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To ask the Manager to write to the Minister for Education and Science seeking information on the steps taken by her Department to provide a new school for St. Andrew's National School, Lucan having regard to the inadequate nature of the existing school site and premises?
To ask the Manager to set out what requirements the Council will have in relation to having a plebiscite carried out of registered voters who are residents of Abbeywood Court, Lucan, under Section 180 of the Planning and Development Act that provides for such a plebiscite, and in particular id he will clarify if a Council official must be present during such a plebiscite, and can the Manager confirm that if a majority vote in such a plebiscite is in favour of requesting the Council to take-in-charge the roads and open spaces at Abbeywood Court, the Council must implement the taking-in-charge?
That the Manager would outline the circumstances and process in which it would be possible for the Council to compulsorily acquire the identified site at St. Edmondsbury, Lucan (as indicated in the map provided) as a site for a replacement school for the existing St. Andrew's N.S., Lucan, and that this Committee calls on the Minister for Education and Science to take immediate action to acquire this site through the compulsory acquisition process.
To ask the Garda Superintendent to detail the community policing allocation for the Brookview area; the area and population covered by the Community Gardai concerned; and if he will say what steps he proposes to take to deal with the worsening anti-social behaviour and misuse of drugs in the area.
Cathaoirleach's Business Cllr G O’Connell
That this Committee calls on the Manager responsible to hold the plebiscite to clarify once and for all the correct name of Palmerstown, which I have already requested a number of times and which Management researched as being feasible, as soon as possible as with the completion of the N4/M50 intersection at Palmerstown and the commitment of this Council to both update road signage and place names and to identify roundabouts and major road intersections by naming them, it is imperative that the current confusion between "Palmerston" and "Palmerstown" ends.
That the Council carry out a survey of the new residential areas in Lucan Clondalkin to determine the level of services/facilities e.g. postal services, schools, crèches, community centers, bus services and bus stops, etc available/required and that a full discussion take place on the responsibility of the local authority to promote better services for residents who have already been levied for the upgrading of essential services.
To ask the Manager for an updated report on the Palmerstown Village Renewal Scheme?
To ask the Manager when S.I.A.C. will plant a grass verge at Monastery Gate?
Cathaoirleach’s Business Cllr G O’Connell
That the Manager give a detailed report on the working of the Enforcement Section of the Council and to specify (a) How many staff are employed in the Section; (b) How many complaints were received in 2007; (c) How many of these complaints were genuine infringements (d) How many of these complaints/infringements resulted in prosecution in 2007; (e) What the cost of the service including legal proceedings was in 2007; (f) What the resultant income from enforcement prosecutions was in 2007, (g) What procedures and processes are in place to handle infringements of planning and that the matter be fully discussed.
To ask the Manager when S.I.A.C. will plant a grass verge at Monastery Gate?
Cathaoirleach's Business Cllr G O'Connell
That the Manager brings forward a report on the provision of housing in the Lucan/Clondalkin Committee's area and that the report includes not only the numbers on the housing list but also the provision of housing, including the type of accommodation requested, the average waiting time on lists at present, the way in which the system works and that this important item be fully discussed.
To ask the Manager what stage is the examination of the Kennelsfort Road (N4 junction) at, when will the report be ready and to generally comment on the traffic situation at this gateway intersection?
To ask the Manager when will the safety crossing for Collinstown College, Clondalkin be installed?
That an update be given on the progress of the (Halian) Carroll development at 9th Lock Road, Clondalkin.
To ask the Manager for an update on the request for 34 parking spaces at Mount Talbot, Clondalkin?
That the Manager presents a report on the control of dog litter in Lucan/Clondalkin and on how the situation could be improved.
That this Committee recommends that single people, male and female, be permitted to go on South Dublin County Council's housing lists.
That the Manager report on what steps the Council have taken, and with what results and what further action is open to the Council, in relation to the activities that are being carried out at the site on Waterstown Avenue (that was recently granted planning permission for apartments against strong objections from the local residents) but despite the fact it is on appeal to An Bord Pleanála work of a development nature has been ongoing there since the weekend after the granting of permission and the nature of the activities which appear to include use as a depot by an engineering company, and the fact that they regularly start at 6.30 am and go onto 1.00 am (even on Easter Sunday), contravenes the traditional use and is a source of great annoyance to the residents of this small settlement close to the Liffey Valley and Waterstown Park.
That the Manager would make arrangements to provide litter bins are provided by South Dublin County Council at all bus stops in the Clondalkin/Lucan area to reduce litter in these areas
That the Area Committee notes with concern the ongoing severe littering and illegal dumping at Quarryvale Park, which is a serious blot on Shancastle and Greenfort estates, and asks the Manager to implement special measures to prevent littering and dumping, including enhanced patrolling of the area, the pursuit of offenders and regular clean ups until the extent of the problem is reduced.