That the Manager retains the canal-side bushes between Grangecastle Business Park and the Grand Canal.

• M.3

Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads (none received)

"That the Manager draws up an immediate plan for the cleaning and tidying up of Taylor's Court, Ballyboden, which despite my repeated requests remains in a poor condition. This was an exemplary development only launched a few ywars ago and the Council's Housing Section needs to outline its short-term, medium-term and long-term plan for ensuring its ongoing maintenance."

• M. 2

"To ask the Manager to examine the possibility of replacing trees cut down in Orwell Park Heights in recent years and will he make a statement on the issue?"

• Q. 8

“To ask the Manager to state the total number of trees in the Elmcastle area in Kilnamanagh, which are in a poor condition or have died, and if the Parks Department are considering replacing these trees, albeit with more appropriate trees for the area, in the context of the upcoming tree planting programme, and if he will make a statement on the matter?”

• Q 14

"To ask the Manager to arrange for a survey of Fernhill Estate to ascertain the number of trees that need to be planted in the estate so as to replace the trees that have been removed without replacements and that provision be made in the forthcoming budget to enable this to happen?"

• Q. 9

"To ask the Manager to arrange the pruning of tree outside house (*details supplied)?"

• Q. 10

Library Development Plan

• H-I 11 Library Development Plan; Draft
• H-I 11 Presentation

“To ask the Manager if and when South Dublin County Council would open the road from Daletree Road onto Oldcourt Road as a means of helping residents who live in the general Ballycullen area to access other roads in the general area, and given the limited options that exist for people who particularly live in the Daletree, Oakdale and Beechdale area, if consideration could be given to this initiative, and if he will make a statement on the matter.”

• Q.16

That this Committee recommends that a full fence and gate be erected around Knockmitten Community Centre as soon as possible.

• M 3

NEW WORKS (if any)

CORRESPONDENCE (none received)

That this Committee requests an update on plans to provide a special left turning lane towards Newlands Cross on the slip road from New Road to the Fonthill Road and requests the County Council to allocate money for it in the 2008 estimates.

• M.16

"To ask the Manager for a detailed report regarding the ownership of and access to the Megalithic tomb on Mount Venus Road, Dublin 16?"

• Q.1

Library Development Plan

• H.I. 6 Library Dev Plan
• H.I. 6 Library Dev Pres

Library Development Plan

• HI 8
• HI 8 Presentation

To ask the Manager to provide details of the average time taken to re-allocate a vacant/boarded-up house in 2007 in comparison to the period of time it took in 2005 and 2006 and can the Manager specify the current number of vacant/boarded up houses there are now (Oct 07) in comparison to the same month in 2005 and 2006?

• Q1 Boarded up houses

To ask the Manager, what the Council's position is in relation to the publicised proposals by Dublin City Council to allow companies to tender for waste collection contracts throughout the Dublin region thus privatising the service which would have obvious negative repercussions as a result and can the Manager provide his/her interpretation of the relevant European legislation in terms of tendering being optional or mandatory?

• Q2 Tenders for Waste Collection

To ask the Manager, to provide details of the percentage of income each voluntary housing association operating in South Dublin requires their tenants to pay and for this list to include any organisation whose properties are currently under construction?

• Q 3 Voluntary Housing Rents

To ask the Manager for details regarding the appointment of a Bio-diversity Officer and a Wildlife Officer for South Dublin?

• Q6 Bio-Diversity Officer