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That the Council examine the possibility of innovation concerning procurement policies regarding supplies and services which could generate significant savings to local authority consumers and to the local authority itself and to outline and initiatives already underway in this regard
That this council writes to the Minister for Health to ask why LDN (Low Dose Naltrexone) has not been prescribed for general use in Ireland. LDN helps with autoimmune related illnesses like MS, Crohn's, Cancer and many many more. The drug is available and approved in 50mg doses for the past 25 years in the state. LDN in small dosages of 4.5 MG is proven to beneficial to those who are suffering from cancerous illnesses.
That the Council examine the possibility of innovation concerning procurement policies regarding supplies and services which could generate significant savings to local authority consumers and to the local authority itself and to outline and initiatives already underway in this regard
That the Council examine the possibility of innovation concerning procurement policies regarding supplies and services which could generate significant savings to local authority consumers and to the local authority itself and to outline and initiatives already underway in this regard.
"To ask the Manager will he give a report outlining the cause behind the cracking of the slab edging around the lake in Watergate Park, whether it was to do with the quality of the workmanship or the stone, the projected cost of the repairs and when the repair works will be carried out?"
"To ask the Manager to target the litter blackspots on Mayberry Road in Kilnamanagh (opposite the shopping centre) where possibly hundreds of beer cans are lodged in two places behind the hedgerow , in what appears are 'drinking dens'?"
That this Council Committee concerned at the lack of adequate legislation regarding the height of trees and hedges on private property and aware of similar concerns in other local Authorities and the difficulties being experienced by residents calls for the introduction of a single legislative measure which would apply in these cases nd agrees to write to the Minister concerned to prioritise legislation in this area.
That the Manager would agree to write as a matter of urgency to the Minister for Social and Family Affairs to request that welfare payments be available to Lucan residents over the five working days given the serious congestion on Fridays in Lucan Village Post Office and the consequential inconvenience caused to many Lucan residents as a result of increasing queues and delays in the post office. This request is supported by Lucan Village Post Office.
That the Manager would agree to write to the Dublin Cemeteries Committee and request the cutting back of the trees at the rear of Palmerstown Heights. For many years now local residents have had to endure the loss of sunlight owing to the failure of the authorities to prune these trees. This is not acceptable and is an infringement on the quality of life of those families affected in this way.
To ask the Manager can he clarify whether a casual trading licence for say Clondalkin area can be used in another area of the County like Tallaght?
That the Manager outline the legal costs of the Council in 2008 and 2009 in total and by department as requested by me at a pre-budget meeting.
FILLING OF VACANCY ON THE HSE DUBLIN MID-LEINSTER REGIONAL HEALTH FORUM FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF COUNCILLOR E. COBURN FROM THE FORUM
(circulated herewith)
That the Manager outline the legal costs of the Council in 2008 and 2009 in total and by department as requested by me at a pre-budget meeting.
That this Council
* reaffirms its support for Tallaght Hospital as a vital public healthcare facility
* deplores the failure in Tallaght Hospital to read thousands of x-rays and to process thousands of GP referral letters
* welcomes the inquiry into how this happened and the proposal to appoint a new board
* urges that the inquiry should include within its remit:
- a full exploration and exposure of any or all administrative and/or clinical management failures which may have led to this serious breakdown
- the need for greater accountability on the part of consultants and recommendations as to how full compliance with the consultants' contract, restricting work in the private health sector, can be monitored and fully implemented;
* calls for an end to the two-tier public/private hospital system and the development of a new single-tier system with access for all based on medical need alone
* opposes any effort to downgrade and remove services from Tallaght Hospital
* urges the provision of essential resources to ensure that the Hospital can provide safe and effective services to patients including, if required, additional radiologists.
*supports a quicker and more transparent system of Doctor’s referral letters to the hospital and urges the immediate introduction and formal use of email
*calls for the resignation or sacking of Health Minister Mary Harney before another Health crisis emerges
To ask the Manager, further to my motion agreed at the January meeting, if there has been any progress in arranging a briefing for the elected members by the Dept. of Education on their assessment of the future school-place needs of our county and their recommendations to this council ahead of the next phase of deliberations on the Draft Development Plan?
To ask the Manager, further to the motion agreed at the December 2009 meeting, if he would present an update on the council’s ongoing research work on the development of social economy initiatives in the county and the potential role of social finance lending organisations in supporting future community development projects?
To ask the Manager to outline this council’s plans to improve the promotion of architectural quality within the county in line with the ‘Government Policy on Architecture 2009 – 2015’, with particular reference to Actions No. 30 & 35 of the policy?
Correspondence, dated 15th March 2010, from NRA in reply to SDCC's letter in relation to motion passed regarding request to rationalise, clarify and explain apparent material changes to landscaping, boundary and roadlines, among other matters,on the M50 as it relates to Orlagh Grove Estate, Beverly Court and Orlagh Park and the Scholarstown Interchange.
Correspondence, dated 18th March 2010, from NAMA in reply to SDCC's letter in relation to motion passed regarding request for a list of all the sites in South County Dublin which are under, or to come under, the remit of the National Assets Management Agency and an explanation as to what is going to happen to those sites.
"That the Manager outline the success to date of the co-operation between the Environmental Services department and the Utility Companies in removing graffiti locally and the reply to include:
instances of cooperation in the Rathfarnham Ward where graffiti was removed
correspondence from the utility companies which set out their commitment to such cooperation."