Agenda and minutes

Acknowledging the effectiveness of park cafes in creating community spaces and encouraging families into our local parks, that the area manager conduct a local community study to ascertain the viability of a tearoom/cafe in Father Collins Park.

Acknowledging the need for a rapid increase in housing supply in the North Central Area/Area B housing list, that the local area office:

a) Seek to expedite the development of sites already identified within the area by at least 9 - 18 months, in particularly Bunratty Road Phase 1.c, the Spine site in Darndale, Belcamp Sites B & C, Slademore Ayrfield, the lands bordering the Malahdie Rd. & Clarehall Avenue including the identified PPP Ayrfield site.

b) Provide every support to Approved Housing Bodies seeking to provide social housing units within our local area.

c) Liaise with the owners of private lands that have to date secured planning permission approval for  housing but who have not yet commenced on site with a view to providing support for commencement.

That the North Central Area Office conduct a traffic and public transport assessment to ascertain: 

a) The current capacity of the infrastructure and public transport services to accommodate an increase in residential and nursing home units as per planning permissions 3301/16 (217 apartments, containing 28 No. 1 Bed Studio's, 43 No.1 bed Apartments, 84 No.2 bed apartments & 62 No. 3 bed apartments)  and planning permissions 3584/16 (2-3 storey convenience retail store with subsidiary alcohol sales area and c.161 bedroom nursing home facility) and the potential development on vacant Northern Cross lands.

b) Identify infrastructure and public transport services needs to meet such an increase in people and private vehicle use.

That this area committee, conscious of the omission of the true history and legacy of the Artane Industrial School and the Artane Band, agrees to acknowledge the true and proven history of the inhumane treatment of children in the institution of Artane Industrial School and in particular, the treatment of those children in the Artane school band.  These boys suffered for decades at the hands of depraved Christian Brothers who managed the school; they continue to suffer to this day.  Further, that this committee acknowledges that the continued existence of and deference given to the present Artane band, has a strong negative impact upon victims and survivors of the Industrial School System. In particular, those who were incarcerated in Artane Industrial School struggle to understand why the symbolic instrument of their pain and suffering is considered worthy of celebration.   That this committee call on the present administrators of the Artane Band and the guardians of the Artane School of Music, the Christian Brothers and the GAA, to publicly acknowledge this true history in all communications and celebrations relating to the band’s 130 years of association with the GAA instead of minimising and covering-up the truth.

That this Area Committee recognises the positive contribution the Edenmore Boxing Club has made to the development of the physical and mental well-being of the youth of the area over the last five decades, understands the threat posed at present to the future existence of the club due to the lack of permanent premises, supports the request of the boxing club that the city council depot in Edenmore Park be made available as the new and permanent location of the Edenmore Boxing Club, and calls on the North Central Area office manager and staff to ensure that the boxing club can celebrate its fifty-year anniversary in 2017 in a new and permanent home.

That the Area Office and the Sports Development Officers liaise with and assist local individuals who wish to pursue the Reintroduction of the Community Games to the Cameron Estate and Edenmore areas and that this Area Committee allows a presentation to be made to it outlining the positive aims and objectives of the reintroduction of the games.

That the manager give a detailed update on the position with regard to Clontarf Baths and include the planning history for the site to date.