To ask the Manager if he will provide an outline report on the activities and services provided in the Lucan Sports and Leisure Centre, the Ballyowen Castle Community Centre and the Quarryvale Sports and Leisure Centre, and if the financial constraints imposed on the Council by the Government have resulted in the cancellation of reduction of any services or reduction of opening hours? 

• Q18

To ask the Manager if he is aware of the stress caused to residents of Búirg an Rí, Balgaddy by the anti social activities of a very small number of youth, who are unlikely to avail of proposed youth services in the area, and if he will make a report on measures taken by the Anti-Social Unit of the Council and An Garda Síochana to tackle the problems being experienced by residents, and if he will make a statement on the matter?

• Q 22

That this Committee, noting concern at reports regarding the late processing of maintenance grants and the ensuing financial problems for students, asks the Manager to provide a report on the timeliness of processing and paying student grants for the area under the remit of this Committee, broken down by postcode and other demographic details.

"To ask the Manager to provide an update on all proposed traffic calming schemes in the area under the remit of this Committee, including in the report a list of all schemes being considered, the scale of the work to be carried out, and their current status and priority within the county?"

• Q.15

To ask the Manager to provide traffic calming ramps in Harelawn Green at the rear of Chaplain Terrace, Clondalkin so as to deter some of the residents of Chaplain Terrace from speeding in and out of the apartments?

• Q. 15

To ask the Manager to report on bin collection matters in the Lucan area in particular since the roll-out of the new electronic waste charge system and to advise on:

• The number of bins not collected since 1st February due to problems with bin registration or ‘chip failure’?
• The typical waiting time for registration of bins reported as unregistered;
• The current waiting time for delivery to householders of new or replacement grey bins, further to my motion at the December meeting of this committee?

• Q.9

"To ask the Manager to report on plans to repair and upgrade the bus terminus on Limekiln Avenue, including in the report details of discussions with Bus Átha Cliath, given that suggestions and concerns regarding the turning bay have been raised for almost a year?"

• Q16

To ask the Manager to arrange for a tidy-up of the verges and hedgerows along Ballyowen Lane between the St. Loman’s Road roundabout and the sharp bend at Lána na bPáirce and to further introduce temporary occasional CCTV to monitor this stretch of road, with associated permanent warning signage, so as to seek to deter the significant problems of fly-tipping which blight this location?

• Q.10

To ask the Manager if he will make a report on the collaboration between South Dublin County Council, Dublin City Council, and An Garda Síochana, to deal with anti-social behaviour in and around Glenaulin Park, Palmerstown?

• Q 25

 That this Area Committee calls on Irish Rail:

• To reverse it's decision to indefinitely delay the opening the new Kishoge Rail Station, noting that this new station, which cost the taxpayer many millions of Euros, is located only a short walking distance from many residential estates in Lucan South;
• To reopen the Phoenix Park rail tunnel so as to allow commuter trains from the Kildare line serving Hazelhatch, Adamstown, Lucan and Clondalkin to travel directly to the docklands and/or to the city centre, noting that the proposed new Interconnector rail tunnel is not due to open until 2018 at the earliest;
• To introduce commuter trains commencing in either Hazelhatch or Adamstown given that nearly all current morning peak-hour commuter trains are full before they reach our county;
• To coordinate with Dublin Bus on the introduction of orbital bus services, as proposed in the Deloitte review, to connect built-up residential areas of Lucan, Palmerstown, Clondalkin & Newcastle to rail stations on the Kildare line;
• To attend a special meeting with members of this Committee to discuss these and related matters.

• M 2

That the Manager clarifies South Dublin County Council's position on the rent differential scheme in relation to voluntary housing.  Presently, NABCO tenants in the Clondalkin area are paying above the 15% threshold of tenants' incomes. Taking deflation into consideration, can the Manager review the percentage of rent in deflationary economic times.

• M 24

That the Manager would again write to the Minister for Education and Science Batt O'Keeffe TD, and in noting the many motions, questions and submissions I have tabled over recent years on the outstanding matter of the required permanent building for Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada, that the Minister would now take into account the urgent need for this facility, the increased anguish being expressed by the Gaelscoil community, and agree to the building of this Gaelscoil for opening in September 2010.

• M 3

To ask the Manager if he can arrange with the Environmental Services Department to increase the frequency of general clean ups in the Balgaddy area, including in the part of Méile an Rí adjacent to Foxdene, Lucan?

• Q 13

That this Committee commends the County Librarian for her efforts to locate a suitable location for the long promised Library/Digital Hub in Palmerstown for residents of the 3000 homes in the area as well as for the extensive staff and persons who are living in or associated with Stewart's Hospital; that she convey the appreciation of this committee to Stewart's Hospital Management and the dedicated staff of the Local Joint Library for the excellent  service that is currently being made available in collaboration with SDCC Library Service to both the Hospital and Local Community; and requests that the library service avail of every opportunity to provide, in so far as is possible, the same range of services either in-house or in other suitable local locations, as it does in other branches of the County Library and that the role and profile of the Library Service be enhanced and promoted within the Palmerstown community.

• M 4

That the Manager present a report on the number of persons from and within the Lucan Clondalkin Committee Area who are on the Homeless List and for an up to date report on the provision of services for Homeless persons from or within this Committee Area and that the matter be fully discussed.

That this committee while congratulating all involved in the delivery and management of Rua Red, our award winning Arts Centre notes that more should be done to make the facility accessible and tangible to the people of the Lucan electoral area.

• M 22

That this committee condemns the actions of this Government that resulted in over-inflated house prices and following the downturn created a situation whereby countless residents are facing the trap of negative equity. Further, that this committee calls for special consideration from this Council to the residents of Adamstown and similar areas by outlining the options for those who find themselves unable to meet mortgage payments or due to negative equity are trapped in housing that does not meet their needs.

• M 26

That this Committee welcomes the decision by the Council to dispose of a site for a second level school in the Kishoge area, and requests the Manager to write to the Minister for Education and Science conveying the view of this Committee that it is a matter of the greatest urgency for his Department to complete the purchase of the site and initiate immediately the process for specifying the Schedule of Accommodation for the school, appointing a Design Team and achieving an early start on the building project as many parents in the south Lucan area, particularly those living and attending schools in the area defined by the Catholic parish of Divine Mercy cannot secure a place in a Lucan school of their choice for their children. 

Cathaoirleach's Business

That this Committee recommends that South Dublin County Council investigates the possibility of using some of the Clonburris SDZ lands for a temporary horse project.

• M 1

That the Manager would make a progress report at the Area Committee meeting on the provision of a Youth Service by the Ronanstown Youth Service in Méile an Rí to provide services for young people in the Balgaddy/Foxdene area. 

• M 28