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To ask the Manager if he can advise on the number of Council tenants in Arthur Griffith Park, St. Finian's and Airlie Heights estates who have applied for and are waiting for replacement windows?
Cathaoirleach's Business
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That this Committee calls for the provision of the long promised Library/Digital Hub for Palmerstown be brought to fulfillment during the current financial year.
That this Area Committee recommends that South Dublin County Council supports the establishment of a Community Cemetery Committee for Esker Cemetery in Lucan whose function would be to assist South Dublin County Council in the maintenance and future improvement of the cemetery. This pilot project would advise the development of a Community Cemetery Committee model to be rolled-out for the Council’s other burial grounds.
That the Manager writes to the Minister for Education & Science to request him to commit to a firm and clear timeframe, preferably commencing this year, for the planned design, planning and construction of a much-needed permanent 16-classroom building for Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada, Lucan on the site already acquired under the terms of a 99-year lease from Co. Dublin VEC.
That the Manager would present a detail report to this Area Committee for discussion on what facilities are available, including plans to make a new facility available, for drama groups, performing arts groups etc., within the Lucan/Clondalkin Area. Would the Manager agree that the provision of a multi-purpose facility within the area of this committee would be of enormous benefit in facilitating many local groups?
That this Committee, in seeking to support the ongoing efforts of this Council to promote pro-social behavior in estates, both council and private, across the Lucan and Clondalkin areas, requests the Manager to present a detailed report, for discussion, on this Council’s efforts to improve access for residents and in particular for children and young to sporting facilities and sports training programmes, and to examine opportunities for greater engagement with local sporting organisations and schools in developing programmes for areas suffering from significant problems of anti-social behaviour.
That this Area Committee agrees that the challenges of confronting environmental issues, including growing litter problems, are helped by the Council installing and servicing as many litter bins as possible at key strategic locations, for example at bus stops, in our parks, at schools etc. Would the Manager present a detailed report on what improvements in litter bin installations are scheduled in the areas within the Lucan/Clondalkin Area Committee for 2010.
That the Manager presents a report on the operation of the Bottle Banks at Palmerstown Shopping Centre and includes what progress has been made to address the issues arising from the unsightly appearance of the site that is a constant source of nuisance for local residents as highlighted by me on previous occasions.
That this Area Committee agrees that the challenges of confronting environmental issues, including growing litter problems, are helped by the Council installing and servicing as many litter bins as possible at key strategic locations, for example at bus stops, in our parks, at schools etc. Would the Manager present a detailed report on what improvements in litter bin installations are scheduled in the areas within the Lucan/Clondalkin Area Committee for 2010.
That this Committee calls on the Manager responsible to arrange for the grey bins to be returned to their original position after they have been emptied as they are very often left in a very dangerous manner on the roadways.
That the Area Committee notes the granting of planning permission for a major development on the Liffey Valley Town Centre lands, and if he will request a meeting of Councillors and Officials, at an early date with representatives of the developers, so that Councillors can be briefed on the intentions of the developers in regard to the provision of community facilities, including a Library.
That the Manager would present a report providing information on the number of social housing units completed and allocated to applicants during 2009 in the Lucan and Clondalkin Electoral Areas, and the anticipated number of completions and allocations in the same areas in 2010?
To ask the Manager that in light of numerous complaints received regarding the access to the emergency drainage numbers during the recent weather crisis, that a brief report be prepared how this and other forms of communicating messages regarding drainage and water disruption etc. might be improved notwithstanding the availability of the internet website of the Council?
Ministerial
Letter, dated 12th January 2010, from Minister for Environment in response to SDCC's letter in relation to Motion passed regarding extending the provisions of the Housing (Misc. Provisions) Act 1997
That this Council recommends that regulation /legislation be implemented to ban/control what are termed 'head shops'.
That this Council calls on both the Ministers for Health & Environment to urgently introduce legislation to allow for the stricter regulation and preferably prohibition of all so-called 'legal highs' and 'head shops'; and in the interim requests the Manager to present a detailed report, for discussion, on the options available to the elected members under current legislation to adopt policies, possibly as part of our new County Development Plan, to restrict the opening and/or operation of new 'head-shops' in our county.
"To ask the Manager to provide details on the work carried out to date on the Willington/Orwell Roundabout,the reason for the delay ,and if the passing of this years Council budget will have any affect on the budget for this work. Can she now supply a revised completion date for the work which is now well overdue?"
Homeless
Development Plan PartV/Affordable