COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

HEADED ITEM NO. 3

PART 8 REPORT - CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSE IN BAY 6 CHERRYFIELD

The meeting on 14th  Dec 2010 approved the Part 8 for the extension to Day-house at 6 Cherryfield Way,  Firhouse Road, Dublin 16 to provide living and sleeping accommodation for the residents currently residing there.  The Committee at that time expressed concerns around dumping and burning issues on site and wished to have them addressed prior to bringing the matter before the Council for full approval.

Since that date the Housing Department have been

• Working closely with the Tallaght Traveller CDP to establish a strategy to combat such behaviour
• A start has been made on a strategy to use of the services of the Active Citizen and Estate Management proposals under the Traveller Interagency Strategy to build pro-social behaviour within the Community at Cherryfield RCP. 
• Following the removal of a refuse collection service by the Council earlier this year, all of the residents have engaged a private contractor for the collection of household refuse.  
• All residents have been advised that the carrying on of any commercial activity on the site and subsequent dumping of commercial waste on or adjacent to the site will be dealt with under the the terms of their Licence Agreements. 
• 2 extra CCTV cameras have been installed adjacent to the site to overlook the area whrere dumping was normally undertaken
• The entire area has been cleaned up and continues to remain clean
• The Council caretakers are actively engaged in regualar and routing cleanups.

It is now proposed to bring a report on the Part 8 to the next meeting of the Council.