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Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brophy
Responsibility:
John Quinlivan, Colm Ward

"That the Manager provide a update on the Green bin change over programme in light of a number of complaints that bins have not been collected on the listed days. Can he also outline if it is Council policy to fine Greyhound for litter caused as a result of their failure to collect bins on the right day."

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
John Quinlivan, Colm Ward

"That this Committee discusses the problem of litter emanating from Shops in the Rathfarnham area and that ALL the shopping centres/local shops/ one of business  in the Rathfarnham area be contacted outlining to them their responsibility in having the area adjacent and outside of their premises cleaned up and maintained (b) that an inspection rota be implemented for the shops with a report on same at least three times a year (c) that follow up fines for non-compliance be issued and nos. of same reported to this committee on a bi-annual basis."

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brophy
Responsibility:
Jim Kilgarriff, Mary Keenan

"That the Manager outline how Parks are cleaned of dumped items. In particular how some items which are not removed on a first clean seem to remain for many years with no effort to remove them."

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor S. Crowe
Responsibility:
John Browne

To ask the Manager in view of the recent closure of two hotels the Glashaus and Tallaght Cross and increase in job losses in the area, will he outline if has any new incentives or proposals  to attract new investment and  business interests in to the County?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor S. Crowe
Responsibility:
Abe Jacob, Hugh Hogan

To ask the Manager will he outline if  the BER cert legislation is causing any delay in the roll out of housing units in the County and how many units are effected since its introduction?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor S. Crowe
Responsibility:
Martin Judge

To ask the Manager will he outline how many cases are waiting to go to the courts in relation to illegal telecommunication masts erected in the County and the areas they are located in?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor S. Crowe
Responsibility:
Yvonne Dervan, Billy Coman

To ask the Manager can he give an update on the scheme he hopes to introduce to facilitate senior citizens moving from private to Council sheltered accommodation, numbers so far identified, when will be the earliest date that  he  proposes to introduce the scheme, and if he needs the Department of Environment approval for its introduction?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor S. Crowe
Responsibility:
John Browne

To ask the Manager in view of the demand for allotments in the South Dublin County Council area, the obvious health and environmental spin offs of such activities, does he have any proposals to encourage the establishment of similar or other schemes in conjunction with schools and senior citizens clubs in the County?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor S. Crowe
Responsibility:
Willie Sheils, Orla Scannell, Ian Stobbart, Maire Ni Dhomhnaill, Mary Maguire

To ask the Manager in view of the historic significance of this year in relation to the An Chead Dail, the  GAA and the  ITGWU does he  plan to mark any of these occasions in the  County during the year?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. King
Responsibility:
Breda Fogarty

To ask the Manager,  in the period January 2007 to December 2008 (A) how many inspections of private rented accomodation took place to ascertain whether or not they met the regulated standard, (B) how many of these properties passed and failed to reach the standard and (C) how many prosecutions took place as a result of these findings and can the Manager make a statement on the matter?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. King
Responsibility:
John Browne

To ask the Manager, considering the importance of the success of the Tallaght Master plan lands as the County Town, while taking into account the loss of the Tallaght Cross and Glashaus Hotels and what seems a slow uptake in certain apartment and office space, what additional efforts can be made by SDCC in conjunction with various Departments and agencies to ensure the continuation of the growing improvements to the area? 

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Roads Department
Responsibility:
Thomas Curtin

Report on Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001-2007, Aylesbury/Cushlawn Traffic Calming Measures.

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Housing Administration
Responsibility:
Zita Markey

TRAVELLER ACCOMMODATION PROGRAMME 2009 – 2013

Manager's Report February 2009

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. King
Responsibility:
Des English

That this Council calls on the Manager to investigate the feasibilty of transferring any affordable homes currently in possession of the Council that cannot be sold in the current climate (i.e. certain section 23 apartments) to either direct social stock or RAS stock with a view to a fast track solution to help reduce the growing SDCC housing list.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor S. Crowe
Responsibility:
Mary Maguire

This Council views with concern the current proposals to transfer vital  adult and childrens services  from Tallaght Hospital and agrees to write to the Minister for Health and Children Mary Harney TD to express our concern at the continued  downgrading of services from this hospital.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. King
Responsibility:
Des English

That this Council calls on the Manager to investigate the feasibilty of transferring any affordable homes currently in possession of the Council that cannot be sold in the current climate (i.e. certain section 23 apartments) to either direct social stock or RAS stock with a view to a fast track solution to help reduce the growing SDCC housing list.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor S. Crowe
Responsibility:
Mary Maguire

This Council views with concern the current proposals to transfer vital  adult and childrens services  from Tallaght Hospital and agrees to write to the Minister for Health and Children Mary Harney TD to express our concern at the continued  downgrading of services from this hospital.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. King
Responsibility:
Des English

That this Council calls on the Manager to investigate the feasibilty of transferring any affordable homes currently in possession of the Council that cannot be sold in the current climate (i.e. certain section 23 apartments) to either direct social stock or RAS stock with a view to a fast track solution to help reduce the growing SDCC housing list.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor S. Crowe
Responsibility:
Mary Maguire

This Council views with concern the current proposals to transfer vital  adult and childrens services  from Tallaght Hospital and agrees to write to the Minister for Health and Children Mary Harney TD to express our concern at the continued  downgrading of services from this hospital.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Sen. C. Keane
Responsibility:
John Quinlivan, Colm Ward

"That this Committee discusses serious concerns re illegal dumping in the Dublin Mountains, and in particular in the Killakee area . That a full report on illegal dumping be made available - outlining how many illegal dumps have been dealt with/ discovered in the last two years,  and outline the steps undertaken to eliminate this."