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An increase on Carbon Taxes of €7.50 was announced in Budget 2022, from €33.50 to €41.00 per tonne of carbon dioxide emitted. The increase applies from 13 October 2021 for auto fuels and 1 May 2022 for all other fuels and is set to rise to €100 per tonne emitted by 2030. The carbon Tax is not tackling the environmental damage caused by the producers and profiteers of fossil fuel emissions, including the approximate 14 Data Centres, and major pharmaceutical companies listed in the South Dublin County Council area. It is another tax on workers and energy that hits the poorest and those on limited incomes hardest, and is exacerbating the cost-of-living crisis. It represents the opposite of a “just transition”.
This council calls for the scrapping of the carbon tax increases due from May 2022 and the reversal of 2021 increases. We call for immediate direct taxation of a national or local variety on big polluters, the implementation of increased price controls on energy for households, and a rapid shift to renewable energies under public ownership and communicates this motion to the Minister for Environment, Climate, Communication Transport, and The Minister for Local Government and Heritage.
"To ask the Manager how many people are on the housing list in the Tallaght area with a requirement for 4 bed accommodation and is there a plan to build 4 bed accommodation?"
"To ask the manager how many people are currently on the housing transfer list in Tallaght and how long is the average wait time?"
To ask the Chief Executive for an update on what plans have been initiated by the Council in relation to the motion passed in December with regards to the Halloween Event for youths in Tallaght Stadium and what actions has been taken since?
To ask the Chief Executive what is the average time a family spends in a hotel/homeless hub before an offer is made for a social house and what time on the social housing list would a family have before entering such homelessness accommodation?
"To ask the Manager for a date for when the fire door for Saoirse Women's Refuge will be replaced?"
This Area Committee calls on the Chief Executive to make contact with Irish Water with regards to the delay in the water connection for the new housing development in Kiltipper Green way and to report back to this committee on when Irish Water will commence this work.
"This Area Committee calls on the Chief Executive to give a start date for the proposed works that was agreed by Management in October after a motion in June was agreed on by this Committee in reference to the below: 72488 Councillor L. Dunne Tallaght Area Committee 18th October 2021 Tallaght Area Committee Meeting Question 04/10/2021 "To ask the Manager for an update on the motions passed in the June Tallaght Area Committee ref numbers 71570/71568 where it was agreed that traffic & pedestrian counts would be carried out and brought back to this Committee? Can he also inform the Committee if any decisions has been made in relation to the unfinished traffic light & the Zebra crossing?".
To ask the Chief Executive what is the average waiting time for HAP applications to be approved?
This Council calls on the Chief Executive to review and change the Councils current Housing Policy which only allows Social housing/HAP applicants to access the higher homeless rate of HAP 6 weeks before the applicant's Notice to Quit is enacted. Taking into account the length of time it is taking for families/couples/individual's to find private accommodation, this change will allow for the applicants to access the higher homeless rate of HAP from the date of issue of the NTQ to the Council.
"Would the Manager make a report to this Area Committee regarding the much viewed video on Social Media, showing a person in a wheelchair which had a bike attachment, having great difficulty in getting through a Kissing Gate at Dodder Valley Park, and indicate to this Committee how the accessible entry points are made known to the public and to also advise how modifications can be made to these gates to make greater accessibility?"
What is the updated position regarding clearing / maintenance of Knocklyon laneways?
That this Council requests the Chief Executive to write to the Taoiseach, The Minister of State for Local Government and the Minister of State for Electoral Reform requesting that legislated candidate gender quotas of 40% be introduced to apply to the local elections in 2024.
"Could the Manager inform this Area Committee if actual weekly physical inspections of playing pitches in the Tallaght area are carried out or is condition based on weather conditions? A pitch used by Croi Ro Naofa GAA Club based in Killinarden Park was damaged again by scramblers, gouging deep ruts on part of the playing surface, and the pitch was deemed "playable" by a notice on SDCC Social Media, despite this obvious serious damage."
"Could the Manager inform this Area Committee, if an invitation was extended to the Mayor's office or to Council Management by Tallaght Community Council, an organisation in receipt of Council funding, to attend the burial ceremony of the Time Capsule, which contained a collection of the lived experiences of the people of Tallaght during the Pandemic, in the grounds of Tallaght University Hospital, this month and could the Manager indicate who represented SDCC who played a lead role during the height of the pandemic, at this unique event attended by numerous Tallaght organisations."
"That this Area Committee calls on the Manager to give details of hedge cutting and ground clearance works, recently carried out in Tymon Park. Will he inform this Committee if there are any plans to prepare for a running track or cross country route on the cleared ground. Would he also report on the number of all terrain or four wheel drive vehicles, available to Park Rangers in Tymon Park and to indicate if he intends to increase the fleet and Ranger personnel to allow for a wider surveillance of Tymon Park, in the interests of good Park maintenance and public safety."
"This Area Committee calls on the Manager to provide details of the Councils participation in Community Centres in the Tallaght Area. Will the Manager outline if there is Council representation on the Boards of all the Centres in Tallaght and given recent retirements, are there enough designated Community Officers to cover assignments to each Community Centre in Tallaght. Will the Manager comment on what proposals are in place to assist Community Centre Boards with Governance training and recruitment of new Board members?"
To ask the Chief Executive to provide a list of all the clubs sports/activities in the Lucan area and to include in the report a list of all the sports and amenity facilities in the area.
That this committee requests the Chief Executive to inform the members of what plans are in place to introduce Independent Living sites in the Lucan area. As Lucan is been developed with major housing developments for family homes etc what plans are being made to ensure we are catering for Independent Living.
With the passing of a new bill allowing local authorities to use new technologies — including fixed and mobile CCTV systems, drones and automated number plate recognition — to tackle the problem of illegal dumping, that this committee requests the Chief Executive outlines how they plan to avail of this and if they will consider introducing CCTV into the areas/at locations that have been requested various times over the last few years. If management could outline in a report problem areas that have been identified by both council management and councillors