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That this Council supports the roll-out of publicly-accessible, free Wi-fi broadband to more Council-run facilities in the SDCC area, including, but not limited to, parks and community facilities.
That this Council agrees that the national flag ought to fly on all municipal buildings of significance in the county
That the Manager provide a detailed report on the possibility of facilitating a monthly dry recyclable waste collection in each local electoral area. This service would provide local residents with the opportunity to drop off recyclables for free and this waste could be recycled in the Ballymount facility. This service would be accessible to those who cannot travel to Ballymount regularly and those who are not currently availing of curb-side collection services provided by private companies and would be in-line with Government policy on the issue.
That the Manager present a comprehensive report (including statistics and outcomes) on the 'Fix Your Streets' website with particular reference to the outcomes to the 396 requests submitted in January 2012
To congratulate the Manager on the successful Tidy Towns Event held in Tallaght Stadium recently.
Noting the Report on Motion No.6 at the Organization, Procedure and Finance Committee meeting of 22nd September 2011, and the Reply to to Question No.4 at the O,P and F meeting of 24th November 2011, which provided a Briefing on the collaboration between the Institute of Technology Tallaght and Nanjing University of Technology, China this Council now requests the Manager to explore, with the support of the the Institute of Technology Tallaght, and in the context of the Manager's Sustaining Business Initiative, and in collaboration with South Dublin Chamber of Commerce, opportunities for business, cultural and related interaction with the municipal authority and business organizations in the City of Nanjing, in particular that part of the city in which NJUT is located. Note that this proposal is not made in the context of the Council's policy on Twinning.
In light of An Bord Pleanala's decision to refuse planning permission for the development of a National Childrens Hospital at the Mater site, that this Council re-commit itself to support the Tallaght Hospital site as the ideal and obivious location
That the Manager provide a detailed report on the possibility of facilitating a monthly dry recyclable waste collection in each local electoral area. This service would provide local residents with the opportunity to drop off recyclables for free and this waste could be recycled in the Ballymount facility. This service would be accessible to those who cannot travel to Ballymount regularly and those who are not currently availing of curb-side collection services provided by private companies and would be in-line with Government policy on the issue.
That this council calls on the Manager to actively engage with Kildare County Council, NAMA and the relevant government departments to examine if lands at Weston Airport can be acquired into public ownership; noting that it would be grossly unjust for a private party to gain ownership of this land for a price which represents only a small fraction of the costs incurred by the taxpayer in significantly writing-down the value of loans held against this land.
That this Council supports the roll-out of publicly-accessible, free Wi-fi broadband to more Council-run facilities in the SDCC area, including, but not limited to, parks and community facilities.
That this Council agrees that the national flag ought to fly on all municipal buildings of significance in the county
Email, dated 24th February 2012, from Kerry County Council regarding cuts to Community Employment Scheme.
Go n-iarrann an Chomhairle Contae seo ar údarás um Chaighdeáin Náisiúnta na héireann go ndéanfaidh an túdarás sin a chinntiú go bhfuil gach solathraí diúscairt dramhaíola sa Chontae ag comhlíonadh a ndualgais maidir le meácháin agus tomhais a dtrucail diúscairt dramhaíola nuair a mbíonn méid agus luach dramhaíola Á ríomh acu.
That this County Council asks the National Standards Authority of Ireland that that Authority ensures that every waste disposal provider in the County fulfils their obligations with regard to the weights and measures of their waste disposal trucks when calculating the weight and value of the waste.
That this Council provide with the aid of a report a discussion on the law which allows architects and engineers acting on behalf of developers to certify works completed under the conditions of planning permissions and that instead that all such inspections and certification with regard to both planning conditions and regulations ought to fall under the auspices of the Local Authority’s Planning Department which issued that planning. Assuming the support of Members that the Manager on behalf of this Council write to the Minister for the Environment seeking that he bring the necessary legislation allowing this change and thereby avoiding any future catastrophes similar to those experienced by the Residents of Priory Hall and Belmayne.
"That this Council provide with the aid of a report a summary on the on-going issues surrounding the unlawful development which has occurred at Loreto Abbey and to report on the progress of enforcement proceedings and/or the reasons behind the non-progression of those proceedings; to call on the Manager along with the Law Agent to meet with members and Residents at the location to inspect."
To ask the Manager the number of notices to quit served in relation to rent arrears from South County Dublin social housing in 2009, 2010 and 2011; the levels of arrears in these instances, the numbers of these notices to quit that have led to summons; the number of evictions that resulted; and for those households evicted what tracking is done and is it known if any of those households became homeless?
To ask the Manager, further to the motion agreed at the January meeting; and noting the commitment in the recently-published ‘Action Plan on Jobs’ to “communicate with local businesses to maximise their participation in the procurement process”; to outline how this council plans to increase local SME participation in the procurement process, in particular with respect to below-threshold tendering; and to set a target increase for the percentage of tenderers who are local SME’s?
To ask the Manager to report on the current manpower available to the direct labour crews working in the areas of water supply and water drainage; and to advise on management’s proposals to maintain the manpower levels of these crews?
To ask the Manager to report on the overall number and percentage of ‘fixyourstreet.ie' reports relating to public lighting which have been submitted in the past 6 months per electoral area; and to further provide details on the average time for repair of faulty/inactive lighting as reported to 'fixyourstreet.ie'?
That this council endorses both the government’s new ‘Action Plan on Jobs’ and ‘Pathways to Work’ and requests the Manager to present an implementation plan with respect to those actions which apply, or could potentially apply to our county and to our local authority; including establishment of a Local Enterprise Office, the doubling of work placement opportunities and support for specific economic growth sectors.