That this Council recommends that South Dublin County Council reduce the use of fossil used fuel by switching to a renewable energy source.

Mayor's Business

That this Council re-examine our policy on how builders/developers fulfill their Part V requirements, in relation to the provision of 3 or 4 bedroom houses.

That this Council recommends that South Dublin County Council reduce the use of fossil used fuel by switching to a renewable energy source.

That in view of the enormous barriers facing young people in securing their own homes in South Dublin, due to rampant inflation in house prices in every part of the County and the failure of Government to adequately resource the provision of Social Housing and Affordable Housing, this Council re-affirms its commitment to realising in practice the delivery of 15% of all housing in the County as Social and Affordable Housing under the Part V process and calls on the Manager to refuse to negotiate any departure from this requirement with any developer in the County.

Mayor's Business

That this Council re-examine our policy on how builders/developers fulfill their Part V requirements, in relation to the provision of 3 or 4 bedroom houses.

• M1 Affordable Housing

Mayor's Business

That this Council supports the restoration of  "Whitehall House" Kingswood, Tallaght  which was for a period the home of poet Katherine Tynan.  The elected members urge the IRFU to indicate when work will commence on the house,  which is in their ownership and is a protected structure (Ref: 179).

• M. 2 Whitehall House

That this Council recommends that South Dublin County Council reduce the use of fossil used fuel by switching to a renewable energy source.

That in view of the enormous barriers facing young people in securing their own homes in South Dublin, due to rampant inflation in house prices in every part of the County and the failure of Government to adequately resource the provision of Social Housing and Affordable Housing, this Council re-affirms its commitment to realising in practice the delivery of 15% of all housing in the County as Social and Affordable Housing under the Part V process and calls on the Manager to refuse to negotiate any departure from this requirement with any developer in the County.

That this Council recommends that South Dublin County Council reduce the use of fossil used fuel by switching to a renewable energy source.

That in view of the enormous barriers facing young people in securing their own homes in South Dublin, due to rampant inflation in house prices in every part of the County and the failure of Government to adequately resource the provision of Social Housing and Affordable Housing, this Council re-affirms its commitment to realising in practice the delivery of 15% of all housing in the County as Social and Affordable Housing under the Part V process and calls on the Manager to refuse to negotiate any departure from this requirement with any developer in the County.

"To ask the Manager has the planting requested by Beverly residents -  internal in estate along  motorway – adjacent to Beverly been facilitated?"

• Q. 3

That the Manager brings an updated report on the Round Tower, Clondalkin to this Committee.

• Motion No. 15

To ask the Manager to make a statement about the Council policy in relation to placing council officials on community and voluntary groupings? In his statement, could the Manager please define the role of Council staff  on such groupings, the instructions given to them, and explain whether, or not, that role has changed in recent times?

• Q2 Reps.on Community Groups

  "That the Manager give a current and detailed report on the Pearse Brother Park Flats upgrade – in conjunction with Planning and Roads Department as requested last June – re parking plan ; upgrade; re-housing; working together as isolated answers from each department very unsatisfactory." 

 

• M. 15

"That this Committee discuss the  improvements/essential repairs grant with a view to establishing its uptake in the Terenure Rathfarnham Area:

(a)  to list the services funded - how many of each?

(b)  if the full allocation allocated to SDCC was utilized last year?

(c)  to state how many - if any window replacements were funded;

(d) to state how many applicants in the Terenure Rathfarnham area were not funded;

(e) any other relevant information."

“To ask the Manager if he would immediately liaise with Rathfarnham and Tallaght Garda Stations in connection with the problem concerning the pedestrian crossing on Killininny Road, Ballycullen, namely the fact that quite a large number of cars are not stopping as pedestrians cross the road, if he could outline what measures if any, the Roads Department could consider to highlight the importance of this pedestrian crossing on what is a very dangerous road where cars regularly speed, and if other speeding restriction measures can be put on this road close to the pedestrian crossing, and if he will make a statement on the matter?”

• Qu 11

"That the Manager take on board the concerns of the Cherryfield Residents Association in relation to the ongoing dumping and fly-tipping in the laneways in Beechfield/Cherryfield, particularly the laneway from Beechfield Road to Cromwellsfort Road and will he devise a scheme to carry out clean-ups and resurfacing of all the laneways in the area, on a phased basis over the remainder of the term of the current Council, and will he consult with the members of the Cherryfield Residents Association in the next month to devise this plan and work out the implementation of the plan, so that the residents can reclaim their laneways for this own convenience."

• M.11

"In commending the Manager on the work in combating and removing graffitti as per my motion in June, that the Manager present a report to the meeting on progress to date and in particular what contacts the Manager has had with the Gardai on this matter and whether a report is available from the Gardai also."

• M. 12

That the Manager informs the Lucan/Clondalkin Area Committee on the situation regarding the buses for the Clondalkin Quality Bus Corridor.

• Motion No. 8

That in the light of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to which Ireland has signed up, and which includes the right of the child to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child, and the onus  the National Children's Office, the National Children's Plan and the National Play Policy place on local authorities to provide for children exercising this right, this Council should appoint a Play Officer as it is required to do under the National Play Policy.