Minutes of May 2025 SPC Meeting held on 29th May 2027

(i) Response From HSE Re Item 87397 May ACM.

(ii) Response From HSE Re Item 87068 May ACM.

• (i) Response From HSE Re Item 87397 May ACM.
• (ii) Response From HSE Re Item 87068 May ACM.

This council resolves that the Chief Executive write to the Department of Housing to request increased and multi-annual funding for the local authority Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme, in order to more effectively reach 2030 and 2050 national climate targets.

• M10 Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme

This Committee notes and acknowledges the public realm improvements as part of the active travel scheme on Butterfield Avenue. However these improvements have highlighted the need for the upgrading of existing footpaths, the entrance to Anne Devlin Road, entrance to Butterfield Grove and existing potholes along the avenue. This Committee requests that this area is included in the next works programme and the necessary repairs and upgrading takes place.

• M12 Footpath / Road Repairs
• M12 Photo 1 Anne Devlin Road Entrance
• M12 Photo 2 Butterfield Avenue Footpath
• M12 Photo 3 Butterfield Avenue Potholes
• M12 Photo 4 Butterfield Grove Entrance

This Committee notes with concern the continued vacancy of the completed units at the bottom of Grange Road / Nutgrove Avenue in Rathfarnham. As the Committee understands the application under the Capital Advance Leasing Facility has been with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for over six months with no progress made. This Committee requests that the South Dublin County Council executive write to the Minister for Housing to sanction the application and allow the units be occupied.

• M7 Loreto Gate

To ask the chief executive to set out the timelines and project plan for the redevelopment of the Rathfarnham Castle and Stables project.

• Q1 Rathfarnham Castle Stables and Courtyards

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the LED upgrade programme for upgrading public lighting in South Dublin County Council. I understand €5.6M was allocated in the 2025 annual budget for this work.

• Q32 LED Upgrade Programme

To ask the Chief Executive if the €2.1M allocated in the 2025 South Dublin County Council budget for the maintenance of the regional road network will be fully utilised by the end of the year?

• Q33 Regional Road Network

VACANCY ON THE LAND USE, PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION SPC - FOR APPROVAL

• HI 9 Vacancy on the Land Use, Planning and Transportation SPC

To ask the Chief Executive to advise if additional funding is being made available from Central Government to meet the revised annual new housing growth requirement to 2034 from 1,932 units to 3,270 units in South County Dublin.

• Q31 Housing Growth and Funding

To ask the Chief Executive to advise how South Dublin County Council propose to meet its revised annual new housing growth requirement to 2034 from 1,932 units to 3,270 units as set out by Government in August 2025.

• Q30 Housing Growth

Library News & Events 

• H-I (3) Clondalkin library ACM report September 25
• H-I (3) Library Event Stats

New Works (No Business)

New Works (No Business)

New Works (No Business)

New Works (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)

• Acknowledgement letter from An Taoiseach, Office in response to M87588.

• Correspondence email from Jim O’Callaghan T.D. Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in response to M87588.

• Correspondence letter from - Principal Teacher, Scoil Naomh Áine in response to M87570.

• C3: M87570 - Correspondence letter from - Principal Teacher, Scoil Naomh Áine in response to M87570.
• C3: M87588 - Acknowledgement letter from An Taoiseach, Office in response to M87588.
• C3: M87588 - Correspondence email from Jim O’Callaghan T.D. Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in response to M87588

Correspondence (No Business)

Correspondence (No Business)