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To ask the Manager when will the potholes on St. Patrick's Road, (entrance road), Clondalkin will be repaired?
That this Committee deplores the lack of a fit for purpose CCTV system in the RAPID areas of Tallaght two years and three months after it has been rubber stamped by South Dublin's Joint Policing Committee and calls on Garda management to ensure the facts behind this delay are made available to the communities of Brookfield, Fettercairn, Jobstown and Killinarden who have been waiting for this system to fill in the major gaps in policing provision in their areas.
That the Parks Dept., arrange a clean-up at Watergate Park, Tallaght, including the stream which runs through it.
"To ask the Manager when the car space reserved for disabled drivers at Main Road , Tallaght, ( Bank of Ireland ) will have legal status?"
That the Manager give an updated report on No. 1A St. Patrick's Road, Clondalkin.
Cathaoirleachs Business
This Council Committee calls on the Manager to investigate the possibility of conducting and engaging in an audit of existing safety and other measures in conjunction with other interested state agencies, looking at the use of warning and exit systems, the regular use of fire drills and other fire safety awareness information for residents living in new and older tenant properties,with a view to establish and identify potential future problems and weaknesses, and to facilitate and encourage greater overall fire safety awareness.
That this Committee calls on the Manager to arrange for the removal of the tree outside 33 Knockmore Park for safety reasons.
That the Manager give a report with regard to the usage and meaningful access to the Brookfield Community and Youth facility by young people and senior citizens from the immediate local area.
That the Manager explores the possibility of sharing landlord information with Gardai in the event of a landlord neglecting his responsibilities under the Private Residential Tenancies Act in terms of Anti-social tenants - this information is currently available to the Council in relation to landlords who are tax compliant and pay their NPPR, that this initially begins as a pilot project to be rolled out in the Tallaght area.
That the Manager would agree to convene a special briefing session with senior Gardaí and relevant senior Council officials to discuss in detail the ongoing anti-social and dangerous activities taking place in St. Cuthbert’s Park, Clondalkin, including motor bike racing that is the cause of great danger as well as inconvenience to the local residential communities, and that this meeting would set out to draw up an action plan intended to resolve this chronic menace.
That the Manager present a report on the compliance of the By-Law on the removal of graffiti by home owners and business proprietors for 2009.
That the Manager reports on efforts to date to ensure that Kelland Homes pay attention to the upkeep of their properties in the Sundale Estate and that this Committee considers requesting IBAL to include this area in its regular surveys of Tallaght.
That the Manager indicates how the matter of regular cleansing on National roads in Tallaght such as the N81 will be addressed in a sustainable way going forward and if current legislation and regulations are preventing the proper cleansing and upkeep of these road medians and margins, that this Committee requests that a review is carried out by the Transportation SPC with a view to influencing a change in legislation to allow a realistic approach to this issue.
That the Manager examine the layout of the road lining on Blessington Road, Tallaght specifically the potential danger at the entrance to the Bryan S Ryan building.
APPLICATION FOR A COUNTYWIDE GRANT
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That the Manager arrange that one more bollard be placed at the walk through between Oakwood Grove and St. Patrick's Road, Clondalkin. This would stop motor bikes using this pedestrian facility (too much space between bollards), and that the agreed new bollards be placed on the pathway at 72 St. Patrick's Road similar to the ones placed already which will deter bullying gangs who gather at this site used for drinking and other nefarious activities. (Residents are all in agreement urgent action needed before bright evenings).
AUTHORISATION OF OVER-EXPENDITURE
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UPDATE ON ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
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That the Manager lists all the sites in South County Dublin which are under, or to come under, the remit of the National Assets Management Agency and explains, as far as he can, what is going to happen to those sites.
That this Committee now requests South Dublin County Council to ask the Irish Government, through the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, to begin the process of engaging with the owners of the lands at St. Edmundsbury and Woodville, Lucan, that would take these lands into state ownership so that the objective of this Council and that of the local community will be realised, and that these lands will become part of a Liffey Valley Park, and that as part of this new initiative this Council would make a presentation to the Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism, demonstrating the potential tourism benefits as well as the historical, conservation and heritage significance of these lands.