"That the Manager outline the process by which the Council brings litter fines to prosecution phase, to outline the success rate of same, specifically in relation to prosecutions based on the finding of documentation with identifying characteristics on it, and to assure Members that reasonable measures are taken to ensure that this process is carried out with regard to due process."

• Motion 6

"That the Environmental Services section, in conjunction with whatever other Local Authority Department is necessary, draw up a landscape plan for the environs of the Bring Centre at Grange Road including the resurfacing of the immediate area."

 

• Motion 7

"That this Committee regard the vandalising of newly planted trees at the bus turning bay at Limekiln Avenue as totally unacceptable and that every effort is made to find the perpetrators and apply the maximum penalty and we should as a committee review the current penalties and introduce stronger measures as this behaviour should be viewed as serious anti social behaviour."

 

• Motion 3

CATHAOIRLEACH'S BUSINESS

(NO BUSINESS)

 

To ask the Manager to investigate the possibility of South Dublin utilising "Football in the Community" officers as currently provided for by Fingal and Dublin City Councils in conjunction with the FAI and the Young Persons Facilities and Services fund?

 

• Q4 Football in Community

"To ask the Manager if there are any plans in place to improve or widen the roads that surround the roundabout on Ballycullen Road, which connects up the Ballycullen area with the M50 and the Firhouse Road area and given the horrendous problem of traffic build-up in the mornings and evening at this roundabout, if immediate measures are proposed by the Council to deal with this issue and if he will make a statement on the matter?"

• Qu 21

CATHAOIRLEACH'S BUSINESS

(NO BUSINESS)

To ask the Manager, what efforts have been made to introduce green bin recycling services to the ever growing number of estates within S.D.C.C.'s administrative area where there are large numbers of apartments that have no such service provided?

• Q22 Green Bin Service to Apts

To ask the Manager to report upon what ongoing monitoring takes place of aircraft noise over South Dublin given the nuisance that low flying aircraft can pose to residents? 

• Q22 Noise Pollution

To ask the Manager, what is the Council's policy in relation to dealing with companies who ignore binding labour court rulings?

• Q23 Labour Court Rulings

To ask the Manager, is there a committee/grouping (emergency services and other agencies) within the County that has produced an emergency plan for the area in terms of an extraordinary event taking place such as a large chemical fire etc, if so, how often does this grouping meet and when was this plan last reviewed?

• Q24 Emergency Plan

To ask the Manager to put in place the appropriate accounting structure to ensure that all Development levies that are receipted in the Council’s Planning Department on a Countywide basis are also recorded in such a way as to enable a breakdown, electoral area by electoral area, to be provided to councillors?

• Q26 Development Levies

To ask the Manager to provide a detailed breakdown of the amount of development levies collected in each electoral area since the adoption of the scheme? 

• Q27 Development Levies

To ask the Manager to indicate, electoral area by electoral area, the sums of money spent by the Council on capital projects providing community and sporting facilities throughout the county in the past two years? 

• Q28 Capital Projects

To ask the Manager to report upon what impact the removal of the toll from the Westlink Bridge and the imposition of a toll at other points along the M50 is likely to have upon the traffic using other roads within the county? 

• Q29 Impact of Toll Removal

To ask the Manager to report upon what progress has been made in reviewing the County Water Leisure strategy and to indicate when the revised strategy will be made available? 

• Q30 Water Leisure Strategy

To ask the Manager to consider the provision of Automatic External Defibrillators in all Council buildings as an initial step towards making them available in all Parks Department vehicles. Such an initiative has the potential to save lives? 

• Q31 Defibrillators

To ask the Manager to report upon the policy of the Council in relation to the construction of distributor roads through parks and to detail all instances where such an action has been taken in the past or is planned in the near future?  

• Q32 Distributor Roads

To ask the Manager for an updated report on works being implemented or planned by the Parks Department to enhance bio-diversity in the County's parks and open spaces?

• Q37 Bio-diversity Parks

To ask the Manager for a detailed update on  South Dublin County Council's stated policy of "name & shame", the frequency of such publications and the number of individuals named and shamed since this policy was adopted by South Dublin County Council?

• Q38 Name & Shame