" To ask the Manager to outline the cleaning schedule for the Homelawn area and in view of the recent review of the Cleansing Unit, if there are any proposals to increase the frequency of the schedule?."

• Q.7

A.O.B.

Report on Taking in Charge of Estates

• H-I 12

That the Manager in Environmental Services, will report on detail on what measures he will take, including consulting with the Managers in the Planning and Development Departments, to help resolve the dreadful negative effects on the local community in Moy Glas Estate and the wider Lucan Community, owing to the damages to the environment because of open fires being lit regularly, gatherings where public and underage drinking of alcohol take place, and late night noise regularly occurs in the site I have identified in Moy Glas Estate, Lucan, and as depicted in the photographs I have forwarded to the Manager separately.

• M.17

To ask the Garda authorities to report on the progress of the CCTV scheme as agreed by this committee at its inaugural meeting in October last – to also outline delays in terms of the paperwork submitted to date and if there is a system to fast-track this much needed facility for the West Tallaght and North Clondalkin RAPID areas by the Garda Commissioner once all relevant paperwork and information has been provided, so that the communities affected who have a reasonable expectation that the scheme will be in place within a short timeframe will not have to suffer any further delays?

• Q 2 CCTV
• Q.2 CCTV

To ask the Garda to timetable a typical working day and night in each of the Garda Stations in terms of:

• Typical incidents and enquiries;
• Typical emergency situations that arise;
• Human resource issues that arise in terms of available man/womanpower;
• Predominant anti-social issues; 
• Predominant criminal activity; 
• Conviction rate; 
• And could the Garda include general details of human hours spent on incidents in terms of office hours and is there a general ratio of time to incident calculation.

• Q. 3 A Garda Station Working Day
• Q. 3 Crumlin
• Q. 3 Rathfarnham
• Q. 3 Tallaght
• Q. 3 Terenure

Part 8 Report - Firhouse/Ballycullen QBC

• H-I (3)

CATHAOIRLEACH'S BUSINESS

"That the Manager examine the footpaths recently provided on the Glendown open space as they are flooding badly and pedestrians are unable to walk on them."

• M.2

To ask the Garda Authorities to report on the provision of accommodation for Gardai at Tallaght, plans for the future in that regard and the length of time before new accommodation will be habitable.

• Q.4 Tallaght Garda Station

That a report be given on progress regarding Valhalla and the facility at New Road.

That the Garda authorities be asked to report on the policing provision for West Tallaght; to describe the problems of policing the area; if it can be detailed in terms of Garda manpower allocated to the area; how many community Gardai covering which shifts are allocated to which areas; if Garda Diversion Programmes are engaged in locally; what is the assessment of the drugs problem in the area and how has that problem changed in recent years; if there are any plans to provide a local neighbourhood station in the area and if the Garda authorities will indicate how policing in the area might be improve.

• Q.5 Garda Manpower-West Tallaght

1.  That a report be furnished on the usage within the area administered by South Dublin County Council during 2007 of the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 relating to Anti- Social Behaviour orders by An Garda Siochana in respect of each Garda Station within this Council area as regards

a)    Adults

b)    Children

And more particularly that the following information be provided in respect of each

The number of written warnings issued demanding the specific anti-social behaviour cease   

The number of children who have undertaken not to repeat anti social behaviour and have entered into a good behaviour contract at a meeting arranged with their parents present to consider      their child’s conduct

The number of district court applications made seeking an ASBO and the number of such orders granted

 2.    That this Committee be furnished with the reported crime figures for the Rathfarnham, Ballyboden, Whitechurch and Knocklyon areas for the period the 1^st January 2007 to the 31^st December 2007 in respect of headline and non headline offences; the comparative rates for 2006 and the specific areas of crime covered and the detection rates for 2006 and 2007 be furnished with regard to the offences detailed

• Q.6

"That the Manager outline whether the open space between St. Mels Avenue Greenhills and Greenpark Estate was ever in the ownership of the Council and as to whether the Council ever sold this open space and that this Committee start in the proceedings for a C.P.O. on the open space due to the inability to maintain the land in question."

• M.5

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That the Manager bring in a full detailed report on the need to provide a pedestrian crossing adjacent to the Templeville/Wainsfort roundabout as many of the senior citizens are unable to cross."

• M. 1

To ask the Manager how can the Council justify refusing a Bin Tax Waiver to residents who recently became a pensioners on the basis that they have been billed for arrears but not paid them as these pensioners used their workplace refuse system up to the time they retired.

• Q7 Bin Tax Waiver

"That this Committee discusses the footpath repair programme for the TRAC area with the benefit of the full results – and grading system used to ascertain condition of footpaths due for repair – as a result of the year long footpath survey of the county, (b) to ascertain how many (what length) of footpaths will be facilitated for repair in 2008 (c) what areas."

• M. 5

"That the Manager put in place extra double yellow lines at Castleside Drive and Woodlands?"

• M. 6

"That this Committee discuss the problems residents of Templeroan Lodge are experiencing trying to exit their estate due to speeding traffic on Ballyroan road (the Green route) to either exit or enter Templeroan Lodge.   It is especially difficult to exit and turn right as the cars are travelling at 80km or more.  The road is also used in the evening as a ‘race track’.  Residents have requested a protective railing or barrier along the small hedge that separates the estate from this busy road as it would be very easy for a car to skid off the Scholarstown Roundabout into Templeroan Lodge. Also to examine if speed camera could be installed on this road."

• M. 7

Minutes from Tallaght Area Committee Meeting 21st January, 2008.

• Minutes Tallaght ACM 1 of 21st January, 2008

"To ask the Manager for an update on FAUGHS GAA disposal and if the letter of comfort has been issued, and if it will be finalized at the February Council Meeting?"

• Q. 10