Agenda

The Manager arranges for a re-design of the roundabout at the junction of Mellowes Road and Finglaswood Road which would lead to less confusion for drivers approaching when oncoming cars are turning right.

That the Manager arranges for speed ramps to be placed along Ratoath Road from Westwood to Dunsink Lane where cars regularly speed along the road. There has been a number of reports of near misses when cars are trying to exit the Westwood Estate at various times.

That Dublin City Council CPO the Drake Inn, Finglas village which has been an eyesore for many years now. Previous requests by the council to the owner to have improvements carried out on the building seem to be ignored and there are serious concerns about the environmental hazards within the property. Finglas village needs properties such as this to be open as a working business which contributes to the village. The state of The Drake has a huge negative impact if trying to encourage business investment in the area.

That the manager provides Monthly Updates in relation to the Area known as the "Barry Shops" Finglas West and that this be included as a standing item on the Agenda until it is brought to a satisfactory conclusion.

The NWAC recognise the property rights of the owners of the former Drake Inn and separately the owners of the former Barry House but call on these owners to also live up to their responsibilities and take immediate steps to bring into use these sites. The NWAC requests that the City Council inform the owners of these properties of this motion and invite them to make a presentation before the Area Committee as soon as possible. 

a)     Dublin North West Area Partnership

b)     Finglas/Cabra Drug & Alcohol Task Force

c)     Finglas Youth Resource Centre

This committee calls on the Government to deliver on their promise to protect and enhance the services available in local Post Offices as stated in the Programme for Government. A Grant Thornton report estimates that without a Government commitment to funding and the maintenance of contracts for services through the Post Office Network as many as 400 offices would close by 2017. The loss of a vital community service and the resulting job losses would be unacceptable.  

That this Area Committee commends the work of all DCC Staff involved in making the Northwest Area a safer place this Halloween and that this is communicated to each member of Staff.

To ask the Manger to arrange for Double Yellow lines in Oak Park Estate Santry from the lights at the front of the estate to the first house on both sides of the road, as people park on the left hand side from the lights all the way in.

That this area committee supports the completion of the Ballymun United Club House and will support them in any way they can and we will write a letter to the FAI and the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport requesting funding to finish this project.

That the council CPO the properties at 8 and 10 Ferguson Road. These properties have been in a derelict state for many years and are held up by steel joists. Rather than having a negative impact on the houses around them these properties should be fixed up and used for housing.

That the council fix the walls and fences at the back of Pinewood Crescent to prevent future antisocial behaviour, hoarding of wood and dumping at the site.

That as part of the new trial of bins for dog dirt, the Manager install one of these bins into Ellenfield Park.

That the manager upgrade the street lighting for Seven Oaks estate, especially at the pedestrian entrance from the Swords Road into the estate at the hole in the wall, and elsewhere in the estate where there is very poor lighting.

To call on Dublin City Council to investigate the possibility of a compulsory purchase for the derelict Bord Iascaigh Mhara site in Glasnevin. The site is an eyesore to residents and there is a danger of anti-social behaviour and a recurrence of rat infestation.