"That the Roads Department immediately review the following areas for traffic calming and implement as a matter of urgency appropriate road safety measures in order to ensure pedestrian and motorist safety:  De Selby Estate - particularly De Selby Road, Unnamed Road running from The Belfry Estate past Jobstown Community College and the T-junction at the entrance to De Selby Estate from the Blessington Road."

• M.6

Proposed Material Contravention of the South Dublin County Council Development Plan 2004-2010 – Register Reference No. SD05A/0806, for
(1) Ceding approximately 3 hectares fronting onto Kiltipper Road to South Dublin County Council for future development of a public park; 
(2) a residential development of forty units in six blocks, varying in height from one to three storeys, fronting onto Bohernabreena Road:  two of these blocks will also contain basement level storage and parking for a total of 42 cars;  further surface level parking will be provided for 20 cars; 
(3) a two storey building in the existing car park of the Old Mill Pub fronting onto Old Bawn Road - it is to contain two restaurants at ground floor level (500 sq.m.), with terraces facing the new park and office space at first floor level (533 sq.m.); 
(4) the replacement of existing parking spaces lost to the new building to the southwest side of the Old Mill Pub.
At a site southwest of Old Mill Pub, Old Bawn, Tallaght, Dublin 24 for Contorus Ltd.

(circulated herewith)

• H2 Material Contravention
• H2 Material Contravention Map

“To ask the Manager to set out in detail the current position concerning the taking in charge of Ellensborough, Kiltipper Road, to detail the outstanding works which have to be attended to by the Developer before this Estate is taken in charge, and the likely timeframe involved, and if he will make a statement on the matter.”

• Question20

“To ask the Manager to detail what provisions are being made for the widening of the Kiltipper Road, and /or the provision for a relief road so as to allow for the building of residential units on lands at the back on Killinarden and adjacent to the Kiltipper Road and Killinarden Roads, the likely timeframe involved before such housing development is constructed, if an Area Action Plan has been established on this matter, and if he will make a statement on the matter.”

• Killinarden Kiltipper Action Area Plan Issues

Cathaoirleach's Business

(none received)

"To ask the Manager what is the current position in relation to the proposed neighbourhood park at the back of Ellensborough on Kiltipper Road, what consultation has taken place between the local community and South Dublin County Council in relation to this matter, when is it anticipated that work on this project will begin, the likely time frame involved before the park is open, and if he will make a statement on the matter?"

• Qu 28

To ask the Manager to state for what period of time is it permissable under both planning/environmental regulations, for an estate/letting agent to place advertisement placards outside a property or on the boundary walls/fence of an estate and will he make a statement on the matter?

• Q5 Advert Placards

To ask the Manager, what efforts are being made to reimburse pensioners within the County who are entitled to a bin charge waiver and who have had to pay for bin tags themselves from January to March as a result of forms being either not filled in or being filled in incorrectly, taking into consideration the question whether these forms were necessary at all considering the extremely low chance of a pensioners financial circumstances changing from one year to another and can she make a statement on the matter?

• Q6 Waiver reimbursement

To ask the Manager, (A)how many house fires have taken place in the past two years in Council owned houses or apartments as a result of faulty wiring or wiring related issues,   (B) has there been any investigation by the Council to determine if there are any patterns emerging in this regard in terms of for example contractors carrying out works on certain houses previous to a fire and  (C) if an investigation hasn't taken place will the Manager undertake to arrange for an investigation to take place to ensure that this Council is doing everything in it's power to prevent such fires taking place in the future?

• Q7 Fires in Council Houses

Cathaoirleach's Business

(none received)

To ask the Manager to triple the number of air pollution monitoring stations within the county in light of the evidence of a massive increase in air pollution caused by traffic nationwide over the past number of years? 

• Q9 Air pollution monitoring stations

To ask the Manager to report upon what progress has been made in the review of the Council’s Water Leisure Strategy brought about in light of the fact that most of the funding will have to be provided from Council resources? 

• Q10 Water Leisure Strategy

To ask the Manager what traffic management plans will be put in place countywide for the duration of the Ryder Cup tournament next September? 

• Q. 11 Ryder Cup

To ask the Manager to report upon what input the Council would have in any attempts to increase the usage of any airfield within the county and to make enquiries to this effect with the Irish Aviation Authority? 

• Q12 Airfields

Cathaoirleach's Business

(none received)

To ask the Manager to report upon the desirability of providing cycle path facilities within all parks within the County? 

• Q13 Cycle paths

"That this Committee, calls on the Manager to report on the response maintenance document which was recently posted to all Council tenants in the Tallaght area which indicates responsibilities of the Council and tenants in terms of the maintenance of Council housing".

• Attachment
• Response Maintenance Document

To ask the Manager to outline how many sold (€3 & €6 bin tags) are currently unused, the rationale behind not allowing purchasers of the above-mentioned bin tags from using them, why  purchasers of said bin tags cannot return them to the retail outlet where they were purchased and will the Manager note that the opening hours of the Environment Department are not convenient for a lot of people in 9-5 employment and will the Manager make a statement on the issues raised within this question?

• Q15 How many bin tags unused

To ask the Manager to note the most recent survey by An Taisce for (Ibal) in which a number of areas within the administrative area of South Dublin County Council were noted as falling within the categories of moderately littered, a serious litter problem &  a litter blackspot and will the Manager outline what concerted approach will be taken by this local authority and will the Manager please note the progress that Fingal County Council have made on this issue and will the Manager make a statement on the issues raised within this question?

• Q16 An Taisce

To ask the Manager if there has been any contact between South Dublin County Council and " Habitat for Humanity" in view of  their recent  successful completion of four new homes in Ballymun and if not , could contact be made with " Habitat for Humanity" and Dublin City Council  with a view to replicating their successful partnership and will the Manager make a statement on the matter?

• Q17 Habitat