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That this council calls on the Chief Executive to set up a task force to examine how litter and illegal dumping can be tackled in the county. This task force could operate similarly to the existing local policing and public transport committees and could include residents, elected members, council staff and other stakeholders including members of the refuse industry, gardaí and local tidy towns groups.
Report on Village Improvements Plan Projects
"To ask for a detailed report on the efforts to date; and works likely required, to secure the full restoration of the old Guinness Silver Bridge in Palmerston; including details of any costings conducted on the work required; and on the opportunities that may be available to secure funding for these works?"
To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report outlining how many people are currently on the priority housing list after being certified qualified due to medical grounds. Can the chief executive please provide a breakdown by North and South of the M50 and also by year applicants first became eligible and are still waiting to be housed under these grounds. Can the Chief Executive also provide some statistics outlining how long the average person spends on this list prior to getting housed under this criteria?
"That this Area Committee commends the Foxborough Residents Group on their fantastic efforts in maintaining and enhancing the public realm of both Foxborough estate and of the main roads that pass through and close to the estate, including the painting of plastered boundary walls at Balgaddy Road; however noting the historic failure by this Council to ensure the plastering of boundary walls along the main road between the Grangecastle Road junction and Foxborough Road roundabout, this Area Committee now agrees to support the request by Foxborough residents to have these walls plastered; and therefore recommends that an appropriate sum be provided in the Councils’ budget for 2015, ring-fenced from within the public realm allocation for Lucan, to fund the plastering of these walls in Spring 2015."
"That this Area Committee asks the Chief Executive to develop and install Fairy Woods in the Lucan Area based on the success of such woods in neighbouring Corkagh Park and Tymon Park.
These have proved hugely popular in promoting children´s play and imagination as well as encouraging physical activity among the young families within the County."
Mayors Business
To ensure South Dublin County Council are in the best possible position to build social homes when central exchequer funding becomes available, this motion calls on County Management to bring forward part eight proposals for the development of another 240 social housing units, bringing to 500, the number of ready to build social homes.
Mayors Business
Recognising the level of employment created by the food, hospitality and tourism sector and reflecting as Mayor on my own commitment towards the promotion of practical solutions to the youth unemployment crisis, I call on central Government to retain the 9% rate of VAT in 2015 to support food, tourism and jobs.
Noting the recent case of a migrant woman who, pregnant as a result of rape and despite suicidal ideation, was denied an abortion - suffering horrific physical and mental suffering at the hands of the State - this Council calls on the Government to hold a referendum in the remainder of its term so the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution can be repealed.
Residents of North Clondalkin are interested in developing a scrambler park in order to address the serious problem of young people riding scrambler motorbikes on parks and roadways there.To ask the Chief Executive what assistance can be given to them by the council?
Residents of Station Road, Clondalkin, complain that no bus route serves their area. To ask the Chief Executive what assistance can the Council give them in this regard?
To ask the Chief Executive what can be done to improve the safety of pedestrians who use the pedestrian crossing at Tesco on Convent Road, Clondalkin? There is a road sign obscuring the orange light for drivers who are coming from Boot road direction. The crossing is not raised like the newer one on New Road. Addressing these issues might improve the situation. There have been near misses at this location on an ongoing basis.
To ask the Chief Executive to explain the charges at Saggart Cemetery. Are there graves currently available there and what is the cost? Also, is there a charge for permission to erect a headstone? If so why, and where does the money raised go.
A disabled resident whose address I have supplied would like double yellow lines removed from outside the house in order to improve accessibility. To ask the Chief Executive can this be done?
"To ask the Chief Executive if he is aware that a garage is operating out of *address supplied* and a large number of Vehicles are being parked outside on the road causing a nuisance to residents as a result. I visited the area recently and there was half a dozen cars and a tow truck parked there as well as many scrap parts in the garden. Is it possible for an inspection to take place and if required a letter of compliance to be issued to this tenant telling him that is not appropriate to carry on such a business from a council owned house and that he should cease?"
To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the untended and overgrown grass verge on the road from The Ninth Lock road to Bawnogue, the section from the lights to the Black Path.
That this area committee writes to the Dept of Education asking for clarification on contractual obligations with the developer to the School building programme in relation to pay and conditions of craft workers who are employed directly or indirectly by the developer as part of the school building programme.
Report on Village Improvements Plan Projects
To ask the Chief Executive to list all the schools which are currently located within temporary accommodation in the County and provide a detailed report on any discussions which have taken place with the Department of Education in order to move the listed schools to permanent accommodation?
To ask the Chief Executive how many horses have been impounded in the Clondalkin area over the summer period from April 1st to September 1st and at what cost thus far has this surmounted to from the period stated?