To ask the Manager to clarify the position of all contractors working on behalf of the Council that they are in compliance with the optimum Health & Safety Standards and compliance with proper industry rates of pay?

• Q 7 H & S

To ask the Manager to update this Council on the siting of a commemorative plaque in County Hall to the 200^th anniversary of the Emmett Rebellion as passed by motion of the full council and agreed to by management?

• Q8 Commemorative Plaque

Traffic Calming Programme

 

• H-I (9) Traffic Calming

Proposed 3 Year Restoration Improvement Programme 2006 - 2008

(Circulated Herewith)

• H.I. 10

To ask the Manager (a)  many dogs were impounded from the South Dublin Co. Council area in 2003, 2004 and to date in 2005 (b) what was the re-homing rate for this area? (c) what was the put down rate? that the proprietor of the Dogs home be contacted to ascertain this information if it is not available, (d) what proposal do we have to publicize the “national spay week”  in conjunction with the National Stray dogs and Cats Society in order to reduce the numbers of dogs being neglected?

• Q11 Impounded Dogs

To ask the Manager to agree to introduce by way of a pilot project, the facility of Flashing/Warning Lights at Schools. Such lights would be of practical assistance in enhancing the safety of many people, including school-going children and students, whose safety is now more at risk with increased traffic volumes, including Heavy Goods Vehicles on our roads, and where there are increased pressures on car parking spaces in the vicinity of schools in the county owing to increased traffic volumes and growing traffic congestion?

• Q12 Warning Lights at Schools

To ask the Manager, in light of the ever increasing congestion being experienced on the roads of South Dublin, to request that the DTO and An Garda Siochana make arrangements for Gardaí to be allocated to direct traffic at all “free-flow” junctions on a year-round basis at peak traffic times?

• Q13 Traffic Congestion

To ask the Manager to make arrangements for a double green bin collection following Christmas due to the fact that most households produce a great deal of recyclable waste during the festive season? 

• Q14 Green Bin Collection

To ask the Manager to outline what measures will be taken over the Christmas period to ensure that Bottle Banks and Plastic recycling facilities are regularly emptied, on a daily basis if necessary, and that the surrounding areas are kept free from rubbish at all times?

• Emptying of Bottle Banks at Chrismas

To ask the Manager to report upon the Council’s library building programme with specific reference to what area is next on the list for the provision of a library according to the County Development Plan and to detail what steps are being taken to ensure that this schedule is being adhered to? 

• Q16 Library Building Programme

To ask the Manager to indicate when it is envisaged that provision will be made in the capital budget for the furtherance of the Council’s Water Leisure strategy and to provide reassurances that the current review of the programme will in no way be used as an excuse not to put finance aside given that funding will invariably be required one way or another? 

• Q17 Water Leisure Strategy

To ask the Manager to outline what the extent of the Council’s landownership is of green-field sites within the county and to list, site by site, the area involved in each parcel of land and the current zoning status of each? 

• Q18

To ask the Manager if he would provide a report on the Council's involvement, financial and otherwise, in supporting the provision of community childcare services in the County?

• Q22 Childcare Services

To ask the Manger if he would provide a report on projects through which the Council secures housing units for letting to tenants additional to the Council's housing programme? 

• Q23 Housing Units

To ask  the Manager if he would provide a progress report on the development of the Council's Play Policy and a summary of proposed additional playground facilities in the County in 2006? 

• Q24 Play Policy

That this Council set up an information drive for the county to encourage citizens to return their bulk packaging to the point of purchase and encourage REPAK and all commercial businesses to participate in a package reduction scheme which will reduce the amount of waste and reduce the amount of costs to the local environment and business.

Mayor's Business

That this Council agree to seek an urgent meeting with the NRA re preparations for trucks from the Port Tunnel coming on to M50.

• Motion 1

That this Council set up an information drive for the county to encourage citizens to return their bulk packaging to the point of purchase and encourage REPAK and all commercial businesses to participate in a package reduction scheme which will reduce the amount of waste and reduce the amount of costs to the local environment and business.

"To ask the Manager if he would make representations to Dublin Bus concerning the need to establish a bus shelter on that part of Tallaght Road directly opposite the entrance to Bancroft Estate, and given the large number of users who require this service, if the matter could be progressed between South Dublin County Council and Dublin Bus, to ensure that a bus shelter is erected, and if he could make a statement on the matter?"

• Question 11

"To ask the  Manager if he is aware of the necessity to clean up loose rubble opposite the houses at *(address supplied) since it is being used as missiles to cause damage to windows and property in the area and will he note that a very minimal amount of work would secure this area?"

• Qu(12)