Agenda and minutes

Order:Cllr. Paddy McCartan was proposed by Cllr. Ruairí McGinley and seconded by Cllr. Chris Andrews and the nomination was approved by the committee.

Order: Cllr. Sonya Stapleton was proposed by Cllr. Frank Kennedy and seconded by Cllr. Dermot Lacey and the nomination was approved by the committee.

Order: Agreed to initiate the Part 8 process.

Order: Agreed to initiate the Part 8 process.

Order: Agreed.

i. Minutes of the Traffic Advisory Group meeting held on 27^th June 2017.

       i.          Minutes of the Traffic Advisory Group meeting held on 27^th June 2017.

Order: Agreed.

i. Report on proposed grant for swimming pool at Marian College.

ii. Part 8 Report on Bushy Park Tea Rooms.

       i.          Report on proposed grant for swimming pool at Marian College.

Order: Agreed to recommend to city council.

      ii.          Part 8 Report on Bushy Park Tea Rooms.

Order: Agreed to recommend to city council.

       i.          Report on proposed disposal of fee simple in no. 30 Merlyn Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 to Karen Heatley.

      ii.          Report on proposed disposal of property at nos. 15 – 30 Beech Hill Terrace, Dublin 4 to The Royal Hospital Donnybrook Voluntary Housing Association Ltd.

       i.          Report on proposed disposal of fee simple in no. 30 Merlyn Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 to Karen Heatley.

Order: Agreed to recommend to city council.

      ii.          Report on proposed disposal of property at nos. 15 – 30 Beech Hill Terrace, Dublin 4 to The Royal Hospital Donnybrook Voluntary Housing Association Ltd.  

Cllr. Dermot Lacey declared an interest: membership of the Board of the Royal Hospital Donnybrook Voluntary Housing Association Ltd.

Order: Agreed to recommend to city council.

       i.          Update on Community Development, Environmental Services Unit, Housing Projects & Local Area Improvements and Sports & Recreation Sections.

      ii.          Report on proposed naming of a development on Hanover Street East, 1 – 56, Ropemaker Place.

     iii.          Report on proposed naming of a development on Lime Street, 1 – 100, Timberyard Square.

       i.          Update on Community Development, Environmental Services Unit, Housing Projects & Local Area Improvements and Sports & Recreation Sections.

Order: Noted.

      ii.          Report on proposed naming of a development on Hanover Street East, 1 – 56, Ropemaker Place.

Order: Agreed.

     iii.          Report on proposed naming of a development on Lime Street, 1 – 100, Timberyard Square.

Order: Agreed.

Motion 1 from Councillor Dermot Lacey

This committee agrees to ask the manager to take urgent action to have the footpath on Baggot Street Upper, as detailed below, checked and repaired.

As a resident who lives just around the corner from Baggot Street Upper, I would appreciate if you could liaise with Dublin City Council, as a matter of priority, to ensure the re-paving of both footpaths on either side of the road.  As our local public representative, you must be aware of the poor and dangerous state of the footpaths on both sides of the street.

For the last couple of years, both pavements have deteriorated to a stage that many of the paving stones are broken, loose and jagged, and it is a veritable obstacle course walking on either footpath.  Between offices, businesses and residents, there is a huge amount of footfall daily on this street. Given the amount of footfall, the neglected condition of the paving stones is an ongoing serious problem, it is dangerous and a health and safety hazard.

Unfortunately, on Thursday 1^st June, my 57 year old sister stepped on a paving stone located between Eathos coffee shop and Baggot Wines and she had a bad fall and was injured.  On closer inspection, we discovered that the paving stone was split down the middle and completely loose (see photo below). My sister had to be taken by ambulance to St. James's Hospital Emergency Department and they confirmed she had fractured a bone in her foot and has considerable bruising including soft tissue. She has to wear a medical walking boot for at least five weeks, and we do not know what the long term impact of her fall may be.  Her fall would have been completely avoidable if the paving stones had been maintained in good condition.  A very concerned Garda came along, Garda Niall Burke from Donnybrook Garda Station, and he must have notified Dublin City Council that same day, as I note that the offending paving stone has since been repaired with tarmac but the rest are as bad as ever.

I know, from talking to staff in various businesses in Upper Baggot Street, that this is not an isolated incident.  Another lady fell outside Eathos at Christmas and broke her ankle very badly.  A man fell outside Boots Pharmacy a few months ago.  The staff in Meaghers' Pharmacy said  that a number of people have come into them after falls on the pavements and one of their own staff fell and fractured her arm on the same pavements as long as two years ago. I know that, in the fortnight since my sister fell, two ladies had bad falls on a loose paving stone between Meaghers' and No. 8 News-agency, one lady as recently as yesterday evening!

Repairing individual faulty paving stones after they cause a fall and injury is not a solution.  The council needs to assess and re-pave the whole street as a matter of urgency,  ...  view the full agenda text for item 10.

Motion 1 from Councillor Dermot Lacey

This committee agrees to ask the manager to take urgent action to have the footpath on Baggot Street Upper, as detailed below, checked and repaired.

As a resident who lives just around the corner from Baggot Street Upper, I would appreciate if you could liaise with Dublin City Council, as a matter of priority, to ensure the re-paving of both footpaths on either side of the road.  As our local public representative, you must be aware of the poor and dangerous state of the footpaths on both sides of the street.

For the last couple of years, both pavements have deteriorated to a stage that many of the paving stones are broken, loose and jagged, and it is a veritable obstacle course walking on either footpath.  Between offices, businesses and residents, there is a huge amount of footfall daily on this street. Given the amount of footfall, the neglected condition of the paving stones is an ongoing serious problem, it is dangerous and a health and safety hazard.

Unfortunately, on Thursday 1^st June, my 57 year old sister stepped on a paving stone located between Eathos coffee shop and Baggot Wines and she had a bad fall and was injured.  On closer inspection, we discovered that the paving stone was split down the middle and completely loose (see photo below). My sister had to be taken by ambulance to St. James's Hospital Emergency Department and they confirmed she had fractured a bone in her foot and has considerable bruising including soft tissue. She has to wear a medical walking boot for at least five weeks, and we do not know what the long term impact of her fall may be.  Her fall would have been completely avoidable if the paving stones had been maintained in good condition.  A very concerned Garda came along, Garda Niall Burke from Donnybrook Garda Station, and he must have notified Dublin City Council that same day, as I note that the offending paving stone has since been repaired with tarmac but the rest are as bad as ever.

I know, from talking to staff in various businesses in Upper Baggot Street, that this is not an isolated incident.  Another lady fell outside Eathos at Christmas and broke her ankle very badly.  A man fell outside Boots Pharmacy a few months ago.  The staff in Meaghers' Pharmacy said  that a number of people have come into them after falls on the pavements and one of their own staff fell and fractured her arm on the same pavements as long as two years ago. I know that, in the fortnight since my sister fell, two ladies had bad falls on a loose paving stone between Meaghers' and No. 8 News-agency, one lady as recently as yesterday evening!

Repairing individual faulty paving stones after they cause a fall and injury is not a solution.  The council needs to assess and re-pave the whole street as a matter of urgency,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.

Order: Noted.