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Presentation - Community Safety and Anti-Social RAPID Strategic Theme
Business Submitted
Cathaoirleach's Business
That the Manager would present a detailed report for discussion on two key facilities that have been identified as required by the Lucan community:
a. The New Lucan Sports and Leisure Centre, incorporating the Lucan Swimming Pool, now so many years overdue
b. The All-Weather Pitches Project, promoted by the five Lucan Soccer Clubs, to provide all-year round soccer playing facilities for more than sixty football teams
In the absence of any government funding to-date, including Lucan projects being omitted from this years recent Sports Capital Grants announcement, and the ongoing delays in the re-opening of the Swimming Pool Programme, what hope does the local community have, including definite time-scales at this very late stage, of seeing these two key sporting and recreational infrastructural projects provided?
That this Council in conjunction with the Gardai endeavour to stop the collecting of wood and all sorts of junk before Halloween in an effort to defray the outrageous cost of cleaning up [100,000] last year and the dreadful burning of this Councils green spaces.
To thank the Manager for all the consultation and preparation during the last number of years in providing Lucan's 1st Youth Café. This facility promises to be of enormous benefit to the young people of this Community. Would the Manager please report in detail on what additional financial support this Project expects to receive, including from the Health Services Executive, to provide additional and necessary staffing for Lucan's 1st Youth Café in addition to the great support from the Youth Services and the Volunteer Sector, so that Lucan's 1st Youth Café will be made available on a more regular basis to the young members of our community, in the same way as the Gaff for example, the established Youth Café in Galway, has received such financial support from the Health Services Executive in that region for staffing requirements. It is through more regular opening hours and associated staffing supervision, that Lucan's 1st Youth Café can achieve its full potential in supporting our young people with this facility in an alcohol and drug free environment.
Cathaoirleach's Business
That the Manager would present a detailed report for discussion on litter control in the Lucan area. Would he set out as part of this report details of:
a. The Street Cleaning Schedule for all estates, roads and areas in Lucan, specifically the time-scale for the Street Cleaning Schedule, including details of what estates, roads and areas that are not regularly cleaned and what adjustments will be made to include all estates, streets and areas in all future Street Cleaning Schedules?
b. The immediate plans to install more Litter Bins at Bus Stops. To thank the Manager for installing Litter Bins as previously requested at Bus Stops on Griffeen Road, however what is the time-scale for the installation of Litter Bins at Bus Stops on the Newcastle Road, on Griffeen Avenue and at the west bound Bus Stop on the N4 at the Liffey Valley Centre?
Cathaoirleach's Business
That the Manager would present a detailed report for discussion on the two outstanding areas where I have made regular representations owing to the excessive delays of approximately twelve years in the taking-in-charge of the open spaces at:
a. Abbeywood Court, Lucan
b. Brookvale, Lucan
What definite progress has now been made following our most recent discussions, and what is the precise time-scale for the conclusion of the taking-in-charge of these areas by South Dublin County Council?
That the Manager would report on any information he has, and if none would he initiate discussions with the Minister for the Environment and Local Government, on the Minister's plans to introduce an initiative to help remove cans, plastic and glass bottles from our environment? The constant presence of bottles and cans in our parks, open spaces and estates, including grass verges etc., is continuing to blight our environment and something must be done now.
That this Committee requests the Manager to acknowledge that there are many examples of small, often narrow strips of grass verges that can be the cause of great inconvenience in the local community owing to the absence of regular maintenance by the Council, and because of the difficulty in maintaining these grass verges by local residents, residents associations, tidy towns groups etc. Would the manage agree to review such a grass verge on Ballyowen Lane, opposite house nos. 13-51 Liffey Terrace, Liffey Valley Park Estate in the interest of managing a small local pilot project that would be of benefit to the wider local community in Ballyowen Lane, particularly since the local Residents Association in Liffey Valley Park Estate continues to be pro-active in working to maintain the area, the road had been resurfaced, the traffic calming has been concluded, efforts have been made to control graffiti etc?
Cathaoirleach's Business
That the Manager would present a detailed report for discussion on the two outstanding areas where I have made regular representations owing to the excessive delays of approximately twelve years in the taking-in-charge of the open spaces at:
a. Abbeywood Court, Lucan
b. Brookvale, Lucan
What definite progress has now been made following our most recent discussions, and what is the precise time-scale for the conclusion of the taking-in-charge of these areas by South Dublin County Council?
A.O.B
Date of next meeting- 21st November 2008
REPORT ON PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCEDURES UNDER PART 8 OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 - Stormwater Attenuation Pond, in the townland of Dodsboro, on lands between the Celbridge Road, Millstream Road and Lucan Golf Club.
(circulated herewith)
That the Manager investigates complaints regarding environmental pollution at Behan's Quarry off the N7, including:
(1) silt deposits from the quarry on to the N7 creating dust clouds across the carriageway, and
(2) dust pollution from trucks exiting the quarry where truck loads are not covered by tarpaulin or similar pollution preventing methods resulting in dust clouds across the carriageway.
That the Manager initiates the process to have a HGV ban put in place during the hours of 8.30am to 9.30am and 1.15pm to 3.15pm on the Lucan / Newcastle Road. The ban to incorporate the area from the N4 Newcastle Road junction and up to and including Newcastle Village in order to create a safer environment for children travelling to and from the local schools (a total of six).
That the Manager initiates the process to have a HGV ban put in place during the hours of 8.30am to 9.30am and 1.15pm to 3.15pm on the Lucan / Newcastle Road. The ban to incorporate the area from the N4 Newcastle Road junction and up to and including Newcastle Village in order to create a safer environment for children travelling to and from the local schools (a total of six).
That the Manager investigates complaints regarding environmental pollution at Behan's Quarry off the N7, including:
(1) silt deposits from the quarry on to the N7 creating dust clouds across the carriageway, and
(2) dust pollution from trucks exiting the quarry where truck loads are not covered by tarpaulin or similar pollution preventing methods resulting in dust clouds across the carriageway.
That the Manager investigates complaints regarding environmental pollution at Behan's Quarry off the N7, including:
(1) silt deposits from the quarry on to the N7 creating dust clouds across the carriageway, and
(2) dust pollution from trucks exiting the quarry where truck loads are not covered by tarpaulin or similar pollution preventing methods resulting in dust clouds across the carriageway.
Minutes of Meeting 7th May 2008
"To ask the Manager for a report on the provision of a swimming pool for the TRAC area noting that The Water Leisure Strategy Review carried out by the Council has as a recommendation:
“Examination of existing leisure facilities including swimming pools serving the Terenure/Rathfarnham area be completed, identify a suitable site and work towards the development of a joint venture proposal.”
I was informed when I raised this issue (14th Nov. 2006) that “Work on identification of a suitable site will continue and the investigation of the appropriate opportunity to allow the Council advance the recommendation” Could I have an update on this?"