{meta} Agenda for South East Area Committee on Monday 8th May, 2023, 2.30 pm

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2.. View directions

Contact: Fiona O'Brien, Ext. 5446 & Neil Nerney, Ext. 8135. 

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1.

Presentation on Green Opportunities in the Whitefriar Street Area

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Order:  Noted.

2.

Presentation on Fishamble Street Housing Project pdf icon PDF 15 MB

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Order: Noted.

3.

Minutes of South East Area Committee Meeting Held on 3rd April 2023 pdf icon PDF 375 KB

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Order:  Agreed.

4.

Culture, Recreation & Economic Services Department Matters pdf icon PDF 367 KB

      i.        Update on Proposed Merrion Square Park Tea Rooms.

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       i.          Update on Proposed Merrion Square Park Tea Rooms.

Order: Noted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Environment & Transportation Department Matters pdf icon PDF 83 KB

      i.        Minutes of Traffic Advisory Group Meeting Held on 25th April 2023.

 

     ii.        Verbal Update on Temple Bar Public Realm Improvement Scheme.

 

    iii.        Verbal Update on Traffic Management Measures at College Green and Foster Place improvements (Pathfinder).

 

   iv.        Report on Traffic Calming in Sandymount Green Summer 2023.

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       i.          Minutes of Traffic Advisory Group Meeting Held on 25th April 2023.

Order: Noted

 

      ii.          Verbal Update on Temple Bar Public Realm Improvement Scheme.

Order: Noted

 

     iii.          Verbal Update on Traffic Management Measures at College Green and Foster Place improvements (Pathfinder).

Order: Noted

 

    iv.          Report on Traffic Calming in Sandymount Green Summer 2023.

Order:Noted

6.

Planning & Development Department Matters

      i.        Report on Proposed Grant of a Licence of the OLV Building, Cathedral View Court. 

 

     ii.        Report on Proposed Grant of a Licence of the Junction Building, Pearse Street.

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       i.          Report on Proposed Grant of a Licence of the OLV Building, Cathedral View Court. 

Order: Agreed to recommend to City Council.

 

      ii.          Report on Proposed Grant of a Licence of the Junction Building, Pearse Street.

Order: Agreed to recommend to City Council.

7.

South East Area Matters pdf icon PDF 456 KB

      i.        Report of the Director of Services, Central and South East Areas.

 

     ii.        Public Domain Report May 2023.

 

    iii.        Report on Proposal to Name and Number a Development at York Road as 1 – 26 Dodder House.

 

   iv.        Report on Proposal to Name and Number a Development at 79 Sandford Road as 1 – 6 Woodville Mews.

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       i.          Report of the Director of Services, Central and South East Areas.

Order: Noted

 

      ii.           Public Domain Report May 2023.

 Order: Noted

 

     iii.          Report on Proposal to Name and Number a Development at York Road as 1 – 26 Dodder House.

Order: Agreed

 

    iv.          Report on Proposal to Name and Number a Development at 79 Sandford Road as 1 – 6 Woodville Mews.

Order: Agreed

 

8.

Motions 08/05/2023 pdf icon PDF 199 KB

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Motion 1 from Councillor Claire O’Connor and Dermot Lacey (carried forward from April SEAC meeting)

What are we going to do about Sandymount? 

 

Sandymount village and especially Serpentine / Tritonville road and Sydney Parade Avenue have had to deal with excessive traffic in the last few months.  No traffic management plan is in place other than diverting traffic through these completely unsuitable roads.

 

The Dart line creates a particular boundary for Sandymount and in itself has led to extensive traffic queues at each crossing.  The impact of traffic standing still waiting to move is unsafe as it creates rat running, Serpentine Avenue being particularly badly effected due to the extended closures on this junction.  Drivers trying to beat the lights are regularly crashing here.

 

These roads are now being used by heavy vehicles, including 8 wheeler dump trucks and double decker buses because there is no control of access. Tritonville Road is now dealing with the impact of this.  There has been at least 7 burst pipe events on the road since October with water flowing freely overnight.

 

Sandymount roads are unsafe to use for pedestrians, cyclists and residents.  Traffic jams from Strand Road to St. Vincent’s are now featuring on traffic reports in the morning.  St. Vincent’s is now becoming a rat run, as are other roads in the Ballsbridge area to allow access to Sandymount that eliminates Serpentine from journeys.

Order: Agreed.

 

Motion 2 from Councillor Mannix Flynn

That this committee of DCC deplores any attempts by approved housing bodies or indeed the council to evict household pets from their tenants.  Further, that a full comprehensive policy and due process be afforded to this issue.  Many residents and tenants rely on their pets for a myriad of reasons.  Man and animal have been close companions since the dawn of time.  Many animal welfare organisations are actively involved in protecting animals and one of the greatest ways of doing that is to have pets in your home.  Indeed there are huge campaigns about adopting dogs.  Indeed before there was a bill of human rights there was a bill of animal rights by the great advocate Humanity Dick (Richard Martin).

 

With the recent outcry from the public political groupings and tenants around the reactivation of eviction notices surely now this issue of pets being evicted by approved housing bodies deserves the same attention.

 

Many of those housed by approved housing bodies and the like are tenants of DCC and come through DCC housing and allocations services.  Dublin City Council needs to take the lead on this in order to give confidence to the many individuals who live in approved housing bodies and the like who are in dreadful fear that their pets will be evicted. This is a wrong approach.

Order: Agreed.

 

Motion 3 from Councillor Mannix Flynn

That this committee of Dublin City Council calls on the Dublin Cycling Campaign and other such pro cycling groups to actively promote and endorse the wearing of helmets for cyclists and e-scooter  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

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Questions to the Chief Executive 08/05/2023 pdf icon PDF 297 KB

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Question to Chief Executive                                                South East Area Committee

                                                                                                Meeting 8th May 2023

 

Q.1      Councillor Dermot Lacey

I wonder could you ask Waste Management to consider this request please?

 

Good morning. I live in (details supplied).  The bin which was on the street by the bus stop (opposite Leeson village) was removed about a year ago and as a result litter in the street has increased.  I used to pick up litter and put it in the bin but I can’t do that now and it is awkward bringing litter from the street into my own house and putting it into my bin.  You can leave or put litter along the drain way for the street cleaners to remove but that is unsightly.  It would be great to have a bin back where it was.  You have to walk for ages before you encounter another one.  It would be great if you would ask the local authority is there a plan to replace the bin.  I would appreciate your help.

 

Q.2      Councillor Dermot Lacey

This committee requests the Traffic Advisory Group to examine what intervention may be made to improve the safety of all in the Mountpleasant Terrace / Price’s Lane area – options to be considered include, speed reduction ramps, strategically located planter boxes, one way route within the area also that consideration be given to move the No Right Hand (7 - 10 Monday to Saturday from the current pole to the lamp standard just one pole further down as this would greater visibility for the restriction.

 

Q.3      Councillor Dermot Lacey

To ask the Manager to have the following issue reviewed in view of the additional information submitted with this question by a local Teacher.

 

Dear ITS Officer,

I previously made an inquiry about a dangerous junction for pedestrians (details supplied).

 

It is at the junction coming from Herbert Park to Eglin road beside the American embassy.

 

I am a secondary school teacher and was escorting my class across this junction with a pedestrian green man and 3 of my students were almost hit by someone taking an illegal left turn. After this I investigated this junction and its traffic sequencing. The turn has a static no left turn sign by the traffic light which is an arrow green only for straight traffic light. I stayed observing this junction for 20 minutes and observed a number of cars taking this illegal left turn, much more than would be expected if we are taking into account the percentage of people that would break a clear red light.

 

The response was “The junction has been checked and there are two no left turn signal signals, there is also a straight ahead arrow signal to make it clear that you can only go straight ahead at this junction. If cars are breaking the law and taking the left turn, it is an enforcement issue."

 

The issue here is that clearly the two left turn signals are an ineffective measure to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.