South Dublin County Council Arts Development Strategy 2006 – 2010 

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• H13 Arts Strategy

Minutes of Meeting of Tallaght Area Commitee (1) - 18th April, 2006

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• Mins

To ask the Manager to put in place a programme to repair the damaged footpath kerbs in Castle Estate, Clondalkin?

• Question 5

"That this Committee support the possibility of providing an Ice Skating rink in the County over the Christmas period as it has been a huge success in the Smithfield area and the matter be discussed."

• Mot 1

That the Manager present a report on the road plans for the Newcastle Village area and in particular address the following in terms of delivery :-

a)  The road proposed through Greenogue and on to the Aylmer/Peamount Roads.

b)  The main road artery through the residentially zoned lands to the south of the Village and whether or not it will be completed in advance of the new housing.

• Motion 13

To ask the Manager will he be asking people to re-apply for the Bin Tax Waiver for 2007. If so when will this work begin and will it be completed before the end of 2006?

• Q23 Bin Tax Waiver

"To ask the Manager to repair the grass verge which now has tarmacadum covering it following the removal of a tree which has left a hole that will cause injury to residents (details supplied)?"

• Q.7

To ask the Manager to report on what recent representations this Local Authority has made to the Government given the increasing traffic congestion being experienced by motorists in South Dublin and the consequential negative impact on the quality of life of the families of this county. Arising from any such representations, what improvements can be expected by the people of South Dublin and within what time frame?

• Q.5 Traffic Congestion

Letter, dated 20th April 2006 from Killarney Town Council regarding motion passed calling on the Government to give Free Travel Passes to Irish emigrants living abroad and also to recognise Irish emigrants reaching the age of one hundred years.

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• Killarney Town Council

Cathaoirleach's Business

(No Business)

Cathaoirleach's Business

(No Business)

"To ask the Manager to deal with the request of the resident of 13 Knocklyon Avenue regarding the trees outside his home, in view of the  fact that the Manager undertook to remove every second tree along the path at this location and I confirmed by e-mail dated 15 October 2005 that the resident was agreeable to this?"

• Q.8

Cathaoirleach's Business

(No Business)

To ask the Manager to report on the country-wide plastic collection services, what improvement can be reported in this service and to what extent Local Residents of this county can expect the plastic collection-point service to be enhanced in the near future?

• Q3 County-wide Plastic Collection

Cathaoirleach's Business:  Councillor A. White

"That the Manager now present a report to the committee ( in view of the fact that it is now over one year since a Working Group was established in relation to the outbuildings at Rathfarnham Castle - see Area Committee Meeting 2, April 2005)  detailing how often the Working Group has met, what issues have been addressed by it, and what conclusions it has reached arising from its deliberations." 

• M.3

To ask the Manager to present a full and detailed report on the full extent of the anti-social related problems in South Dublin on the various departments in this County, including all costs associated with such damages?

• Q4 ASB Countywide

To ask the Manager, to list the number of Council owned houses and apartments that have been damaged by fire over the past two years and list the corresponding causes identified for each of these fires and can the Manager make a statement on the matter?

• Q6 Fire Damage
• Q6 Fire damage statistics

"To ask the Manager to revisit item no. 3384 (Area Committee 1, 24th October 2005) regarding a mains drain adjacent to 488 Orwell Park Way, since although a crew addressed same in January by opening the drain, cleaning it, chipping away some surrounding tarmac and placing an orange cone on top of same, it visually now looks worse than before, and the drain is subsiding in the tarmac, and it  would appear not to have been repaired in view of the fact that the road still floods when there is heavy rainfall."

• Q.11

To ask the Manager, (A) to list the total number of Housing Estates in the County that have been taken in charge in the last twelve months and (B) to list the dates these Estates were built and (C) taking into consideration progress made towards further taking in charge how many other Estates are envisaged to be taken in charge in the next twelve months?

• Q7 Housing Estates TIC

To ask the Manager, to identify the reasons for the extremely significant changes in the calculations for Council tenants rent payments which has resulted in some households rents increasing by almost one hundred percent and can he make a statement on the matter?

• Q8 Revised Rent Calculation