REPORTS OF AREA COMMITTEES                       

a) Rathfarnham Area Committee -  12th January 2010

Dealing with Roads, Planning, Development & Parks ,Corporate Services & Libraries, Community, Environment, Housing

(no report)

b) Lucan Clondalkin Area Committee (1) -    20th January 2010

Dealing with Planning, Development & Parks (1 report -  St. Cuthbert's Park, Clondalkin), Roads

c) Lucan Clondalkin Area Committee (2) - 26th January 2010

Dealing with Housing, Environment, Community, Corporate & Library Services

(no report)

d) Tallaght Area Committee (1) -  18th January 2010

Dealing with Environment, Community, Housing 

(no report)

e) Tallaght Area Committee (2) - 25th January 2010

Dealing with Roads, Planning, Development & Parks, Corporate Services &  Libraries

(no report)

• H2b) St Cuthbert's Park
• Hb2) Map

STANDING COMMITTEES - ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE 21st January 2010

a) Draft Calendar of Meeting Dates

b) Report on Conferences and Seminars

(all circulated herewith)

• H3a) Draft March - Apr. 2010 Calendar
• H3b) Report of Conferences and Seminars

STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES      

(a) Environment S.P.C.

(i)  Report of Meeting 25th January 2010

(ii) Minutes of Special Meeting 30^th March 2009

(all circulated herewith)

• H4a) (i) Report on SPC Meeting - Jan 2010
• H4a) (ii) SPC Minutes 30/3/09

REPORTS REQUESTED BY AREA COMMITTEES

(no reports)

DECLARATION OF ROADS TO BE PUBLIC ROADS

Foxborough (Phase 3 & 4), Lucan 

(circulated herewith)

• H7a) Declaration of Roads Report
• H7b) Map of area

PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROPERTIES/SITES

(all circulated herewith)

H8a) Proposed Disposal of Affordable Housing Dwellings

H8b) Disposal of fee simple interest in former local authority dwellings

H8c) Proposed Sale of Fee Simple Interest - Small Builders Scheme

H8d) Proposed land Exchange at Monastery Gate, Red Cow/M50 Roundabout,Clondalkin, Dublin 22 – South Dublin County Council and Cherrybridge Properties Limited

H8e) Proposed Disposal of Land at Moorefield for Provision of an ESB Sub-Station

H8f) Proposed land exchange at Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 - South Dublin County Council and Patrick & Elizabeth Fox and the disposal of land to Martina Durkin

H8g) Proposed disposal of portion of land adjacent 301 Glenview Lawns, Tallaght, Dublin 24 to Noel and Catherine Whelan – Variation of terms

H8h) Proposed Lease of site at  Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 to Oakfield Trust to accommodate Roancabin Buildings for Bawnogue Youth and Family Support Group

H8i) Proposed Disposal of site at Clonburris to Minister for Education and Science

H8j) Variation in terms for disposal of land at Rathcoole to Cumann Lúthcleas Gael, Coiste Átha Cliath

H8k)  Proposed disposal of ESB Sub Station Site at Tymon North Road, adj. Scoil Iosa, Tymon North, Tallaght, Dublin 24

• H8a) (i) Map of Slade Castle
• H8a) (ii) Affordable Disposal Report
• H8b) (i) Map 92 Castle Park
• H8b) (ii) Map 56 Homelawn Road
• H8b) (iii) Map 73 Castle Lawns
• H8b) (iv) Report on disposal
• H8c) (i) Proposed Sale of Fee Simple Interest at 268 Balrothery Estate Tallaght D24
• H8c) (i) Proposed Sale of Fee Simple Interest at 268 Balrothery Estate, MAP
• H8c) (ii) Proposed Sale of Fee Simple Interest at 61 Oakwood Grove Clondalkin D22
• H8c) (ii) Proposed Sale of Fee Simple Interest at 61 Oakwood Grove Clondalkin MAP.
• H8c) (iii) Proposed Sale of Fee Simple at 17 Alpine Heights Clondalkin D22
• H8c) (iii) Proposed Sale of Fee Simple Interest at 17 Alpine Heights Clondalkin MAP
• H8c) (iv) Proposed Sale of Fee Simple Interest at 39 Balrothery Estate Tallaght D24
• H8c) (iv) Proposed Sale of Fee Simple Interest at 39 Balrothery Estate Tallaght MAP
• H8c) (v) Proposed Sale of Fee Simple Interest at 13 Oakwood Grove Clondalkin D22
• H8c) (v) Proposed Sale of Fee Simple Interest at 13 Oakwood Grove Clondalkin MAP
• H8e) ESB Disposal Report
• H8e) ESB Disposal Map
• H8f Map exchange lands stocking lane
• H8f) Exchange lands Stocking Lane
• H8g) Map plot adj 301 Glenview Lawns
• H8g) Report plot adj 301 Glenview Lawns
• H8h) Lease to Oakfield Trust
• H8h) Map/Lease Oakfield Trust
• H8i) Disposal to Minister for Education/Clonburris
• H8i) Map/site at Clonburris
• H8j) Disposal to GAA at Rathcoole
• H8j) Map/Disposal GAA Rathcoole

That this Council in view of the lack of Social Housing new builds taking place now and in the foreseeable future calls on the Manager to prioritise the section of the scheme of lettings that deals with 'downsizing' to ensure the most efficient use of existing housing stock, as the current arrangement does not prioritise these specific transfer applications.

• M2 Social Housing

Letter, dated 13th January 2010, from Limerick County Council requesting support for their Motion regarding NRA management of regional & local roads investment.

• Co3 Letter from Limerick Co. Council

That this Council in view of the lack of Social Housing new builds taking place now and in the foreseeable future calls on the Manager to prioritise the section of the scheme of lettings that deals with 'downsizing' to ensure the most efficient use of existing housing stock, as the current arrangement does not prioritise these specific transfer applications.

To ask the Manager to report on this Council’s involvement to date in any efforts to progress implementation of the recommendations contained in the “Analysis of the Needs of Older People in North Clondalkin and Palmerstown” prepared by Collier Broderick Management Consultants and published in March 2008?

• Q 16

To ask the Manager for a further update on efforts to source funding for the provision of a Library and Digital Hub in Palmerstown?

• Q 18

"Would the Council liaise with Bus Átha Cliath to have a bus shelter installed on the Greenhills Road opposite the Green Park entrance on both sides of the road?"  

• Q. 4

To thank the Litter Warden and Cleansing Unit for the recent removal of a significant amount of dumped material from beside the N4 footbridge next to Mount Andrew Estate; and in seeking to maintain the cleanliness of this area along the N4.  Can the Manager arrange the installation of a litter bin at the nearby bus-stop, just west of Ballyowen Lane, as this area remains heavily littered and is located on a well-used walking route to/from a nearby filling station/convenience store?

• Q.11

To ask the Manager if he will write to the Kildare Route Project of Irish Rail requesting an updated report on the anticipated date for the completion of the Project, including the planned opening date for Kishogue Station? 

• Q 19

To ask the Manager if there has been any progress in negotiations with the developer, following the recent meeting between representatives, the developer, Palmerstown Community Council, the Manager and Lucan EA councillors?

• Q 17

To ask the Manager, further to my previous queries, to advise if a drainage misconnections survey had been completed with regards to Rossberry Estate, Lucan; to report on the survey’s findings and conclusions and to advise on any actions proposed in response to this survey?

• Q 12

To ask the Manager to report on the Housing Department’s response to proposals from the ‘Balgaddy Working Together’ group with regards to the vacant crèche building in Méile an Rí as outlined to elected members and to the Director of Services at a meeting on 24th November 2009?

• Q 3

To ask the Manager to write to the Minster for Environment, Heritage and Local Government to ask if any funding is available from his Department for implementing provisions of the ‘Towards a Liffey Valley Park’ report, noting the reply to parliamentary question No. 88 of 26^th November 2009 tabled by Leo Varadkar TD on my behalf, in which the Minster responsible for the Office of Public Works advised that “further progress on implementing aspects of the report at a National level is dependent on the provision of resources, particularly through the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.”?

• Q 12

To ask the Manager to report on the operation over the past 12 months of the public main sewage network in the Castle Road area of South Lucan, serving the estates of Abbeywood/Abbeydale, Castle Riada, Fforster, Colthurst, Rochfort and Earslfort; to include details of the number of blockages reported or found in that period; and to further advise on any survey, repair or improvement works currently planned or proposed for the sewage network in this area.

• Q 13

To ask the Manager to provide a further update on works to the vacant unit at Tór an Rí for provision of youth services facility for the Balgaddy area and to advise on a likely opening date for this facility?

• Q 4