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Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Sinnott
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance & Change Management

To ask the Chief Executive what steps have been taken by South Dublin County Council to update the electoral register to ensure it is as accurate as possible?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Sinnott
Responsibility:
Director of Land Use, Planning & Transportation

To ask the Chief Executive to confirm that observations submitted by County Councillors on open and live planning application are treated no differently from those received from members of the public and carry no additional weight or influence.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brady
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance & Change Management

This council calls on the Minister for Health to include all individuals living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in Ireland—regardless of age—to access to approved life changing treatments, in line with the principle of equal access to healthcare.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Spear
Responsibility:
Director of Land Use, Planning & Transportation

Can the Chief Executive please give an update on identifying Public Rights of Way in the County? Please include any current maps or lists of areas that the Council has identified.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Director of Land Use, Planning & Transportation

To ask the Chief Executive for a report regarding the City Edge Project. Report to include: ground contamination risks associated with old paper manufacturing factories, heavy manufacturing industrial sites that used large quantities of chemicals and what measures have been taken so far to identify sites with potential serious ground and soil contamination?

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Murphy
Responsibility:
Edel Clancy

That this Area Committee strongly advocates by writing to Dublin Rural Leader that they revise their funding areas to include the Edmondstown Electoral Division which is currently excluded.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Kearns
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

Cathaoirleachs Business

That this committee calls on the manager to repair the electric gates at the Limekilin entrance to Tymon Park as soon as possible. The gates have been broken for some time now and as a result the park has become an area for illegal dumping all around the bottle/ clothing banks.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Johansson
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance & Change Management

To ask the Chief Executive how many direct labour staff are employed by the council to carry out housing maintenance work?

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Murphy
Responsibility:
Leo Magee, Brendan Redmond

That this Area Committee recommends the implementation of a boules court in Dodder Valley Park at the Old Bawn end to complement the existing sporting facilities at this location.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water & Climate Change

To ask the Chief Executive will he consider alternatives to kissing gates as they cause issues for people with mobility issues

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

To ask the Chief Executive will the Council be allowing any tenants to purchase the council house they are living in?

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Director of Housing, Social & Community Development
Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Director of Economic, Enterprise & Tourism Development

LUCAN HOUSE MASTERPLAN - FOR NOTING

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Corporate Performance and Change Management Directorate
Responsibility:
Director of Housing, Social & Community Development
Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Sinnott
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water & Climate Change

To ask the Chief Executive if the feasibility of installing recycle bins in addition to regular bins in South Dublin County Council parks has been assessed?

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Mary Maguire
Responsibility:
Eoin Burke, Hazel Craigie

National Planning Framework Update

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Johansson
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water & Climate Change

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on all the sports pavilion projects which were Part 8 approved in 2024, including a timeline for expected construction start and finish dates?

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Sinnott
Responsibility:
Gary Walsh

This Committee welcomes recent patching works on the footpath at the entrance to the scouts den on Limekiln Green. Considering the overall condition of the paths and road in this area this Committee proposes that the upgrading of this area is included in the next roads and works programme.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor A. Smyth
Responsibility:
Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

To ask the Chief Executive how many people are currently on the housing list waiting for transfers under medical priority and can they make a statement.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. O'Toole
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance & Change Management

This Council calls on the Minister for Health to immediately establish a reimbursement system for all Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) costs incurred since January 2025. The Government must honour its commitment and ensure women receive the financial relief they were promised in the Budget 2024.