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Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. Hagin Meade
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

South Dublin County Council supports the Animal Health & Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill 2020 and will write to the Minister for Agriculture, calling for a ban on hare coursing.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor A. Edge
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

In line with the Biodiversity and Climate Emergencies declared for South Dublin County in 2019, that this Council commits to a rapid roll-out of Mini-Woodlands / Stepping Stone Forests at suitable locations countywide with the support of local community groups and with a target of 25,000 trees by the end of this term.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Bailey
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

That this Council agree a protocol that communicates to residents in writing when a public tree close to their home needs to be removed. 

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor Y. Collins
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

That this Council formulates a strategy re the use of CCTV and other technologies pursuant to the provisions of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022, to combat illegal dumping throughout the county.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. Sinclair
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

That this Council writes to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth demanding that a plan is put in place to provide preschool childcare for free at the point of use.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Holohan
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

This council calls on the minister for health to set up an independent enquiry to explore the reasons for Irelands 2023 high excess deaths figures and to make a statement on it.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Costello
Responsibility:
Gary Walsh

The Charles O'Toole bridge has become a regular target for vandalism with glass panels being broken on a regular basis, this poses both a cost for clean up and repair and a safety issue, can I request the design of this bridge be reviewed and a more appropriate option be installed

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Gerry Kieran

To ask the Chief Executive would he ask the Director of Land use and planning to comment on Dolcan house and the issue of Fire safety, and to comment on the future use of this building and planning requirements for same, and if its to be used for housing refugees/asylum seekers that SDCC ensure it meets full fire safety requirements?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

To ask the chief executive for a report into Tree diseases, to outline the main ones and would he relate this to recent tree removal in the county that has caused huge public concern ?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change

To ask the chief executive would he issue a report into Tree removal given the public displays of concern to elected members, and would he consider ways of informing the public on there removal ?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
A//Director of Housing, Social & Community Development

To ask the chief executive for a report into how much is being spent on leasing housing for long term leases and how many houses are being leased by SDCC or ABB to provide housing in SDCC ?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

To ask the Chief executive has an online voting registration started and to explain how it works?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Director of Corporate Performance and Change Management

To ask the Chief executive would he consider looking at how SDCC could promote webcasting in the public interest of Transparency and accountability ?

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
C AC Meeting Administrator

That this Area Committee support the Newcastle community residents call for action on the 68 bus route that is consistently late, regular no show and not updated on app. There is one rather poor bus service to serve this large and growing area. We demand that Dublin Bus and the NTA address the issues of concern of residents as a matter of urgency to ensure people are not late for work/appointments and do not have to drive cars and we commit to writing to Dublin Bus and the NTA. We also ask they issue a timeline for additional bus services for the Newcastle area.

 

( Taken with Motion 1 )

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Gary Walsh

To ask the Chief Executive would he look at the condition of the Rainbow crossing in Clondalkin and look at why it's fading and damaged?

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor F. Timmons
Responsibility:
Liz Corry

That this Area Committee asks SDCC libraries to host a talk by Pat O Sullivan on the men who died in World War 1 from Clondalkin and host a display of research information done on these men in conjunction with Clondalkin Tidy Towns.

Statutory Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
LPNC Meeting Administration
Responsibility:
RTFB Meeting Administration

Confirmation and Re-affirmation of Minutes of Meeting of February ACM

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Libraries & Arts
Responsibility:
Christopher Baker

Application for Arts Grants (No Business)

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Transportation
Responsibility:
John Hegarty

Proposed Declaration of Roads to be Public Roads (No Business)

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Gilligan
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

That this Area Committee outline a list of protected trees in the Clondalkin area.

( Taken with Motion 11 )