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That this area committee requests that a case study for a community Centre of Excellence be prepared and reported back to a future ACM - the Centre of Excellence should include provision for a library, swimming pool and community centre all of which have been provided for in the most recent County Development Plan.
"Can the Manager please give an estimate as to when windows and doors will be inspected and replaced, if necessary, at the homes of council tenants living in the flats in Avonbeg Gardens, Tallaght?"
That this Council shall adopt a proactive, sympathetic and facilitative policy towards applications for retention permission in respect of habitable residential accommodation located within the curtilage of an existing dwelling, where that accommodation is in use as a home, and in the exercise of its enforcement discretion under Part VIII of the Planning and Development Act 2000, the Council shall have regard to the acute shortage of housing and to the fact that enforcement against a unit that is functioning as somebody's home removes a dwelling from the county's housing stock at the worst possible moment.
To ask the Chief Executive how many Council owned homes in the Rathfarnham / Templeogue / Firhouse / Bohernabreena area are currently vacant and what is the average turnaround time before they are re-let?.
To ask the Chief Executive if he could outline any additional progress that has been made on attracting investment and employment into the South Dublin County Council area?
To ask the Chief Executive what preparations are being made for extreme rainfall events this coming winter?
To ask the Chief Executive what has been the average turnaround for vacant social units in 2026?
To ask the Chief Executive how many families, couples, single men and single women granted permission to remain in the State following residence in IPAS have applied for emergency accommodation or social housing support in South Dublin County Council since 2020, with the information provided in tabular form by year and demographic category.
To ask the Chief Executive, in light of information obtained as a result of FOIs for Fingal County Council's housing allocation list (https://www.thetransparencyobjective.com/our-research) showing that non-nationals were 1.4 times more likely to get a home than an Irish citizen, to publish the breakdown of housing allocations by i) Irish citizen, ii) UK citizen, iii) EU citizen, iv) non-EEA citizen in tabular form from 2020 to 2025 to allay concerns the same situation is occurring in SDCC.
That this Area Committee agrees that there is a need for a permanent bus shelter at the bus terminus at Rathlawns Estate, Rathcoole, and calls on the National Transport Authority (NTA) to approve and fund its installation as a matter of priority.
To ask the Chief Executive if there has been meetings or contact with DLR County Council following the conclusion of the Marlay Park concerts with a view to addressing any issues that arose during the concerts.
This Committee notes the number of issues in relation to trees that impact on a private residential property. This Committee further notes that in many cases the Council require an engineers report before undertaking any remedial works. However both the cost and availability of tree engineers / arboriculture consultant is a significant barrier to residents who are concerned by trees affecting their property. Therefore this Committee request the Council executive to examine ways to address this issue so that residents who are affected by trees in the public realm structurally impacting on their property are able to get resolution.
To ask the Chief Executive if the Council has seen an increase in illegal dumping in 2026 over previous years?
To ask the Chief Executive what responsibilities the Council has to ensure tenants in developments managed by Approved Housing Bodies, the Land Development Agency or Owner Management Companies have a fair and transparent opportunity to apply for available car parking spaces, and what arrangements are in place to achieve this.
That this Council calls on the Chief Executive to develop a new tourism initiative - "The South Dublin Explorer Passport" with the aim of promoting and encouraging visitors to South Dublin attractions and sites and supporting the existing South Dublin tourism strategy which runs to 2029.
To ask the Chief Executive which directorate of SDCC engages with the contracted service provider overseeing road gully clearing?
To ask the Chief Executive if signage and traffic calming measures can be undertaken in Kilcarberry estate by SDCC.