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Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Genockey
Responsibility:
Mary Hayes

To ask the Chief Executive how many window and door replacements have been carried out in the county this year, how many are planned for the rest of the year and how long is the average waiting list for such replacements?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Genockey
Responsibility:
Mary Hayes

To ask the Chief Executive how it intends to choose households for energy retrofitting using the grant of over €850,000 that was recently allocated to this authority by the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government?

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Gogarty
Responsibility:
David Fennell

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That the Chief Executive reviews the management and security of its parks, in advance of the budgetary process, with a view to providing the most cost-effective enhanced service possible, including longer opening of car parks during daylight hours for sports clubs, the liaison with community Garda and mountain bike units and the appointment of designated neighbourhood liaisons for a better response to ongoing problems in blackspot areas."

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Gogarty
Responsibility:
David Fennell

"That the Chief Executive liaise with local clubs and Griffeen Glen Residents Association to identify an optimum safe location for the provision of changing room facilities as well as its parking times policy, so as to avoid the escalation of problems in relation to bad parking within the estate, people having to change at cars and anti-social behaviour at the changing rooms, which was exacerbated by their recent relocation and which the Council has indicated it is in the process of trying to address."

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Lavelle
Responsibility:
Andrew O'Mullane

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on efforts to improve the energy efficiency of the public lighting in the County?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Lavelle
Responsibility:
Paul Hogan

To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed update on the ongoing studies of potential hydro-electric schemes in the County?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Lavelle
Responsibility:
Patrick de Roe

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on plans for capital improvement projects under the Villages Initiative?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Lavelle
Responsibility:
Brian Sheehan

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the water safety risk analysis of waterside areas of public parks in the County?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Looney
Responsibility:
Willie Sheils

To ask the Chief Executive when the new SPC's will be in place and operational, and to make a statement on the envisaged role of each SPC in the work of this Council into the future?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Looney
Responsibility:
Willie Sheils

Chun ceist a chur ar an mBainisteoir faoin stratéis atá ag an Chomhairle Chontae ar forbairt na Gaeilge; chun ról atá ag an Oifigeach Gaeilge a shoiléiriú; cén Coiste Polasaí Strátéiseach a bhaineann leis an Ghaeilge; cén polasaíthe atá ann chun ceisteanna as Gaeilge a fhreagairt ón Comhaireleoirí agus baill den phobail; cén todhchaí a mbeidh ar Seachtain na Gaeilge ÁCT; agus cé atá i gceannais chun nascanna a coimeáid leis an phobail Gaeilge inár Chontae?

To ask the Chief Executive about the strategy the County Council has in relation to the development of Irish; to clarify the role of the Irish Officer; Which SPC relates to the Irish; what are the policies to answer questions from the councillors and members of the public; what is the future of Seachtain na Gaeilge Átha Cliath Theas; and who is responsible to maintain connections with the Irish speaking community within our council?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Looney
Responsibility:
Frank Nevin, Tony Shanahan

To ask the Manager to provide an update on tourism promotion in the County, and to state how plans to support and increase tourism will be developed in the time ahead?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Looney
Responsibility:
Teresa Walsh

To ask the Manager to make a statement on the Council's commitment to combating and adapting to climate change, and to state how Council policies in this area will be developed, implemented and reviewed in the time ahead?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor R. McMahon
Responsibility:
John Quinlivan

To ask the Chief Executive what percentage, in value terms, of contracts awarded are awarded to companies based in the South Dublin County Administrative area? and is this a factor when awarding contracts when all other factors are equal?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor R. McMahon
Responsibility:
Martin Judge

To ask the Chief Executive the value of commercial rates not collected in 2013 due to premises being vacant in the County and also what is the policy of the Council regarding commercial rates if a premises is partly occupied ie what percentage of rates is charged?  

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
Lorna Maxwell

To ask the Chief Executive  for a report on the Commemorations Committee and the development of plans for a programme of events to mark the centenary of 1916?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. O'Donovan
Responsibility:
Paul Hogan, Eddie Taaffe

To ask the Chief Executive how much revenue has been generated from development levies in South Dublin over the past five years?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. O'Donovan
Responsibility:
Mary Maguire

To ask the Chief Executive how many requests for dog fouling and Neighbourhood Watch signs have been received by the Council for the past three years and how many such signs have been erected?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. O'Donovan
Responsibility:
Mary Keenan

To ask the Chief Executive how many requests for tree pruning and tree removal the Council have received over the past three years and how many trees have been pruned and removed throughout the area during the past three years?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. O'Toole
Responsibility:
John McLoughlin

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on bus lanes which are currently not been used by a regular bus service and to confirm why they are currently not in use and to ask if due consideration could be given to opening up these unused bus lanes to general traffic?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. O'Toole
Responsibility:
Leo Magee, Brian Sheehan

Further to the dog litter campaign could the CE confirm if there are plans to increase the number of dog litter bins in the county particularly in and around public parks?