Agenda and minutes

Order: Agreed.   

Order: Replies to Questions and the Area Manager’s report circulated.

   (i).        Minutes of Traffic Advisory Group held on the 27th March 2018 

            in relation to Traffic Matters in the South Central Area.

  (ii).        Traffic service Request Status Report at 18th March 2018

                    (i).       Minutes of Traffic Advisory Group held on the 27^th March 2018 

      in relation to Traffic Matters in the South Central Area.

                   (ii).      Traffic service Request Status Report at 18^th March 2018

      Order:  (i)       Report noted.   

                   (ii)       Report noted.

   (i).        Presentation from Cathy Scuffil, Historian in Residence - overview of actions 

  (ii).        Gully Cleaning Programme Report for the South Central Area.

 (iii).        Area Manager’s Report.

                  (i).        Presentation from Cathy Scuffil, Historian in Residence - overview of actions 

                 (ii).        Gully Cleaning Programme Report for the South Central Area.

                (iii).        Area Manager’s Report

Order:  (i)       Presentation given by Cathy Scuffil, Historian in                         Residence. 

                  Presentation noted.

             (ii)       Noted.

             (iii)      A report was given and was noted by the Members, (see   

                        attachment).  

   (i).        Public Library Events for April 2018 – South Central Area.    

  (ii).        Sports and Recreation Report for April 2018 – South Central Area.

                  (i).        Public Library Events for April  2018 – South Central Area.    

                 (ii).        Sports and Recreation Report for April 2018 – South Central Area.

 Order:   (i)     Report noted.   

         (ii)     Report noted.

No emergency motions submitted.

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

SOUTH CENTRAL AREA COMMITTEE

18th April 2018

585      Councillor Michael Mullooly

This Area Committee calls for a Litter Management Plan, pursuant to The Litter Pollution Act 1997, for Drimnagh. 

586      Councillor Vincent Jackson

Can the Area Manager please address the serious concerns I have of  the proposed threat to the future of Rent Assessment in the Ballyfermot Area Office. Can this be addressed as a matter of urgency as this office offers an excellent service to the people of Ballyfermot / Cherry Orchard?  It ensures all rent related issues and assessments can be updated in a speedy manner. As a Councillor and local resident, I am very worried with the push to centralise services when all the statistics will show local services deliver a better all round service.  I am looking at Community Development and its withdrawal from a high in the early noughties when we had people on the ground in numbers who made a big difference. The current Community Development Team needs to be strengthened.

587      Councillor Paul Hand

            That this Area Committee welcomes the purchase of the former Ard Scoil             Eanna on the Crumlin Road by Dublin City Council. Furthermore, this Area            Committee welcomes any proposals for public housing on this site but also      requests that a portion of the site be developed as a public library for the    people of Drimnagh. In order to facilitate and speed up any potential   construction, this Area Committee requests that the process to suitably re-zone the site begins as soon as possible by   Dublin City Council.

588      Councillor Michael Mullooly

Where public money is spent by Dublin City Council for privately owned sports facilities by way of sports grant, community grant or discretionary funding or other funding, that this funding only be made available on condition that it include a community benefit and benefit local clubs and organisations by making the facilities available free to local clubs at certain times and at a reduced rate at other times and that this form part of the application process for such funding.

589      Councillor Vincent Jackson

Can the Area Manager please intervene with Dublin Bus and the NTA in relation to the serious changes recently introduced by Dublin Bus on the 68B route from Bulfin Estate, Inchicore, Dublin 8. These changes were brought in without any proper consultations with local residents.

590      Councillor Paul Hand

That this Area Committee condemns the illegal development at 80/82 Naas Road, Bluebell, Dublin 12 and the site owners continued and flagrant disregard for the planning process. The site owner has demolished 2 habitable properties and replaced them with a dangerous, unsuitable, inappropriate structure in it's place, which will contain at least 11 bedsit style apartments upon completion.

The site owner has:-

violated the planning acts and constructed a dwelling without planning permission

contravened the city development plan and regional planning guidelines

·  violated building regulations

·  violated fire safety regulations

·  constructed apartments below the legal allowable size

·  constructed apartments that are not  ...  view the full agenda text for item 7.

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

SOUTH CENTRAL AREA COMMITTEE

18th April 2018

585      Councillor Michael Mullooly

This Area Committee calls for a Litter Management Plan, pursuant to The Litter Pollution Act 1997, for Drimnagh. 

            Order: Noted. It was agreed that contact would be made with the Tidy           Drimnagh Group and a meeting would be organised with an invitation    for all the councillors to attend.

586      Councillor Vincent Jackson

Can the Area Manager please address the serious concerns I have of  the proposed threat to the future of Rent Assessment in the Ballyfermot Area Office. Can this be addressed as a matter of urgency as this office offers an excellent service to the people of Ballyfermot / Cherry Orchard?  It ensures all rent related issues and assessments can be updated in a speedy manner. As a Councillor and local resident, I am very worried with the push to centralise services when all the statistics will show local services deliver a better all round service.  I am looking at Community Development and its withdrawal from a high in the early noughties when we had people on the ground in numbers who made a big difference. The current Community Development Team needs to be strengthened.

            Order: Agreed.

587      Councillor Paul Hand

            That this Area Committee welcomes the purchase of the former Ard Scoil             Eanna on the Crumlin Road by Dublin City Council. Furthermore, this         Area Committee welcomes any proposals for public housing on this site but      also requests that a portion of the site be developed as a public library for   the people of Drimnagh. In order to facilitate and speed up any potential             construction, this Area Committee requests that the process to suitably re-      zone the site begins as soon as possible by   Dublin City Council. 

            Order: Agreed.

588      Councillor Michael Mullooly

Where public money is spent by Dublin City Council for privately owned sports facilities by way of sports grant, community grant or discretionary funding or other funding, that this funding only be made available on condition that it include a community benefit and benefit local clubs and organisations by making the facilities available free to local clubs at certain times and at a reduced rate at other times and that this form part of the application process for such funding.

            Order: Agreed.

589      Councillor Vincent Jackson

Can the Area Manager please intervene with Dublin Bus and the NTA in relation to the serious changes recently introduced by Dublin Bus on the 68B route from Bulfin Estate, Inchicore, Dublin 8. These changes were brought in without any proper consultations with local residents.

            Order: Agreed. Refer to Transport, Tourism and Sport.

590      Councillor Paul Hand

That this Area Committee condemns the illegal development at 80/82 Naas Road, Bluebell, Dublin 12 and the site owners continued and flagrant disregard for the planning process. The site owner has demolished 2 habitable properties and replaced them with a dangerous, unsuitable, inappropriate structure in it's place, which will contain at least 11 bedsit style apartments upon completion.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

Order: Listed. 

The members requested a presentation at a future meeting from The National Women’s Council of Ireland on the issue of gender balance and the participation of women in Local Government.