers" currently operating in the Lucan/Palmerstown area?"
"To ask the Chief Executive if lands have been purchased by the HSE to locate a nursing home in the Tymon North Area? And if so can the CEO please provide details regarding the number of residents etc?"
"To ask the Chief Executive, in line with Members Reps Query 1077302, for a detailed report on the agreement made with the Lucan Centre, at the time of the N4 widening, to reinstate their boundary with replacement trees and shrubs, outlining the reasons for the delay in providing same and to give a timescale for the completion of these works?"
"To ask the Chief Executive if the Public lighting Dept can provide a list of areas deemed priority for replacement within Tallaght Central?"
"To ask the Chief Executive why the cleanup works between Droim Na Coille and the halting site in Ballyowen lane have to be carried out by a contractor and to outline the timeframe for completion of these works?"
"To ask the Chief Executive if the laneway between number 31 and 32 Kew Park has been taken in charge by South Dublin County Council?"
"To ask the Chief Executive to confirm the up to date status of all proposed "Play Spaces" in the Lucan/Palmerstown area?"
"To ask the Chief Executive, further to the passing of Motion 10 at the February 24th Lucan Area Committee Meeting, to outline when letters were issued to stakeholders and to outline what replies were received as of this meeting in terms of willingness of the various parties to engage with each other at a meeting including elected reps and offiicals and to outline the likely timeframe for the firming up a date for such a meeting?"
"To ask the Chief Executive is there any scope to go back to the community in Whitechurch and sell the benefits of the playspace in the area, it would be a shame to lose this facility?"