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To ask the Chief Executive to give consideration to developing suitable strategies for this County, Towns and Villages that would ensure that South Dublin County Council is supportive of the objectives of Age Friendly Ireland, including the development of parking initiatives and benches etc. within the County.
That this Council writes to the Minister for Justice, the Minister for Children and the Law Society asking for a re-examination of the current restrictive in camera rule for family law cases as there is currently a lack of transparency in relation to how decisions are made and why, how time is allocated, what witnesses are called, how experts such as Section 47 assessors are appointed and how a lack of adequate support for those requiring legal aid can affect the outcome of a case - something especially concerning in relation to many genuine parental alienation claims that require detailed evidence to be provided and - equally importantly, those rarer situations where false parental alienation claims can also be made within the system, supported by recommendations from experts using Gardner's contested Parental Alienation Syndrome theory to "immerse" vulnerable children for weeks or months at a time with the party wrongly claiming alienation - and to look at other ways to achieve better transparency and scrutiny of the system while always protecting children's identities and respecting the independence of the courts.
The period of the pandemic had seen unprecedented hardships for most, with workers in the public and private sector leading the fight against Covid which illustrated clearly what workers are the most valuable in society. Corporations such as Pfizer, Amazon, Microsoft, and many retail giants have made unprecedented profits while PUP payments have been eliminated, rents, house prices and the cost of living have continued to rise and workplace precarity has increased. This Council supports the introduction of a Covid wealth tax to fund directly into public services and the provision of public sector wage increases and agrees to write to all other councils, the Taoiseach and the Minister of Finance stating our position. We point particularly to the significant role played by unpaid student nurses.
A key part of the Council’s Budgetary strategy for 2022 should be to ensure local communities benefit significantly from the presence of multinational corporations based in the South Dublin County Council area. Corporations such as Amazon, Pfizer and Microsoft have seen already massive profits increase during the pandemic, and profit significantly from the exploitation of tax policy, the environment and local labour. The crisis facing the council on the housing, environmental and community services front are increasing. The council should include the following two measures in its Budget Strategy for 2022:
1) A significant increase in Rates
2) A waiver, rebate or small business support scheme that protects all rates payers below the €100,001- €500,000 Annual Rates Billing Band from any increase.
Based on recent official SDCC figures 156 companies (2.3% of all rate payers) would be affected by such an increase in rates.
To ask the Chief Executive to provide a timetable for completing outstanding footpath repairs from the 2020 Footpath Repairs Programme, given the commitment to have that work completed by August 2021, and to provide an update on the 2021 repair programme.
That the Chief Executive seal the laneway behind Culmore Road, given the support for such a measure by the vast majority of residents, to avoid anti-social behaviour.
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To call on the Chief Executive to repair the footpath connecting Glenaulin Road and Glenaulin Park given the uneven surface.
To ask the Chief Executive for the number of planning enforcement files opened in the Lucan-Palmerstown-North Clondalkin area in 2021, by month, the number of inspections undertaken for each file, the number of inspections pending and the outcome of files that have been closed.
To ask the Chief Executive for the number of derelict/vacant house inspections in the Lucan-Palmerstown-North Clondalkin area over 2020 and 2021 and the outcomes of same.
To ask the Chief Executive if there are any plans to build houses on the green area opposite Collinstown Grove.
To ask the Chief Executive as to what actions are being taken to address the rampant drug dealing in Moorfield Avenue and adjacent lanes.
To ask Chief Executive for an updated report on the tree programme for the Lucan area, highlighting areas that have been completed to date.
That this area committee requests the Chief Executive to consider measures for safer pedestrian access at a junction between Anne Devlin Park leading to Ballyroan Road? Concerns have been raised about the safety of school children, just at the pedestrian crossing at Anne Devlin Park in Rathfarnham. Would further road markings be possible to indicate a pedestrian crossing point? A photo of the junction is attached.
This committee requests that the Chief Executive provide a report to members showing what percentage of natural boundaries have been removed from all development /planning applications in Adamstown to date. With the removal of briars, trees etc how is this percentage working to ensure our biodiversity targets are been met. This motions seeks to have a discussion on the matter given there has been and continues to be non stop development in the area
Area Committee Discretionary Fund
To ask the manager for an update on any permanent cycling schemes that relate to the D12 Bike Bus route, including details of routes, plans, timelines and funding streams.
That the Chief Executive look at options to solve the problem of consistent littering on Collinstown Rd between Finches Pub and the shops, including the possibility of additional signage to encourage proper disposal of litter.
A number of correspondences have been requested in relation to writing to Gardaí Siochana for a report on how many fines have been issued to HGV drivers that are breaking the HGV schooltime ban. There have been many questions raised by residents/parents of school going children as to why there is a huge volume of HGV's driving through the restricted area at the times its prohibited.
To ask the Chief Executive Officer if a road sweeper could be sent to the area around Quarryvale shops more frequently to sweep rubbish from the side of the road and if the issue of litter along the side of the road could be targeted at this location?
That the Chief Executive investigate the living conditions and ongoing maintenance issues in Neilstown Village Court with a view to full refurbishment of the units. Some of the issues include drafts, old windows and doors, a faulty lift and leaks from poor plumbing, all of which are impacting the quality of life of the older persons living there.