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Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Duff
Responsibility:
Gary Walsh

"Could the Manager make a report to this Area Committee regarding the numbers of potholes in Tallaght reported by members of this Committee and what actions he has taken to carry out remedial works?"

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Duff
Responsibility:
Director of Finance

Could the Manager please advise this Council if in cases where a successful claim for damages, caused by a Contractor working on behalf of South Dublin County Council, is made to Irish Public Bodies Insurance, would that payment for damages be recovered by SDCC from the Contractor?

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

Could the Manager please give details of the number of requests that were made for tree removals, resulting from damage to property in 2023/2024. Could he also detail the number of cases where the householder was asked to provide an Engineers report?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brady
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

To ask the Chief Executive to outline what measures may be implemented to ensure full implementation of the three year tree maintenance programme by the end of 2025?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brady
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

To ask the Chief Executive, given that not all estates are serviced within the three year maintenance plan cycle, can you outline how long it takes to complete tree maintenance across the county?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brady
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

To ask the Chief Executive what options are available in the case of mature estates where it becomes clear that the trees originally planted in the estate were inappropriate and have now become a serious nuisance?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brady
Responsibility:
E////Director of Land Use, Planning and Transportation

To ask the Chief Executive how many footpath repairs listed for works will be repaired by end of 2024?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brady
Responsibility:
E////Director of Land Use, Planning and Transportation

To ask the Chief Executive for a breakdown by electoral area of the number of footpath repair requests listed for works recorded by the council?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brady
Responsibility:
E////Director of Land Use, Planning and Transportation

To ask the Chief Executive to outline the level of resources, both internal and external, being deployed by the Council in 2024 to repair damaged footpaths and trip hazards?

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C Ahern
Responsibility:
Caitriona Lambert

Cathaoirleach's Business

That the council undertake to paint the poles of the public street lights in the area that are badly rusted and dilapidated. There are a number of examples on Ballyroan Road (photo attached) and elsewhere in the LEA.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C Ahern
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

How many dog wardens does the council currently employ and do they operate only in SDCC parks, or do they also operate on streets and smaller green areas?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C Ahern
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

Please provide a report on how many gardeners are directly employed by the council to maintain trees, flowers and planting in SDCC parks, district centres, verges, etc- report to include any plans to increase this given the very welcome number of new wildflower and green areas being created in the county

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C Ahern
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

Cathaoirleach's Business

That the council re-commences mowing the grass on the open areas in St Gatien's Court, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor N. Whelan
Responsibility:
E////Director of Land Use, Planning and Transportation

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report, by location, of footpaths with accessibility issues for people with disabilities and when work is expected to commence to rectify these issues.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor N. Whelan
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on reports of tree vandalism in the past 12 months, if there are plans to replace these trees and are there any steps being considered to prevent this type of vandalism

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor N. Whelan
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

To ask the Chief Executive for a breakdown of derelict sites in the county, report to include locations of these sites and length of time on derelict sites list.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor N. Whelan
Responsibility:
E////Director of Land Use, Planning and Transportation

To ask the Chief Executive how many school traffic wardens are employed by SDCC and where they are located.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Costello
Responsibility:
Director of Housing, Social and Community Development

To ask the Chief Executive how many people who have children with rare complex medical needs (using hoists etc) are waiting to be housed in the county and what is the length of time they are waiting?

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management
Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Fiona Hendley
Responsibility:
Fiona Hendley

Quarterly Anti-Social Behaviour Report