Agenda and minutes

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      i.        Minutes of the Traffic Advisory Group meeting held on 30^th May 2023

i.          Minutes of the Traffic Advisory Group meeting held on 30th May 2023.      

Order:  Noted.

      i.        Pre-Part 8 Report on proposed restoration and reuse of Newcomen Bank.

      i.        Pre-Part 8 Report on proposed restoration and reuse of Newcomen Bank

Order:  Noted.

      i.        Housing Allocations Quarterly Report April 2023

      i.        Housing Allocations Quarterly Report April 2023

Order:  Noted.

      i.        Report of the Director of Services

     ii.        Report on proposal to name a development at 189-190 Rathgar Road as 2 Chimney Rathgar

      i.        Report of the Director of Services.

Order:  Noted.

     ii.        Report on proposal to name a development at 189-190 Rathgar Road as 2 Chimney Rathgar.

Order:  Agreed.

Motion 1 from Councillor Mannix Flynn (carried forward from May SEAC meeting)

That this committee of Dublin City Council call 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 users and the like.  It is unacceptable that such bodies would not endorse the absolute safety of all cyclists and scooter users on our roads.  In a recent report regarding single cyclists who had accidents on the Luas line, head injuries were the most serious cause for concern in the report as many of those individual cyclists had not been wearing a safety helmet. 

While we hand out bicycle lights in the middle of winter and rightly so, the Dublin Cycling Campaign and others need now to endorse and support the mandatory wearing of helmets for those cyclists and scooter users using the roads.  At a recent meeting of the subcommittee of the walking and cycling it was revealed by the National Transport Authority (NTA) that the Dublin Cycling Campaign and others did not support calls for the mandatory wearing of helmets.  We know from surveys that were done in the past that there is this hair brained idea that if people have to wear helmets they won’t go cycling?  Well this needs to be rubbished and stopped.  If one was to take the example of the smoking ban or indeed if one was to look at mandatory wearing of safety belts in cars and the foreboding around those issues but we now know they are the norm saving many people’s lives and many from catastrophic injury. 

Order:  Report to Councillor.

Motion 2 from Councillor Anne Feeney

To call on this committee to request Council management to resist two of the Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) proposed by the National Transport Authority (NTA) as part of the Templeogue / Rathfarnham to City Centre Core Bus Corridor.  The two CPOs in question relate to (a) Bushy Park - large swathe of land with mature trees adjacent to Templeogue Road and (b) a large green median on Rathdown Drive, also with mature trees and adjacent to Templeogue Road.  The CPOs will undoubtedly result in the felling of mature trees. 

Order:  Report to Councillor.

Motion 3 from Councillor Anne Feeney

To call on this committee to support the allocation of appropriate resources to complete by end of Q3 2023, the long overdue car park and park boundary works at Herzog Park, Rathgar.  This is an outstanding phase of an approved and funded initiative as part of the Rathgar Village Improvement Plan.

Order:  Agreed.

Motion 4 from Councillor Carolyn Moore

This area committee agrees that consideration should be given to a proposal by the Rathmines Initiative to make Wynnefield Road traffic-free, or introduce a filtered permeability scheme that would allow people to reclaim the space from vehicular traffic.  The proposal has the support of local businesses and traffic engineers should assess the road for suitability, progress their report to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

Question to Chief Executive                                                South East Area Committee

                                                                                                Meeting 12^th June 2023

Q.1      Councillor Kevin Donoghue

To ask the Manager for an update in relation to housing at Saint Andrew's Court.

Reply:

The regeneration of St Andrews Court has Stage 1 initial project and budget approval.

The proposal is for the demolition of the existing housing block and for the construction of a new social housing scheme. The 33 new homes will be a mix of one, two and three bedroom homes.

An integrated design team have been progressing with design development. A revised Stage 2 application is due for submission to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage by the end of June 2023 and upon receipt of approval, it is intended to proceed with the planning process.

Q.2      Councillor Dermot Lacey

To ask the Manager if he will request the TAG to examine the following suggestions from the Milltown Residents’ Association in relation to the Ramleh area:

Driving in & out / speeding: continues to be a concern.

One suggestion is for road markings & stop signs at exit of Ramleh Close & coming onto the junction at No. 13 before one turns left for Ramleh Close.  Also at 61 coming up from keyhole.  The 30km signs with children playing at eye level would help - this sign at the entrance is high up & goes unnoticed.

Reply:

The Transport Advisory Group will visit the site to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter and determine whether there is a speeding issue on the road. It is worth noting that all necessary measures have already been implemented. For instance, there is a 30kph slow zone signage at the entrance to Ramleh Road from Milltown Road, where the speed limit transitions from 50kph to 30kph in accordance with standard procedures. Furthermore, there are two SLOW road markings as you enter Ramleh Park. The Transport Advisory Group will look at the junction at No. 13 before one turns left for Ramleh Close and at No. 61 coming up from keyhole.

A report will be issued to the elected representative.

Q.3      Councillor Dermot Lacey

To ask the Manager if he can respond to the report detailed below about an EV (electric vehicle) charging point being located in the middle of a clearway on Chelmsford Road, Ranelagh.

This applies to the other item I mentioned to you last night, the two EV charging points on Chelmsford Road are slap bang in the middle of a clearway.  I'm assuming that this is not very clear because I have lost count of the number of electric cars I have seen clamped there in recent times.

Reply:

The Transport Advisory Group will liaise with Parking Enforcement regarding the signage on the clearway and the signage on the EV charging point.  A report will be issued to the public representative of our findings.

Q.4      Councillor Dermot Lacey

To ask the Manager if he will respond to the issues contained in the email submitted below:

On St.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.