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Report on Housing Construction Programme
That the Manager presents an up to date report on the Clondalkin Round Tower site and presents a time schedule for upgrading the site and developing a museum in the same area.
New Works
No Business
Correspondence
No Business
To ask the Manager to write to the Minister for the Environment and Local Government asking him to receive a high level delegation from South Dublin County Council to discuss how the problems caused by the small minority of tenants in private rented accommodation involved in anti-social behaviour are going to be tackled? ( This would be a follow up to the meeting which we had in December, 2007 with the Minister for Health on the same subject.)
That the Manager present a report on Liscarne Court, North Clondalkin focusing on the following:
1. The need to again install security gates at the entrance to give security to residents.
2. To ensure that the complex is served by adequate security cameras.
New Works
No Business
To ask the Manager to report in detail on South Dublin County Council's policy on the introduction of restrictions for Heavy Goods Vehicles on certain roads and in certain areas in the county.
Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads.
No Business.
To ask the Manager to present a detailed report on his recent discussions with Dublin Bus and the Department of Transport as part of his efforts to secure a more regular and flexible bus service for the people of this county. Many people are frustrated owing to the increase in traffic congestion arising from the car dependant society that we have. Whilst LUAS and Metro remain at planning and design stages many of our transport and related congestion issues could be resolved by enhancing our bus service at a fraction of the cost of rail.
CATHAOIRLEACHS BUSINESS
That this committee calls on the Manager to provide public lighting entering the Rathcoole Community Centre and that he seeks to resolve any issues relating to private land ownership in this vicinity that are currently preventing the provision of public lighting.
To ask the Manager to explain in detail the process in South Dublin for establishing priority in the allocation of Public Housing, including the allocation of "emergency housing", and to explain how applicants can establish their relative position on the "housing list" and an estimate of the probable elapsed time before a house will be allocated to them.
To ask the Manager to explain in detail how he establishes the market value of land to be disposed of by the Council and will he make a statement on the matter.
To ask the Manager responsible to report on progress and efforts to date to achieve the Objectives in the current 2004 -2010 County Development Plan that refer to provide for :
-(A) an outer road and a new crossing of the River Liffey West of Lucan
-(B) a connection to the M50 at Cloverhill
-(C) a Library for Palmerstown.
That the Manager presents an up to date report on the parking strategy and outlines its problems and successes and how he intends to deal with the problems.
To ask the Manager to report in relation to the former Coop Lands at Leixlip Rd Lucan and if anything has been done to have the site made safe and if it is under consideration for a park and ride now that the other site has been turned down by An Bord?
To ask the Manager if he will consider making available to tenants of Council houses and flats/apartments interest free loans to finance (a) replacement windows and/or (b) replacement fitted kitchens, along the lines of the schemes operated by Dublin City Council and if he will make a statement on the matter?
To ask the Manager if he can make a report on the Council's response to the proposal of the Dublin Mountain Initiative for the development of a public recreational park in the Dublin mountains?
To ask the Manager if he can provide a report on the consequences for businesses in the County of the new valuations for the purpose of rates arising from the review implemented by the Valuation Office and if he can confirm that some businesses will be subject to rate demands which are over 25% higher than there previous rates liability and if he can make a statement on the matter?
That this Committee recommends that South Dublin County Council keeps Tay Lane, Rathcoole open for access and egress road traffic and improves on the safety of the steel rope in the slip lane from the N7 to the north side of the Rathcoole fly-over by bright markings or some other appropriate means.