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"To ask the Chief Executive is road cleansing in the Jobstown area carried out directly by the Council, if not how are private contractors supervised?"
To ask the Chief Executive if there is any way of stopping shops putting for sale items out in front of there shop?
To ask the Chief Executive for a full list of Boarded up houses in SDCC and what plans are in place to make these Liveable?
"To ask the Chief Executive for an an update on the long awaited park in Carrigmore and to explain what the hold up is and could the grass at least be cut?"
ANNUAL REPORT 2013
NOMINATIONS TO:
a) Local Development Company (LDC)
b) Commemorations Committee
(H10 Oral Report)
"That this Council prioritises the Ballycullen (Castlefield Glenvara Glenlyon) Flood alleviation scheme for funding."
"To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the discussions held between South Dublin County Council and the Department of Education and Skills in relation to the acquisition of a suitable site for a new, permanent school build for Gaelscoil Ná Giúise in Firhouse and Firhouse Educate Together NS?"
"To ask the Chief Executive to install litter bins at Hermitage Park due to the ongoing litter problems and to ask if sponsorship of bin installation costs by local businesses would be acceptable to the County Council?"
"To ask the Chief Executive how much revenue is taken in and what is the cost of running the pay and display in Lucan and Palmerston?"
"To ask the Chief Executive to provide an update on the installation of the pedestrian crossing at Esker Road, outside Finnstown Abbey, in line with the warrant granted in 2013?"
To ask how the Chief Executive intends to ensure that any long-term leaking problems in council houses are fixed before the installation of water meters in order to avoid householders paying unnecessary charges. And also how the council intends to deal with this issue on an ongoing basis? as residents have reported waiting quite some time to have leaks fully repaired.
To ask the Chief Executive for a timeline on the completion of work to refurbish 44 vacant houses in the area, for which funding was approved earlier this year? in order to make these units available to people on the waiting list and to continue the council’s good record of having one of the lowest rates of vacant houses of any local authority in Ireland.
To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on the installation of covert CCTV at some litter blackspots in the county, as reported on in December, and to give feedback on the success of the CCTV in these areas and the possibility of rolling this out to other litter blackspots in the area?
To ask the Chief Executive to examine the possibility, ahead of the council taking over the payment of rent allowance, of a rule being introduced where landlords cannot ask a potential tenant by what means they intend to pay their rent before coming to an agreement to rent? This would be with a view to clamping down on discrimination against people on rent allowance which is now rampant in the private rental market.
To ask the Chief Executive to explore the possibility, in association with the staff, of introducing service level agreements for tenants needing repairs in their council homes whereby various repairs would be assigned a timeframe in which they should be carried out. This service level agreement would be then implemented when repairs are reported by tenants and agreed necessary by council staff.
To ask the Chief Executive to report on the progress of the MindMindr mental health app since its launch by Mayor Cathal King; to outline how many times the app was downloaded; how and when it was promoted; what improvements can be made to promote the app going forward; to outline what other strategies are in place to promote positive mental health and to reduce suicide and self harm through Council initiatives and in conjunction with agencies dealing with these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter?
To ask the Chief Executive, given the relatively large number of vacant warehouses in industrial zones and to a lesser extent retail outlets, to outline the options available to the Council to facilitate startup businesses and community/sporting bodies to use vacant space by ensuring an affordable rent or to provide community services that would otherwise not be available, in buildings that would otherwise not be used, for example through incentives, short term leases or a review of the rent rebate scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter?
To ask the Chief Executive to report on progress made under the tendering process for the Play Spaces in the 2014 Play Space programme; to outline where new play areas will be built before the end of 2014; to outline what repairs/replacement of equipment in existing playgrounds is scheduled to be carried out before the end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
To ask the Chief Executive what communications, if any, have been received from Government in relation to discretionary powers of a local authority to vary the Local Property Tax upwards or downwards by 15%; whether there have been any indications or guarantees given that maintaining the charge as set out will guarantee SDCC more overall funding than the amount raised with a discretionary 15% LPT reducation applied; or whether or increasing it will actually result in a proportionate amount of funding being diverted out of the Council's finances through other reductions; if he will undertake to urgently seek such information if it has not already been provided given that this may influence the decision made by some of the elected members in terms of the rate set; and if he will make a statement on the matter?