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Minutes of meeting held on 13th February 2025
HI 5 AOB
HI 1 CONFIRMATION AND REAFFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 2025 MEETING
That this committee expresses solidarity with families campaigning for school places for their children and agrees to write to the Minister for Education and the Minister for Children calling on them to provide adequate number of school places for children with Special Educational Needs in Lucan, Palmerstown and North Clondalkin
To ask the Chief Executive what was the year ending total over the last 5 years for people in homeless accommodation in the south Dublin.
To ask the Chief Executive how many IPAS applicants, per year over the last 5 years, have been accommodated in the south Dublin county area.
"To ask the Chief Executive if there was a response to the motion passed at Tallaght area Committee calling for SDCC to hold a survey with the People who where removed from the Tallaght South electoral area and moved to Dublin mid west?"
That this Council calls on the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to urgently review the planning and legislative framework used for the development of International Protection Accommodation (IPA) centres, particularly those established under emergency planning exemptions in accordance with S.I. No 376/2023 - Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023 in exercise of powers conferred by Sections 4(2) and 262 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, to ensure that, going forward, the siting of IPA centres involves transparent engagement with local authorities, democratic input from elected councillors, and meaningful public consultation.
That this Area Committee requests SDCC Libraries look at the digitalisation of the Joe Williams archive and work on this with the Williams family in time for Joe Williams tenth anniversary in 2026.
That this Area Committee requests SDCC look at the purchase of Corkagh Estate (https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-corkagh-mill-house-and-farm-corkagh-mill-house-and-farm-corkagh-d22t667-grange-castle-co-dublin/6102694)
This Area Committee agrees that to support Active Travel between the Grange View Estate in Deansrath, Clondalkin and (i) Kishogue Railway Station, (ii) Grange Castle Business Park, (iii) the Grand Canal Greenway, (iv) Kishogue Community College and (v) bus stops of the W4 bus route, that a new accessible pedestrian opening from the Grange View Road to the Outer Ring Road (R136) should be created at the location of the current informal off-road path which begins at the junction of Grange View Road and Grange View Wood.
TAKEN WITHOUT DEBATE
This Area Committee agrees that the Boherboy Road in Saggart will receive a full resurfacing as part of the 2026 Roads Programme.
To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the timeline for delivery of the District Centre Enhancement Scheme at Neilstown Shopping Centre?
To ask the Chief Executive what is the maximum number of housing units that could be built on existing lands in South County Dublin that is currently zoned for residential development?
To ask the Chief Executive to outline the process for introducing and approving disc parking into a residential estate.
This Committee supports the Aranleigh Residents Association Grange Road - Rathfarnham) in their campaign to install a defibrillator within the estate. Can the executive articulate the full range of supports and options that are open to residents associations.
TAKEN WITHOUT DEBATE
That this Area Committee requests that Public Realm look at the green space with small wall at Cherrywood Villas (pic enclosed) and rebuild the wall as a matter of urgency due to health & safety issues.
To ask the Chief Executive would he look at the 'stone' from junction of New Nangor Rd & Ninth Lock Rd and remove it or fix it as its totally illegible?
To ask the Chief Executive what percentage of industrial and commercial estates within South Dublin County Council have three-phase electrical groundworks installed to support business operations?