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This committee calls on the CEO to investigate the feasibility of providing Park & Ride facilities to serve Lucan Village, with the aim of increasing parking availability and reducing traffic congestion. This should include an assessment of potential locations such as Liffey Valley, Adamstown, and Kishogue, and consider connectivity to public transport and walking routes into the village.
This committee calls on the CEO to ensure that the tree pruning works in Vesey Park, confirmed added to the next three-year programme per members' representation 1853246, are prioritised for action in 2026 given the poor condition of the trees and the need to address maintenance and preserve the trees.
This committee calls on the CEO to ensure that a local, on-site liaison is available to residents for the duration of the Age Friendly infill development at Sarsfield Park, in order to improve communication. This liaison to be accessible to both residents and councillors and act as a direct point of contact for queries, updates, and concerns regarding the works.
This committee calls on the CEO to engage with residents in the LPNC area in advance of significant tree planting, specifically where such planting is proposed: • within a residential estate, • on a green space that is actively used by the local community, and • where an active residents' association exists. This is to ensure that residents are given the opportunity to provide input on the proposed planting, including location, scale, and species, so that plans reflect local use and community priorities.
To ask the Manager for the overall totals for social housing vs. private housing completions in the LPNC area this year, to date?
That the Manager provides a timescale for the completion of works at Lucan Swimming Pool and a date for Aura Leisure to open the gym in the building?
That this committee expresses solidarity with families campaigning for school places for their children and agrees to write to the Minister for Education and the Minister for Children calling on them to provide adequate number of school places for children with Special Educational Needs in Lucan, Palmerstown and North Clondalkin
I propose that the Manager continues the commendable work of recent tree planting as part of the Greenway Loop in Lucan. Specifically, I ask that SDCC continue to choose the thicker and more mature saplings for planting in the area, as these are less susceptible to vandalism
To ask the Chief Executive install a flashing solar powered beacon at the ramp already installed on Cloverhill Road for safer crossing of pedestrians to access the bus stop opposite Palmerstown Way in line with Road Traffic (Bollards and Ramps) Regulations, 1988. Also may I please ask that the signage be re-evaluated to instruct motorists of the ramp ahead in both directions.
To ask the Chief Executive to prioritise the repair of the following ramps from Moorefield to Woodavens on the L1015, inclusive of the ramp outside Rowlagh Community Centre-L1025, which is also in unacceptable for condition for motorists who describe this ramps 'in need of reconditioning'. The ramp outside Rowlagh community centre is also accessed by pedestrians posing as a trip hazard and a potential risk to someone of a vulnerable condition to loose balance crossing.
To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the average waiting time for people on the medical priority list in receipt of HAP.
To ask the Chief Executive to report on any funding it has applied for since January 2023 to the European Union under its programmes aimed at sustainable transport. Report to include any plans the LUPT department of the Council has to explore applying for funding or resources under current programmes e.g Civitas Programme.
That this Area Committee agrees that a primary school needs to be established adjacent to the Kilcarbery Grange estate as a matter of urgency and to write to the Department of Education expressing the concerns of this committee about the lack of a school that cannot be accessed by children in the area without the use of vehicle transport. It should be noted that by the end of 2026 we expect that approximately 1,500 new housing units will have been delivered within the immediate area, bordered by the R136 and Nangor Rd.
That this Area Committee agrees that the manager should make representation to the developer of Kilcarbery Grange to improve the level of street lighting throughout the estate.
To ask the Chief Executive if tenants allocated homes in apartment blocks owned by SDCC will remain Council tenants if the apartment blocks are to be managed by an AHB.
To ask the Chief Executive for an update on progress with the Clondalkin Local Area Plan?
That this Area Committee agrees that works will be undertaken along the banks of the Camac River on the Watery Lane in Clondalkin between the bridge into the Thornfield apartments and the bridge into Mayfield, similar to the works that were undertaken in Clondalkin Park a number of years ago, to cut back the various flora that have 'invaded' the river, and allow sunlight to reach, and people to see, the water.
To ask the Chief Executive if he agrees that a ground contamination survey should be conducted in the buildings associated with Saggart Paper Mills to ensure that there are no unexpected contaminants buried beneath the buildings, before any new uses of the Mills are decided?
To ask the Chief Executive to outline how decisions on location for bus shelters will be decided following the transfer of responsibility from NTA to local authority.
That this Area Committee agrees that SDCC should remove the palisade steel fencing erected on greenspace on Pinewoods and recognises this to be an error against the wishes of residents who have objected to the installation.