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To ask the Manager for a report on the issue of housing related applications for medical priority involving the HSE Medical Officer including the following information (with the information expressed as a global figure for SDCC and with a breakdown for each LEA):
- the number of applications for medical priority per year from 2010 to 2013
- the number of applications for medical priority rejected by the medical officer per year from 2010 to 2013
- the number of rejected applications that relate to rare medical conditions & behavioural syndromes
- the number of rejected applications eventually granted on review/appeal per year from 2010 to 2013?
To ask the Manager for a report on illegal bonfires at Halloween including the following information (with the information expressed as a global figure for SDCC and with a break down for each LEA):
- the total number of illegal bonfires per year from 2010 to 2013
- the cost of the clean up operation arising from the bonfires from 2010 to 2013
- the number of reports of illegal bonfire wood received by SDCC in advance of Halloween in 2012 and 2013
- the number of these reports responded to and resulting in the removal of the bonfire wood
- the number of these reports not responded to and not resulting in the removal of the bonfire wood?
To ask the Manager for a report on efforts to secure funding for the four Community Safety Forum posts in the County and to provide an indication as to whether he believes funding will be made available for 2014 from Central or Local government sources?
To ask the Manager for an updated Report on the implementation of the South Dublin County Heritage Plan?
To ask the Manager for an updated Report on the implementation of the County Biodiversity Plan?
To ask the Manager if he can advise (i) on the number of Planning Permissions granted by the Council in 2012 and (ii) the number of Planning Permissions granted in 2013 up to 21st Oct. 2013?
To ask the Manager if he will advise on the number of Commencement Notices submitted to the Council to begin construction work on live Planning Permissions in 2012 and to-date in 2013?
To ask the Manager if he will make a Report on the number of persons working with the Council at this time on the various Government initiated Job/Work Placement programmes (excluding TUS workers) and if he will give summary information on the types of work being undertaken by those on placements with the Council?
Mayors Business
That this Council calls on local people to support local jobs by shopping with local traders in the run up to Christmas, and asks that this call be publicised on the Council website and via its social networks
That this Council requires the Minister for Education to abandon plans to charge apprentices a pro-rata student contribution from 2014
That noting the Report under Headed Item No.5 at the meeting of the Sports, Recreation and Parks SPC of 10th February 2010 on the Council's Water Leisure Strategy, including the statement that "the remaining elements of the Water Leisure Strategy are the completion of the Swimming Pool Facility in Lucan and the investigation of a joint venture /partnership for the Terenure /Rathfarnham area", this Council confirms its commitment to achieve the complete implementation of its Water Leisure Strategy, and requests the Manager to submit a new application to Government for funding for a Swimming Pool in Lucan, based on previously prepared project plans for a pool to be located adjacent to the Lucan Sports and Leisure Centre, and to develop a proposal, as provided for in the Water Leisure Strategy, for a facility in the Terenure /Rathfarnham area
That this Council calls on the Manager to re-establish the former sub Committee of the Council dealing with Housing matters in the very short term to deal with recent changes to the manner in which RAS and ASH applicants and tenants are dealt with in terms of their obligation to source alternative accommodation if their current accommodation to not conform with RAS or ASH standards taking into account that this can manifest itself in the form of applicants having to source in excess of over €1,000 to change address as a result of ultimatums set upon them by the RAS and ASH sections as is interpreted in the current correspondence being sent to applicants. That this Committee also deal with the lack of information provided to Cllrs in terms of what might seem like small changes to schemes but that have significant impact on information being provided by Cllrs to their Constituents such as the recent change that RAS applicants are now eligible to apply for housing through CBL which was not relayed to Councillors. That this sub Committee of the Full Council be reconvened as a matter of urgency
That this Council welcomes the commitment to update the previous 2010 Transport Accessibility Study to reflect Dublin Bus Network Direct and other changes such as the increased frequency of service on the Kildare Railway Line; but further requests that this study would also factor in (and score) both public transport journey times to key destinations/hubs and the availability of direct public transport routes to areas identified as key trip destinations for each origin area using data such as CSO POWCAR; so as to provide a more-rounded snapshot of public transport accessibility, convenience and attractiveness in our County
This Council notes:
- the increasing levels of rough sleeping in Dublin
- the increase demand for homeless services across the County
- the dramatic reductions in central government spending on social housing
- the urgent need for increased provision of social housing to tackle the housing and homeless crises
- to press Central government for additional capital funding for social housing in 2014
- to explore the establishment of an arms length housing association for the purposes of accessing Housing Finance Agency and/or European Investment Bank funding for social housing
That the Manager develops a programme in conjunction with our FAI Development officers that focuses on girls only schools within the county in order to increase the participation of girls in football and to celebrate the new home of Ireland's Senior Women's team in Tallaght Stadium
That this Council requests the Manager to present a detailed report, for discussion, on the potential of providing noise mitigation measures in residential areas subject to excessive noise pollution as a result of proximity to adjoining mains roads, as identified in the noise mapping carried out as part of the Greater Dublin Agglomeration Noise Plan
Confirmation and re-affirmation of Minutes of Meeting of Tuesday 12th November 2013
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Planning Files
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B. Files Requested by Members
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