3. The RePlay Festival and Creative and Active programme - Gerry Horan, Arts Office

4. Red Line Book Festival 2026 Preview - Sarah McHugh, Libraries

1. Minutes of Arts, Culture, Gaeilge, Heritage & Libraries SPC – 06/05/2026

Cathaoirleach's Business

That this area committee requests that a case study for a community Centre of Excellence be prepared and reported back to a future ACM - the Centre of Excellence should include provision for a library, swimming pool and community centre all of which have been provided for in the most recent County Development Plan.

To ask the Chief Executive how many Council owned homes in the Rathfarnham / Templeogue / Firhouse / Bohernabreena area are currently vacant and what is the average turnaround time before they are re-let?.

To ask the Chief Executive if there has been meetings or contact with DLR County Council following the conclusion of the Marlay Park concerts with a view to addressing any issues that arose during the concerts.

This Committee notes the number of issues in relation to trees that impact on a private residential property. This Committee further notes that in many cases the Council require an engineers report before undertaking any remedial works. However both the cost and availability of tree engineers / arboriculture consultant is a significant barrier to residents who are concerned by trees affecting their property. Therefore this Committee request the Council executive to examine ways to address this issue so that residents who are affected by trees in the public realm structurally impacting on their property are able to get resolution.

This Committee requests that the internal roads in the Whitecliff Estate in Rathfarnham are assessed for upgrading and considered for the 2027 Roads and Works Programme.

To ask the Chief Executive to outline the number of queries that have come into the "info" SDCC email relating specifically to issues in Rathfarnham / Templeogue / Firhouse / Bohernabreena in Quarter One and Quarter Two in 2026.

To ask the Chief Executive to outline the schedule for laneway cleaning and maintenance in Greenhills and Dublin 12 to the end of 2026.

Hi, That this committee calls on the manager for an update on the upgrade to the children's playground on the Wellington road side of Tymon Park.

That the dished crossing point on Whitechurch Way, at the corner of Whitechurch Green, be re-examined with a view to replacing or moving it, owing to difficulties for power chair users posed by the steep gradient of the crossing point.

VACANCY ON THE SOCIAL, COMMUNITY, EQUALITY & INTEGRATION STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEE - FOR APPROVAL

• HI 12 Vacancy on Social, Community, Equality & Integration SPC

CO-OPTION FOLLOWING A TEMPORARY ABSENCE ON SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 19A OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2001

• HI 2(a) Co-option following a temporary absence
• HI 2(b) Vacancies on statutory bodies and committees

VACANCY ON THE ASSOCIATION OF IRISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT (AILG)  - FOR APPROVAL

• HI 11 Vacancy on AILG

To ask the Chief Executive if there are particular strategies or initiatives that the Council can take to tackle persistent fly tipping and illegal dumping in specific areas.

• Q22 Illegal dumping initiatives

To ask the Chief Executive to outline process for clubs to get access and permission to use a pitch that is managed by the Council?

• Q21 Annual Pitch Allocations

To ask the Chief Executive if an update can be provided in relation to how Service Level Agreements with utility companies are progressing the removal of graffiti across the South Dublin County Council area.

• Q20 Graffiti removal on utility boxes

To ask the Chief Executive how many residents associations and voluntary groups are currently enrolled with the Council's Community Clean-Up Programme?

• Q19 Community Clean-Up Programme

Deputations for Noting (No Business)