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Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Roads Department

PROPOSED EXTINGUISHMENT OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY OVER PORTION OF LANEWAY TO THE REAR OF 69 AND 70 CASTLE PARK, TALLAGHT, DUBLIN 24 

(circulated herewith)

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Higgins
Responsibility:
Teresa Walsh, John Quinlivan

That this Council welcomes the move towards the creation of natural play areas and the budget allocated for play grounds and play areas across the County and asks the Manager for a report on projected timelines, budgets and proposals.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Tuffy
Responsibility:
Philip Murphy

That this Council welcomes the publication of the Heads of Bill which will allow for the future establishment of Technological Universities and the mergers of Institutes of Technology, and notes that the DIT, ITT Tallaght and IT Blanchardstown have expressed interest in becoming a technological university. This Council notes Head 53 of the Heads of Bill dealing with membership of the Governing Bodies of the proposed Technological Universities, and is concerned that the Sections under this Head makes little or no explicit provision for representation on Governing Bodies, of persons representative of local authorities, eg SDCC, or the communities in which the Institute of Technology Tallaght is situated, in the case of the potential Dublin Technological University, and requests the Manager to write to the Minister for Education conveying this concern of the Council to him.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Delaney
Responsibility:
David Fennell

To ask the Manager that the goalposts on the GAA pitches in Corkagh Park near the Community Centre are painted as they are in very poor condition (note this was agreed to be carried out at the April 2012 LAC)?

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Tina Stakelum
Responsibility:
Billy Coman

Michelle Norris Chair  HFA

Barry O'Leary CEO  HFA

Presentation Regarding Loans for Housing Supply

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

To ask the Manager if there are any plans to improve the street lighting on Knockmeenagh Road particularly outside  (*address supplied) as previously discussed?

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Tina Stakelum
Responsibility:
Billy Coman

SDCC  Housing Allocations Scheme

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Tina Stakelum
Responsibility:
Billy Coman

Any Other Business

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Lavelle
Responsibility:
Hugh Hogan

"That this Area Committee requests the reinstatement of the fenced-off area of tree-planting between Droim na Coille and Larkfield estate?" Housing Jan'14  - This motion related to unauthorised works carried out to rear garden of council houses at Droim na Coille."

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. King
Responsibility:
Helen Griffin

To ask the Manager to provide a report detailing how many litter fines were issued in 2013, how many were paid and what the monetary value was to this Council?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. King
Responsibility:
Tom O'Neill

To ask the Manager to ensure that any eligible voter that has been housed or re-housed through our scheme of letting priorities over the past three years is on the electoral register in an effort to ensure as many people as possible have the capacity to utilize their franchise?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. King
Responsibility:
Tom O'Neill

To ask the Manager to produce an information/educational item to be placed on sdcc.ie informing 'foreign nationals' of their voting rights in the upcoming local and European elections and also to inform them how to check the register and how to exercise their franchise?

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

To ask the Manager if it is planned to introduce weekend emptying of litter bins on our villages?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Lavelle
Responsibility:
John McLoughlin

To ask the Manager to seek details on the consultation process being proposed by the National Roads Authority with elected members of this Council on the planned N4/N7 corridor study?

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

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

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Looney
Responsibility:
Brian Martin, Mary Maguire

To ask the Manager how many social housing units have been built or procured by the Council, year-on-year, for as far back as records are available, and to make a statement on plans for social housing building and procurement for 2014 and 2015?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Looney
Responsibility:
John Quinlivan

To ask the Manager to provide a list of sites licenced to store, process or otherwise deal with waste in the County; to give details of the particular licences applied to each site; to provide a breakdown of the role of the Council, the EPA and other agencies in the licencing, planning and operation of these sites; and to make a statement on the matter?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Looney
Responsibility:
Frank Nevin, Laura Leonard, Maire Ni Dhomhnaill

To ask the Manager to state the approach of the Council to dealing with issues related to climate change, across the areas of planning, drainage, environmental services and other related fields; to ask for details of the climate change element of the new directorate; and to make a statement on the matter?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Looney
Responsibility:
Paul Fleming, Mary Maguire

To ask the Manager to clarify the position for both existing and future applicants to the four schemes which deal with housing adaptation supports, and to make a statement on the matter?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Looney
Responsibility:
Clodagh Henehan

To ask the Manager what proportion of the Local Property Tax collected in SDCC has been allocated through the Local Government Fund or any other means to the Council this year; what is the status of the proposed distribution of the LPT for 2015; what is the status of the proposals to allow Councillors to vary the LPT in a particular local authority area; and to make a statement on the matter?