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That this Council supports the workers in Dunnes Stores who are seeking;
* The implementation of banded hours contracts which would give workers security of hours and earnings
* A review of excessive use of temporary contracts of employment
* Individual and collective representational rights for Dunnes Workers
*This Council welcomes Government commitment to legislate for improved framework for workers who seek to better their terms and conditions where collective bargaining is not recognised by their employer
* Further, this Council welcomes Government commitment to legislate so that workers can have confidence that they have an effective system that protects and promotes their rights. This legislation ensures that they can advance claims about renumeration, terms and conditions, and have those determined, based on comparisons with similar Companies, and not be victimised for doing so.
That this Council welcomes the publication by Minister for Transport Paschal Donohoe TD of the new ‘Guidelines for Setting and Managing Speed Limits’; and calls on he Chief Executive to ensure the speedy introduction in this County of both the new urban ‘Slow Zones’ for residential areas and the new speed signage for minor local roads in rural areas.
Update on the Play Space Programme 2014 – 2018
Public Realm Works Programme 2015
Update on the Five Year Play Space Programme 2014 – 2018
"To ask the Chief Executive to note that at February’s Area Committee meeting we were informed that path defects not included in the works programme but considered dangerous would be examined on an individual basis. Defects that were seen as trip hazards would be reviewed on a scale of 0 to 5 and dealt with accordingly. Since that meeting I have submitted several such trip hazards for review and was told that this rating system did not exist. Please update?"
To ask the Chief Executive for the cost to the council for the last year that it had the responsibility for bin collections. Additionally, for that same year, what was the cost of the removal of litter and illegal dumping?
To ask the Chief Executive, how much has been allocated through capital funding for new builds and redevelopments for Traveller accommadation by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government department? Additionally, when will the uncompleted elements of the previously agreed locations of the 2008-2013 programme commence?
To ask the Chief Executive, can a similar approach of the house hold budget, be adopted, whereby, rent is deducted from social welfare payments, for the purpose of buying and supplying chalets or mobile homes for Traveller accommodation?
Mayors Business
That this Council notes the increasing casualization of employment, adding to high levels of economic inequality; acknowledges the increasing prevalence of zero and low hour contracts; calls on the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to adopt an industrial relations policy that ends zero hour contracts, supports banded hour and full time contracts and protects workers creating a benchmark for sustainable decent employment.
Minutes of meeting of February 11th 2015
Tourism strategy (Report from Tourism Working Group meeting on 20th March.)
Update on Business Support Grant
Update on LECP process.
AOB
"That this committee agrees that the manager present a report at the meeting on the ongoing danger and nuisance arising from the vacant property at 86 Rosewood Grove outlining what actions will be taken to deal with these problems."
"That this Committee agrees that a Local Area Plan specifically for the Scholarstown/Stocking Lane/Stocking Avenue/Boden Park/Woodfield/Brookwood/Templeroan area is needed in order to properly future plan developments in the area that have an immediate impact on the locality, not least, from a traffic management perspecitve."
"That this Committee agrees that the Traffic Section of SDCC liaises with DLRCOCO with a view to examine the management of traffic from Grange Road through Nutgrove junction and from Grange Road through Marley Park junctions. - in order to improve traffic flow, particularly from the South Dublin direction."
That this Committee agree to a major facelift of the areas at the Whitestown Stream- Balrothery, Seskin View and the Avonmore section which will extend and enhance the Dodder Greenway Route.
That this Committee asks the Chief Executive for an update regarding planning enforcement at the site known as "Metal Powders International", Old Blessington Road.