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Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. Dunne
Responsibility:
Elaine Leech

"To ask the Manager what is the delay of vacant house turn around. I note a considerable amount of houses in the Tallaght area that are well over a year empty. Considering the shortage of housing, this raises concerns that so many are lying idle?"

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

This Council calls on the Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly to extend Free Contraception for the over 30s on a medical card, this would include scraping fees for those seeking to have fittings/removals of various types of long acting reversible contraception, as a 1st step to the introduction of free contraception to all.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. Dunne
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

"After the countless motions that were agreed by this area committee and after a commitment was given by the Manager that goal posts would be installed during the summer in Deselby estate. Can the Manager explain why this did not happen?"

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
C AC Meeting Administrator

That this area committee agrees that with the roll out of Bus Connects that the D-Spine busses that are bound for towns such as Clondalkin should have the name ‘Clondalkin’ on their display rather than ‘Grange Castle’ or other such townland names.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
Gary Walsh

That this Area Committee agrees that the bike lane between the pedestrian and bike bridge over the N7 at the Red Cow Hotel, and the LUAS Red Cow station should have its markings painted post haste. It has been well established that responsibility for this bike lane rests with SDCC. Related to this, the branches of trees which are blocking the bike lane between the pedestrian bridge and the Kylemore Road on the city bound side of the N7 should also be cut back post haste.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
Derek Sargent

That this Area Committee compliments SDCC for the work carried out along the banks of the Camac River on the Watery Lane to remove the so called 'tunnelling effect' and receives a brief report on what was carried out and any learnings from the work.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
David Fennell

That this Area Committee agrees that SDCC has sufficient capacity to landscape the two roundabouts at the junction of the Fonthill and New Nangor Road post haste.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
Hazel Craigie

To ask the Chief Executive for a timeframe for the creation of the Clondalkin Local Area Plan agreed as part of the SDCC County Development Plan 2022 - 2028?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
John Hegarty

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the taking in charge of the unpaved section of Knockmeenagh Lane in Clondalkin between Monastery Road and St Brigid's Cottages, possibly via the creation of a Greenway or a bike lane, last referred to in Question 6 of the April 2022 Clondalkin ACM?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
John Hegarty

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the possibility of the installation of a seat at Bus Stop #2160 located on the Convent Road outside Tesco in Clondalkin as discussed under Motion 11 of the December 2021 Clondalkin ACM?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
John Hegarty

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the possibility of the installations of planters at the Elmfield Court Apartment Block on the Ninth Lock Road in Clondalkin as discussed under Motion 1 of the January 2022 Clondalkin ACM?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
Hazel Craigie, Eoin Burke, Gormla O'Corrain

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the planning enforcement case that applies to lands at Boherboy in Saggart and is referred to in Question 2 of the January 2022 Clondalkin ACM?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor D. Ó Brádaigh
Responsibility:
Jennifer Moroney Ward

To ask the manager to provide a report outlining a list of all properties pledged to SDCC for accommodation in the Palmerstown Fonthill LEA, for use by Ukrainian refugees. This report to detail how many properties have been deemed to meet suitable requirements and what percentage have been allocated to date.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
Leo Magee

Cathaoirleach's Business

That this committee agrees that given the prevalence of pressurized nitrous oxide cannisters being discarded in the Clondalkin area that South Dublin County Council advise of a safe way for their disposal when found by members of the public and to indicate what supports can be offered either by way of a public information statement or direct instruction by South Dublin County Council to help the public in the disposal of these items.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
John Hegarty

To ask the Chief Executive if he can outline in document form or by way of statement an outline of benefits/drawbacks  “the taking in charge process” to be addressed specifically to St Johns Gate Estate?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
Gary Walsh

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the proposed closure of the Tay Lane footbridge at Rathcoole and if it is proposed to put in place alternative arrangements for those that traverse the bridge on a regular basis between Rathcoole and Newcastle, particularly school children who use this route. Has a date been agreed and can SDCC confirm the duration of the closure?

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
Mary Maguire

Cathaoirleach's Business

That this Area Committee agrees that it is unacceptable that the proposal for a 1798 commemorative plaque at Rathcoole house has still not been finalised despite this being before council for a period of 2 years.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
Eoin Burke, Hazel Craigie, Gormla O'Corrain

Cathaoirlach's Business

That this committee agrees that the storage of industrial containers and machinery on land adjacent to Camac Valley Park is not an acceptable use of this land and calls upon the manager to oppose such use of this land and for planning enforcement to instruct the land owners to desist from such use.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor W. Carey
Responsibility:
Gormla O'Corrain

To ask the manager if it is permissible for the use of the land zoned as OS, and adjacent to Camac valley Park, to be used for storage of containers and large industrial vehicles?

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Allyson Rooney
Responsibility:
Allyson Rooney

4. A.O.B. 

    a. Correspondence re: South Dublin County Partnership's Local

        Employment Service (LES) and Job Clubs