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Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
Gerry Fitzgibbon

To ask the Manager for an updated report on the recruitment by the Council of participants in the Gateway programme, and if he can advise on the training that is being provided to participants?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
Frank Nevin

To ask the Manager if he will indicate haw many owners of premises have sought information, eg a copy of the Design Guidelines, on the Shopfront Grant Scheme?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
Frank Nevin

To ask the Manager if he can advise how many commercial ratepayers have to date applied and been approved for the Rates Support Grant?

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
Teresa Walsh

That it is not acceptable to this Council that the Government should introduce regulations for the payment by householders for domestic water, which do not take into account the following factors: (i) Ability of the household to pay, (ii) The allocation to all households of an amount of free water, (iii) The number of adults and children under 18 in a household, (iv) Special needs relating to requirement for water, including health needs, health related equipment of any members of the household, (v) provision for the remission of charges where the public water supply to a household fails to meet specified quality standards.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
Lorna Maxwell

That this Council, whilst acknowledging the excellent services provided by the Customer Services Department believe that the term customer to describe residents and other persons who enquire of or use the Council's services and facilities is not the most appropriate, and requests the Manager to examine the concept behind and the role of the Citizens Service Division of Fingal County Council.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. King
Responsibility:
Mary Hayes

To ask the Manager to state how many houses and therefore Families have benefited from the windows and doors programme since its current form was commenced in 2009 to date taking in the full five year term of this Council?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
Andrew O'Mullane

To ask the Manager to provide a report on the issue of parking spaces at electric car charging points in the county identifying whether there is a problem of non-electric cars using these charging points as parking spaces and outlining what action can be taken to prevent this problem? The report should also include information as to how the other local authorities in Dublin are dealing with this matter.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
Andrew O'Mullane

To ask the Manager for an updated Report on the Review of the County wide Pay Parking Scheme?

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Sharon Tobin
Responsibility:
Community Services

APPLICATION FOR GRANTS

(circulated herewith)

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. King
Responsibility:
Billy Coman

That this Council calls on the Minister for Housing to convene an emergency summit to deal with the ever growing problem with housing within Dublin as a result of years of over reliance on private rented sector, the severe lack of private rented accommodation available at present, the lack of investment in building Social Housing and the more than €1Billion cut in the National Housing budget in the past five years. That this summit's membership includes the Minister for Finance, the Minister of the Environment, the Housing agency, Dublin Directors of Housing and the four County Managers in the Dublin region, an elected representative from each Party & none as well as representatives from the main Homeless agencies such as Peter McVerry Trust, Focus etc.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Bond
Responsibility:
Teresa Walsh, Brian Sheehan

That this Council recognises the need to provide adequate sanitation in Public Parks.

That this council will draw on best practice from other local authorities either in Ireland or Abroad in providing suitable bins for members of the public to dispose of litter and dog waste.

That this council will introduce such facilities on a trial basis in select parks in each area committee district.

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

To ask the Manager for an update on the ongoing examination of the possible extension of the Village Cleaning Service to provide a weekend service, in particular in relation to litter bin-emptying, as previously requested?

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

To ask the Manager for an update on the ongoing review of public realm depot locations?

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

That this Council calls for a review of the costs of various permits relating to residential parking in pay-and-display areas?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Devine
Responsibility:
Willie Sheils, Sarah O'Gorman

To ask that the Manager give a statement on this Councils' endeavours to promote the County as "age friendly"?

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Paul Hogan
Responsibility:
Paul Hogan

BALLYCULLEN - OLDCOURT LOCAL AREA PLAN MATERIAL ALTERATIONS MANAGER'S REPORT (deferred from April Council meeting)

(circulated herewith)

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan
Responsibility:
John McLoughlin

To ask the Manager how many electrical cars outlets there are in the South Dublin Council area and what plans are there to introduce / increase these numbers?

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Community Directorate

CONFIRMATION AND RE-AFFIRMATION OF MINUTES

Minutes of Meeting of South Dublin County Council, 14th April 2014

(circulated herewith)

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Roads Department, Housing Administration, Planning Not is use

REPORTS OF AREA COMMITTEES

a)   Rathfarnham Area Committee - 8th April 2014

- Dealing with Planning & Development, Corporate Services & Libraries, Community, Housing, Parks, Environment, Roads & Water Services

(no report)

b)   Clondalkin Area Committee -16th April 2014

 - Dealing with Planning & Development, Corporate Services & Libraries, Community, Housing, Parks, Environment, Roads & Water Services

(no report)

c)   Lucan Area Committee - 22nd April 2014

- Dealing with Planning & Development, Corporate Services & Libraries, Community (1 report - Community Grants), Housing, Parks, Environment, Roads & Water Services

(circulated herewith)

d)   Joint Tallaght Area Committee (1) & Tallaght Area Committee (2) - 28th April 2014

- Dealing with Community (1 report - Community Grants), Housing, Environment, Parks, Planning & Development, Roads & Water Services, Corporate Services & Libraries

(circulated herewith)

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Community Directorate

STANDING COMMITTEES - ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE COMMITTEE

(H3 no reports)