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To ask the Chief Executive to outline the provisional dates for public display and consultation periods for the upcoming Development Plan process; and if he will make a statement on the matter?
To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the Policy in relation to the use of Council Public Parks by groups who come together in a voluntary way to support each other in outdoor health exercises such as walking and jogging and in particular to explain why such groups should be required (if they are) to indemnify the Council by taking out Insurance cover and to make a general statement on the use of our Parks, their facilities (e.g. outdoor gyms and skateboarding) by members of the Public?
To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the consultative PPN process and to include in the report details such as the number that attended the briefing, the issues raised at it, the number of queries that followed and the number of organisations that responded and that subsequently registered, and to comment on the process?
To ask the Chief Executive if it is aware of the concerns raised by members of the public into the “smart” water utility meters being fitted by Irish Water and what if any role does the Local Authority have in regulating the installation of Electromagnetic devices and to make a statement on the matter?
To ask the Chief Executive if he is aware of concerns raised by members of the public about the apparent dangers to the private water supply of homes in this County due to possible “tampering” by third parties through the water meter system currently being fitted and to state what role, if any does the Local Authority have in this and to make a statement on the matter?
To ask the Chief Executive what is the duty of care owed by SDCC to it’s customers? What instructions do staff receive regarding answering queries and emails raised by the public? How often do emails/phonecalls go unanswered? Are there plans to improve customer relations?
To ask the Chief Executive how many requests have SDCC received in the past three years for Neighbourhood Watch signs, broken down by electoral area. How long is the average wait time for the erection of Neighbourhood Watch signs from initial application to actual installation? How many estates are currently waiting on the erection of Neighbourhood Watch signs, countywide?
To ask the Chief Executive what is the position with community groups formed after the deadline for PPN membership? How do they get involved going forward?
To ask the Chief Executive how many children have been injured in road traffic accidents within the county within the past five years. How many of those accidents were in housing estates? What is the speed limit in housing estates across the county and what constitutes a housing estate. What is the scope for reducing the speed limit within housing estates?
To ask the Chief Executive to examine ways to improve the Public Consultation Process including better use of social media and examine ways to simplify the Public Consultation Process and to ensure better connections with local community organisations/groups?
To ask the Chief Executive to request that Irish Water provide risk assessments and method statements for the installation of water meters to ensure that the risk of damage to private property is minimised due to water meter installation within South Dublin County Council area?
To ask the Chief Executive to liaise with Irish Water in relation to improving methods of communications with the general public and giving sufficient advanced notice of planned maintenance work and including regular updates?
To ask the Chief Executive to request that Irish Water send out prior notice to residents when carrying out repair/remedial works in South Dublin County Council as there have been reports of residents having no knowledge of these additional works taking place outside their property?
To ask the Chief Executive to present a report of how many Houses are currently Boarded up and what is the time for the current turn around when a house is Handed back to the council?
To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the Pure project (protecting upland and rural environment) and will this project continue?
Growing older doesn’t have to mean slowing down and opportunities for older people in South Dublin should be made available as much as possible. Dublin City Council operate a Passport for Leisure. Has South Dublin County Council organised any similar schemes? If not, would it be possible to extend the Passport for Leisure into South Dublin County?
The problem of graffiti has reached epidemic levels over the past year or two and just seems to be getting worse as each month passes. I propose that the following takes place:
1) Surveillance Cameras be used at Graffiti "black spots" with the consent of the local residents in an attempt to catch the perpetrators. This could be implement similar to the technique used to catch illegal dumping across the county.
2) An education programme be instigated across the county in our local primary and secondary schools explaining the cost of the damage being done. The surveillance steps being taken by the Council to address this issue should also be explained to the teachers and children.
That this Council establish a protocol for residents involvement in the Planning application process. Presently the only obligation is to meet with potential developers in the pre-planning stage. Residents and Communities have no recourse to any meeting to discuss their needs and suggestions.
This Council in welcoming the aspirations of Putting People First and the launch of the Public Participative Network (PPN) initiative, supports the work of the Executive to date in this regard and now propose that we build on the experience gained from both the (PPN) exercise and the Villages Initiative (of 2013) to further develop (and extend the concept), by strengthening the strategy so as to engage with and involve in a meaningful way, civil society in a form of Participative Budgeting in conjunction with the Public Consultation element required in determining the Local Property Tax for the 2016 period.
Mayor's Business
Recognising the Irish Government as a co-guarantor of the Good Friday and subsequent agreements, this motion calls on the Taoiseach to engage directly, as a matter of urgency, with British Prime Minister David Cameron in relation to the political impasse in the North which has resulted from the failure of unionist leaders to honour agreements reached.