Agenda and minutes

The Lord Mayor welcomed members and staff back to the City Council Chamber in City Hall after 2 years due to Covid.

She formally welcomed Councillors Darragh Moriarty, Declan Meenagh and Eimer McCormack to their first meeting in or from the Council Chamber in City Hall since their co-option to Dublin City Council.

The Lord Mayor extended her congratulations to Cllr Janice Boylan on her recent marriage to Mark Quinn and congratulated the former Lady Mayoress Clare Fitzgerald on the birth of her baby son Aidan on 10^th April. 

She also commended the Firefighters from Dublin Fire Brigade that travelled to the World Firefighter Games (WFG) in Lisbon, a bi-annual event hosted in different cities each time.   Dublin’s involvement this year was co-ordinated by the DFB Sports and Social Club and supported by the Council’s Sports and Wellbeing Partnership who sponsored a team kit.  Multiple medals were awarded in Rugby, Golf, 800m sprint, 5k road race, Marathon, Tennis, Indoor Rowing, stair climb, firehouse cook-off, and fire-truck challenge.

The Lord Mayor advised the members that the Office of the Chief Executive and of the Lord Mayor had been notified by Cllr Tina MacVeigh of her intention to step down from her role as Councillor for the south west inner city for a short period due to family circumstances. Cllr MacVeigh made a short statement to members.  The Co-Option for Cllr MacVeigh with be listed for the June Council Meeting. 

She updated members on the following forthcoming events:

·         Special Meeting of Council, on Wednesday 11^th May at 7pmregarding O’Devaney Gardens and Tuesday 17^th May at 6.15 p.m. to discuss progress on Climate Action Plan Targets.

·         Lord Mayor’s Awards will take place on Thursday 23^rd June 2022. Further details will be circulated to the members. 

Conferral of the Honorary Freedom of the City of Dublin

The Lord Mayor announced that she was proposing to grant the Freedom of the City to Ailbhe Smyth, Prof Mary Aiken and Kellie Harrington at a conferral ceremony to be held on Saturday the 11^th June 2022 in the Round Room at the Mansion house.  She gave the background to her decision to honour these three women for their significant contribution to the city and country across three different spheres acknowledging that all show pertinent public service and resilience to their causes. The proposal was seconded by Deputy Lord Mayor Joe Costello and was agreed by the City Council.

The following resolution was agreed by members the following resolution to the Council:

“That Dublin City Council hereby resolves that the Honorary Freedom of the City of Dublin be conferred on Ailbhe Smyth, Prof. Mary Aiken and Kellie Harrington and that their names be inscribed on the Roll of Honorary Freedom of Dublin, pursuant to the provisions of Section 74 of the Local Government Act, 2001, in recognition of their enormous contribution to the City of Dublin in relation to Cyberpsychology, Online Safety & Security, Human Rights, Social Justice & Academia and Community, Care  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

It was moved by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord Mayor Joe Costello that Dublin City Council approves the Dublin Chief Executive answering the questions lodged. The motion having been put and carried, written answers to the 102 questions lodged for the City Council meeting were issued. The Questions and
Answers are set out in Appendix A to these minutes.

? Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

? Limerick City & County Council

? Kerry County Council

? Clare County Council

? Westmeath County Council

·         Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

·         Limerick City & County Council

·         Kerry County Council

·         Clare County Council

·         Westmeath County Council

It was proposed by Cllr Dermot Lacey and seconded by Cllr Mannix Flynn that the Meetings Administrator write to Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to endorse the terms of their motion. The motion was put and carried.

It was further proposed by Cllr Dermot Lacey and seconded by Councillor Mannix Flynn that the Meetings Administrator respond to correspondence from Kerry County Council to thank them for their support in their resolution regarding Stardust. The motion was put and carried.

The minutes of the City Council meeting held on the 4^th April 2022 having been
printed, certified by the Meetings Administrator, circulated to the Members and taken
as read, were signed by the Lord Mayor.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord
Mayor Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No.
121/2022 and hereby approves the contents as set out therein. The motion was
put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord Mayor Joe Costello that we, the Lord Mayor and Members of Dublin City Council, being the Roads Authority for the City of Dublin and being of the opinion that the Public Right of Way over the Laneway to rear the dwellings at O’Connell Avenue, Geraldine Street and Berkeley Road, Dublin 7 as shown on the attached Drawing SM-2022-0003, is no longer required for public use, extinguish the public right of way in accordance with Section 73 of the Roads Act 1993. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord
Mayor Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No.
129/2022 and hereby approves the proposals set out therein. The motion was
put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord
Mayor Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No.
137/2022 and hereby approves the contents as set out therein. The motion was
put and carried.

It was agreed that Dublin City Council refer this report back to the Central Area Committee for further discussion and clarification.  The report to be deferred to the next meeting of Council in June. The motion wasput and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord
Mayor Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No.
135/2022 and hereby approves the contents as set out therein. The motion was
put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord
Mayor Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No.
138/2022 and hereby approves the contents as set out therein. The motion was
put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord
Mayor Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No.
139/2022 and hereby approves the contents as set out therein. The motion was
put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord Mayor
Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No. 123/2022. The
motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord
Mayor Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No.
117/2022. The motion was put and carried.

The Lord Mayor vacated the Chair to Deputy Lord Mayor Joe Costello at 8.09 p.m. and returned to the chamber at 8.18 p.m.  

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord Mayor
Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No. 130/2022. The
motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord Mayor
Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No. 131/2022. The
motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord Mayor
Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No. 132/2022. The
motion was put and carried.

It was further proposed by Cllr. Claire O’Connor and seconded by Cllr. Seamus McGrattan that an interim report on inflation be prepared by management for a future meeting. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord Mayor
Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No. 122/2022. The
motion was put and carried.

The Lord Mayor acknowledged the contribution of Chairperson Cllr. Daithí De Róiste following his resignation from the committee and commended him on his chairpersonship.  She also extended her appreciation and good wishes to former Assistant Garda Commissioner Anne Marie Cagney for her service to the city following her recent retirement. 

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord Mayor Joe Costello “That Dublin City Council, having regard to the result of the Plebiscite, the submissions made during the consultation process and judging the scheme to be for the benefit of those who live, work and carry on activity in the BIDs area, hereby approves

·      the renewal of the Dublin City Centre Business Improvement Districts Scheme T/A Dublin Town

·      the continued implementation of the BID Scheme

·      the re-specification of the area of the Business Improvement District as that included in the DublinTown proposal and delineated as Maps Map No 15930, dated 15^th February 2008,

·      the operation of the renewed BID scheme for a period of five years from 1^st January 2023

the financing, in whole or in part,  of the BID by the specified contribution levies”.

Dublin Town Board Members Cllr Cat O’Driscoll and Cllr Claire Byrne absented from the Chamber. The motion was put to a vote and carried. Full details of the vote can be found in Appendix B to these minutes.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord Mayor
Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No. 141/2022. The
motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord
Mayor Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No.
116/2022. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord
Mayor Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No.
118/2022. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord
Mayor Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No.
124/2022. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord
Mayor Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No.
134/2022. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord
Mayor Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No.
126/2022. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord
Mayor Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No.
133/2022. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord
Mayor Joe Costello that Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No.
127/2022. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and seconded by Deputy Lord
Mayor Joe Costello that Dublin City Council adopts the contents of Report No.
128/2022. The motion was put and carried.

No topical issues were submitted for consideration.

Motion No. 1

The following motion was proposed by Councillor Cieran Perry and seconded by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland “That this council will proactively progress the completion of the Energy Efficiency Programme for our housing stock. Phase 1 and 2 upgraded 8,893 homes (approx. 77%). 2,690 homes remain to be upgraded at an approximate cost of €84 million. It is estimated that this phase will take 12 years at the current level of departmental funding.    

With the recognition of global climate breakdown, it is unacceptable that some of our tenants will have to wait 12 years to benefit from the retrofitting programme. Tackling global climate breakdown has been declared a national and European priority and with the worrying content of the last two Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, this council urgently needs to progress the Energy Efficiency Programme. The climate crisis requires ambitious targets to be implemented.  National and European funding should be sought for the urgent completion of the programme and targets set to ensure prioritisation. The benefits to our tenants, in addition to the environmental benefits, should see this as a logical objective for the largest Local Authority in the country.” 

The motion was put and carried.  It was also agreed that a regular report on the Energy Efficiency Programme be presented to the Housing SPC. It was also noted that there is a regular report presented to the Climate, Environment & Energy SPC.

Motion No. 2 

It was proposed by Councillor Racheal Batten and seconded by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland “That we write to the Minister for Children requesting support for Dublin City Council to run their own city creches and special state insurances be provided.

Following a discussion, it was agreed that the Chief Executive would commission a research report on the matter and report back to Council in 3 months.

No Emergency Motions were accepted for debate.