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That this Council writes to the Department of Housing asking that, when assessing eligibility for Housing Adaptation Grants, that the income of the whole household, as opposed to the individual seeking assistance, should not always be taken into account, and that there be flexibility to determine each application on a case by case basis to prevent undue hardship
To ask the Chief Executive for a progress report on construction and works being carried out at Corkagh Park and to ask if the contractor has the necessary resources to deliver the project to a conclusion in the time frame specified.
"What is the plan for the derelict block on Mac Uilliam Lane?"
"With the new cctv legislation can SDCC highlight the dumping black spots in the Tallaght area it will target first?"
"SDCC will write to Minister Jack Chambers T.D on behalf of this TAC and ask him to direct the NDLS to return to cash payments?"
This Council welcomes and commends the roll out of Communication Boards at playing facilities in SDCC which aim to improve accessibility and inclusive play for children with language difficulties, and calls on the Chief Executive look at the feasibility of their inclusion in other parks, pitches or play facilities where appropriate.
To ask the Chief Executive to give a report on the number of Housing Assistant Payment tenancies in SDCC; the report should include changes in the number of those in receipt of HAP since last year?
To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on the number of public bins removed without replacement, and the locations they were removed from, across the county in the last 12 months.
Can the Chief Executive inform if it is possible for a person to keep their homeless hap, if they need to move, as the property they have obtained turns out to fall below living standards eg mould problems, damp, problems heating problems, structural issues.
To ask the Chief Executive to give a report on vacant homes, the report should include the number of declared habitable homes, the number of homes which were exempt from VHT and an overview of reasons for same?
To ask the Chief Executive to give a report on in-situ homes, the report should include average turnaround time of sale, current backlog with processing and if any sales have been pulled due to length of time taken to complete the process.
"How many Ipas applicants are placed in the Tallaght area?"
To ask the Chief Executive to give a report on the number of housing maintenance. This report should include requests outstanding, the type of maintenance requested, and the month/year requests have been made.
That the chief executive to write to the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, calling on him to meet with local representatives regarding the lack of public health nurses in the south Dublin county area.
To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the vacant home grant, report to include number of applications and how many have been successful?
To ask the chief executive what proportion of workers employed by the council in 2022, 2023 and 2024 were contract workers as opposed to permanent members of staff.
To ask the chief executive how many homes SDCC is leasing from private owners for use as social homes, and the related cost to leasing these homes.
This council calls on the chief executive to immediately reverse the policy of removing public bins from this county as a method of reducing illegal dumping of domestic waste and requests that all public bins removed for this reason are replaced as a matter of urgency.
To ask the chief executive how much was spent in 2022, 2023, and 2024 purchasing homes for use as social housing and how many units were purchased.
To ask the Chief Executive for a report on vacant homes, report to include how many vacant homes have been identified and how many have being brought back into use?