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That this council recognise the buildings of Thomas J Byrne (Builder) and that the council set an objective to protect the buildings he built, Many spread out throughout SDCC and are of historical importance to our history and heritage , these houses should be categorised and listed (Reference SDCC Libraries published book Nation Builder (2013)
That this Council includes the cottages on Main Street, Clondalkin, in the Protected Structures List. One of our local poets lived there. His name was Patrick Gogarty (c. 1849-91) – “the quiet shoe-maker”. He was a literary colleague of Katharine Tynan, another local poet and author. She described Patrick Gogarty in two of her published works. Gogarty was part of the important Irish literary circle which included W.B. Yeats. Gogarty was also Secretary of the Clondalkin Branch of the Land League.
To ask the Chief Executive if he has considered using a continuous white line as an alternative to raised cycle paths and bollards on cycle tracks?
That this council sets an objective to preserve and develop the Fairview Oil Mills at Cherrywood Crescent in Clondalkin as the remains of the mill are a good example of functional industrial architecture and are an important reminder of the industrial heritage of the Clondalkin area.
"That this Committee supports local photographer Susan Plummer in holding a photo exhibition in Clondalkin Library of her wonderful collection of photos that express the beauty that is around us in our parks and other locations."
There are at least 2,243 identified properties in the South Dublin County Council area that are in the possession of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) or other large scale venture capital corporations. Can the manager clarify what income is accrued to the Council through the Rates System from Real Estate Investment Trusts? Can the Chief Executive clarify what local taxation measures are used by South Dublin County Council to accrue income from Real Estate Investment Trusts? Can the manager comment on what income has been generated to the local authority directly from Real Estate Investment Trusts?
Chapter 3: (P88) Section 3.4.5 Industrial Heritage First paragraph, insert "Mill Race" amongst mills, weirs, bridges.
Chapter 3: (P82) 3.4.3 Landscapes Under heading Urban - include in the last sentence "the River Liffey".
"To ask the Chief Executive for a report into what year was a survey and inspection by the Council done to ascertain inaccurate visibility for a pedestrian crossing to the location on the Mill Road at The Gate entrance into Millrace and what was the outcome of the report?"
Chapter 3: (P73) NCBH 7 Objective 9: To facilitate the reuse of an appropriate existing building in Lucan or Palmerstown as a tourist amenity and educational/interpretive centre. Amend to replace "Lucan or Palmerstown" with "Lucan and Palmerstown"
"That the Clondalkin Area Committee agrees that any and all copies of the ecological results pertaining to the Rathcoole Master Plan, Rathcoole Woodlands and other lands under the Master Plan are released to the Committee and the Four Districts Woodland Group. The Committee asks that this be done in advance of any Area Meeting or Council meeting at which the housing proposal will be presented and as a matter of urgency given the highly sensitive nature of the site and the plan."
"Can the Community Department confirm that the funding identified in the 2021 Budget will be released to the Clondalkin Tidy Town Committee?"
To ask the Chief Executive Officer to provide a tabular breakdown update on council owned properties due for refurbishment within Lucan, Palmerstown and North Clondalkin and indicating an approximate timeline for works
That the Chief Executive considers installing a public noticeboard/public digital noticeboard on the main street of each of our historic villages, and also in the principal shopping areas where population growth has occurred outside of the historic villages. The purpose of these noticeboards would be to draw the attention of the public to pending public consultations, details of Council and local services, and important public events.”
That this Council writes to the Minister for Justice to express its support for the renewal of the Offences against the State Act this year by the Oireachtas and the continued operation of the Special Criminal Court to tackle terrorism and organised crime.
To ask the Chief Executive if he will introduce a freepost system for people wishing to write to South Dublin County Council, to encourage greater participation in local democracy, for people returning official documents, such as grant applications, housing applications sending in submissions on planning applications etc.
South Dublin County Council calls on the Minister for the Environment Eamonn Ryan T.D to amend the Litter pollution Act 1997 and the waste management act 1996 to provide a clear statutory framework for the use of CCTV by local Authorities to deter and prosecute litter offences within their administrative areas.
That this Council writes to the Government welcoming the decision to introduce and progress legislation to deal effectively with the ongoing menace of the illegal use of Quads/Scramblers which has been raised many times on this Council's agenda and the Joint Policing Committee and will the Chief Executive take the opportunity to update members in respect of his efforts to deal with the matter.
This council calls for the introduction of minimum standards for cycle parking and cycling facilities for various land uses in South Dublin County, in all public buildings and in all new developments; and for the publication of a manual of these standards.
That this Council adopt the 'doughnut' economy as a policy to be applied, whenever possible in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, given that the Doughnut Economy is based on the premise that "Humanity's 21st century challenge is to meet the needs of all within the means of the planet. In other words, to ensure that no one falls short on life's essentials (from food and housing to healthcare and political voice), while ensuring that collectively we do not overshoot our pressure on Earth's life-supporting systems, on which we fundamentally depend - such as a stable climate, fertile soils, and a protective ozone layer.