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

That the Manager would make a Report for discussion at the meeting on the Community Enterprise Centres in the County, which are under the remit of the Council, or in which the Council participates in partnership, including information on the number of enterprises accommodated in the Centres and the numbers employed.

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

Mayor's Business (1)

That this Council notes with grave concern the lack of clarity with regard to funding streams and levels of funding available to local authorities in the wake of the introduction of the Local Property Tax; that this Council calls on the Government to immediately clarify all issues with regard to funding streams and levels ahead of Budget 2014; and that this Council calls on Government to ensure that the funding available to this local authority through the LPT, motor tax or other channels is significantly in excess of the previous arrangement under the Local Government Fund.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Looney
Responsibility:
Mary Maguire

Mayor's Business (2)

That this Council, welcoming the recent limited Jobs Stimulus programme, calls on the Government to further resource the building of social housing in this county and, for future schemes, to include as a condition the requirement for local people to be employed in the construction of such houses.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan
Responsibility:
Emer O'Gorman

That this council opposes the new broadcasting "iPad" charge

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. King
Responsibility:
Frank Nevin, Philip Murphy

That this Council calls on the Manager to make additional efforts to establish some type of forum or grouping that would include SDCC, An Garda Síochána and representatives from the banks to deal with the escalating problems of repossessed homes in our Estates that are left unsecured which is causing enormous problems for residents with anti-social youths taking over the homes with the banks seemingly unconcerned with the damage done to their assets or the social problems that are caused by their abandonment

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

That the Manager would make a Report for discussion at the meeting on measures being taken by the Council to put in place new Council operated Community Employment Schemes under the recent Government initiative for Local Authorities. 

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Mary Hayes, Eddie Conroy

"To ask the Manager to give a report on the subsidence to Council houses at Tara Hill Crescent and report on what work will need to be done to resolve the problem?"

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Bill Kearney

"To ask the Manager to have the rear access area between houses ** Address Supplied** cleaned up. There has been fly tipping behind the entrance gate and rubbish strewn along the lane?"

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Mary Hayes

"To ask the Manager to give a report on the window replacement programme for the Rathfarnham area to include Whitechurch Estate and Tara Hill Estate?"

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Bill Kearney

"To ask the Manager to have the grass and weeds removed and replaced with bark mulch at the rear access area between ** Address Supplied ** as this would help to keep the area clean?"

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Bill Kearney

"To ask the Manager to include in the tree pruning programme the trees at Willbrook Lawns?"

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Mary Hayes

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That the Manager give a report on the proposed refurbishment of the remaining Council housing stock at Tara Hill. The Manager had earlier reported that two further houses would be upgraded but there must be many more Council owned houses still needing insulation and overcladding at Tara Hill."

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Mary Hayes, Eddie Conroy

"That the Manager allow residents of Tara Hill who are purchasing or have bought Council houses at Tara Hill to be included in any further insulation and overcladding work at the estate.  Some residents would be willing to pay the contractor to upgrade their houses, if a fair price was negotiated.  Could the Manager report on what grants would be available to these residents."

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Michael Hannon

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That the Manager create a forest footpath at the rear of Stocking Well to allow parents and children to access the football pitches and Park at Knocklyon Park. There is no play area for children at Stocking Well and it will be many years before the new proposed Park adjacent Stocking Well will be built."

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Cosgrave
Responsibility:
Bill Kearney

"That the Manager give a report on the planned reinstatement of the Green/Football pitch area at Whitechurch estate."

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Lavelle
Responsibility:
Laura Leonard

To ask the Manager to schedule a meeting between the elected members and the new CEO of Irish Water to discuss the issues regarding the fluoridation of drinking water?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Lavelle
Responsibility:
Yvonne Dervan

To ask the Manager to provide details (including costs) of contractors employed by the Council for ongoing works relating to the maintenance of the public realm (e.g. grass-cutting, litter management, hedge-cutting, etc.) in each of the past five years?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Lavelle
Responsibility:
Gerry Fitzgibbon

To ask the Manager, further to my motion to the January meeting, for details of this council's involvement, or proposed involvement, in the new Local Authority Social Employment Scheme; in particular with respect to any proposals for use of this scheme to augment ongoing efforts to enhance our public realm including maintenance of our parks?

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Margaret Donovan
Responsibility:
Brian Martin

REPORT ON PUBLIC CONSULTATION UNDER PART 8 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT) REGULATIONS 2001 - 2012 FOR PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF AN INFILL SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT ST. FINIAN'S AVENUE, LUCAN, CO. DUBLIN - 2 UNITS

(circulated herewith)

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Margaret Donovan
Responsibility:
Brian Martin

REPORT ON PUBLIC CONSULTATION UNDER PART 8 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT) REGULATIONS 2001 - 2012 FOR THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF AN INFILL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AT ST. MARK'S GREEN, CLONDALKIN, DUBLIN  22 - 11 UNITS

(circulated herewith)