To ask the Manager if any discussions have been held with the present owners of the former Tara Co-op site in Lucan regarding development of the lands and if he will make a report on the current status of the lands?

• Question 27

Cathaoirleach's Business         Councillor F. McCarthy

That the Corporate Services Department contacts the Garda authorities in relation to the provision of static speed cameras in residential areas and the deployment of GATSO vans to deter speeding on roads other than main roads.

• Motion 20

To ask the Manager to provide an update on the Outer Ring Road work schedule and to report upon what steps will be taken to ensure pedestrian safety during the construction and operational stage of the road.

• Q.9

Correspondence

(None Received)

Application for Grants (if any)

(Circulated Herewith)

• H-I (8) Grant Applications

Library News Events

(circulated herewith)

• H-I (9) Library News

New Works (if any)

Griffeen Valley Park

(Circulated Herewith)

• H-I (11) New Works Griffeen Valley Park
• MAp

"To ask the Manager if consideration will be given to the establishment of a box junction and/or traffic lights at the Carrigmore entrance to Fortunestown Lane in Saggart, given the extensive problems of traffic congestion in the mornings for residents attempting to leave this estate, if consideration has been given to widening the Fortunestown Lane at this point, say the introduction of two lanes between here and the N82 roundabout, and if he could set out what traffic plans have been put in place before the establishment of the new Citywest Retail Centre close to the N82 roundabout, and the impact it will have on local traffic, and particularly the impact in relation to the housing estate in Carrigmore, and if he will make a statement on the matter?"

• Qu 22

New Works (if any)

(Circulated Herewith)

Correspondence

(None Received)

New Works (if any)

(Circulated Herewith)

That this Committee notes with concern that the number on the Live Register at the Clondalkin Social Welfare increased during 2005 by 18%, during a period when the number on the total Live Register decreased by 2%, that the upward trend in the Clondalkin figure is the fourth worst out of 123 SW Local offices in the country, notes also the County Statistics office data show North and South West Clondalkin to have much higher unemployment rates than the rest of the County, and requests the Manager to write to the Minister for Enterprise and Employment and the West Dublin /Kildare Regional Office of FAS asking both to address the worsening unemployment situation in the Clondalkin SW Office area and bring forward specific proposals on training to increase the opportunities of unemployed people signing on at Clondalkin to get employment.

• Motion 23

Correspondence

(None Received)

Correspondence

(None Received)

Report on Housing Construction Programme

(Circulated Herewith)

• H-I (2) Housing Construction Report

New Works (if any)

(Circulated Herewith)

REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAVELLER ACCOMMODATION PROGRAMME

(Circulated Herewith)

• TRAVELLER REPORT

Cathaoirleach's Business      Councillor F. McCarthy

That the Manager outlines the mechanism whereby the existing Liffey Valley SAAO could be extended to protect further land adjoining the current protected area.

• Motion 14

Correspondence

(None Received)

To ask the Manager if he will arrange for an examination of the effectiveness of the public lighting in the vicinity of the steps into the car park at the top of Chapel Hill, Lucan, as concerns have been expressed by residents about the safety of people using the steps, particularly older persons? 

• Q.15