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Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Brady
Responsibility:
Director of Planning and Transport

To ask the Chief Executive to report on the number of outstanding footpath repair requests recorded by the Council, in tabular format analysed by electoral area by year.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. de Courcy
Responsibility:
Director of Community

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a list of all grants available from the Council for Residents Associations to improve their estate/area.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Duff
Responsibility:
Director of Community

That this Council calls the Irish Business Against Litter League and their agent, An Taisce, to refrain from including small Social Housing areas in their Annual Report, when considering the overall Littering report on the general area and should only consider Commercial and open Public Realm areas in their report.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor R. McMahon
Responsibility:
Director of Community

That this Council requests the LGFA (Ladies Gaelic Football Association) review its policy on transgender participation, to ensure fairness and safety for all its players.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Johansson
Responsibility:
Director of Housing

To ask the Chief Executive how many households have registered as homeless following a Notice of Termination of tenancy in 2025?

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor M. Johansson
Responsibility:
Director of Community

This Council agrees to write to the Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris expressing its dismay at and opposition to the government's intention to abolish the Triple Lock, which governs the deployment of its Defence Forces personnel overseas, considering that the proposal signifies a breach of trust with the electorate and a serious diminution of Ireland's neutrality.

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community Directorate
Responsibility:
Director of Community

NOMINATION OF A NEW CHAIR FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC REALM AND CLIMATE CHANGE SPC - FOR APPROVAL

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor N. Whelan
Responsibility:
Director of Community

This Council writes to Government to expresses its dismay and reject government's plans to abolish or amend the Triple Lock, considering the proposal signifies a breach of trust with the Irish electorate and a serious diminution of Irish neutrality.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. de Courcy
Responsibility:
Director of Economic Development

To ask the Chief Executive, whether South Dublin County Council’s hiring policy aligns with the Corporate Plan regarding race, where 'race (encompassing race, colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins)'  is an identified group under the Equality and Human Rights Duty - clarify whether there are any quotas or preferential treatment for non-nationals over nationals in recruitment—particularly when candidates have equal or differing levels of qualifications and experience

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Spear
Responsibility:
Director of Community

That this Council resolves to write to the Minister for Climate and the Environment requesting a national moratorium on further data centre expansion.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. de Courcy
Responsibility:
Director of Planning and Transport

To ask the Chief Executive if there are plans to review all current IPA Section 5 Exemptions granted within South Dublin to ensure all is in order, in light of recent events in Tipperary County Council.  

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Sinnott
Responsibility:
Director of Finance

To ask the Chief Executive if it is possible to provide a breakdown of commercial rate income by income bands in 2024?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Sinnott
Responsibility:
Director of Finance

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a breakdown of commercial rate income by electoral ward for 2024

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
Director of Planning and Transport

To ask the Chief Executive for a report into the 'Bus Stop Enhancement Programme' which the NTA provided funding to South Dublin County Council for in 2024. Report to include a list of locations for each LEA.

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Housing Administration
Responsibility:
Ruth Stewart

Safe School Zone update

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Transportation
Responsibility:
Andrew O'Mullane

Safe School Zone Update.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Sinnott
Responsibility:
Director of Climate Action

To ask the Chief Executive what bye-laws are in place for the effective management of clothes recycling banks?

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor J. Sinnott
Responsibility:
Director of Planning and Transport

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on applications for retrospective planning permission. The report to detail the criteria for applicants and whether there is a different set of criteria for single applicants versus developers?

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor Joanna Tuffy
Responsibility:
Director of Economic Development

That the CEO investigate the feasibility of liaising with the Dublin City Council EU Programme Support Office which operates as part of its economic development remit and would investigate the feasibility of something similar  in South Dublin County Council to identify and manage EU funding opportunities for South Dublin County and to work across departments within the council to build awareness of EU funding

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Ó Broin
Responsibility:
Director of Community

To ask the Chief Executive when the Mobile Library Wheelchair Lifts, that are currently out of order, will be repaired?