Agenda and minutes

The Lord Mayor opened the meeting by commending all those who organised and took part in the Easter commemorations.  In particular, she thanked the Dublin City Council Commemorations Committee, Dublin City Council staff, in particular, Brendan Kenny and his staff, including Brendan Teeling, Tara Doyle, Margaret Hayes and Mary Clarke of Dublin City Public Libraries and Las Fallon, Dublin Fire Brigade for their work and to all the communities of Dublin who organised their own events to mark the occasion.

She then informed the Members that the Freedom of the City of Dublin was conferred on Fr. Joseph Mallin SJ in Hong Kong on 21^st March.  Fr. Joseph was delighted to receive the Award at a private ceremony in Wah Yan College where he lives.

The Lord Mayor then invited Councillor T MacVeigh, as Chair of the recently established Working Group on Waste Regulations in relation to impending legislation re collection of waste in bags, to give an update to the Members. It was noted that Councillor R Mac Adam was a member of this committee.

The Lord Mayor then welcomed Ms Erica Fleming of the Uplift Group, to the public gallery and informed the Members that Ms Fleming had offered the services of her group to the City Council Housing Department to aid the turn-around of voids to make these homes into safe houses for the homeless. The Lord Mayor requested that the Chair of the Housing SPC liaise with Ms Fleming in this regard.

It was moved by Councillor V Jackson  and seconded by Councillor R McGinley  “That Dublin City Council approves the Dublin Chief Executive answering the questions lodged”. The motion having been put and carried, written answers to the 117 questions lodged for the City Council meeting were issued. The Questions and Answers are set out in Appendix A attached.

It was proposed by Councillor R McGinley and seconded by Councillor T Keegan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 107/2016” The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor R McGinley and seconded by Councillor R McGinley “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 104/2016 and hereby approves the revised expenditure as set out in the report in accordance with Section 104 of the Local Government Act 2001 and also approves the transfers to Capital as detailed in the report” The motion was put and carried.

Ø  Environment SPC,

Ø  Finance SPC

Ø  Local Travellers Accommodation Consultative Committee

It was proposed by Councillor T MacVeigh  and seconded by Councillor J Lyons “That Ms Hazel De Nortuin  be co-opted to replace former Councillor  Brid Smith who was elected to Dail Eireann and so has been deemed to have resigned from Dublin City Council” The motion was put and carried. Councillor De Nortuin took her place in the Chamber and joined the meeting. Congratulations were extended to her by the Lord Mayor, the City Manager and his staff and by the Members of the City Council.

It was then proposed by Councillor T MacVeigh and seconded by Councillor J Lyons “That Councillor De Nortuin be appointed as a member to the Environment and Finance Strategic Policy Committees and to represent Dublin City Council on the Local Travellers Accommodation Consultative Committee” The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor R McGinley and seconded by Councillor P McCartan  “That Councillor Patrick Costello be appointed as a member to represent Dublin City Council on the Board of the Dublin South City Partnership” The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor C Burke and seconded by Councillor S McGrattan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 123/2016 and hereby approves the Special Committee on Fire/Ambulance Services and Emergency Management as set out therein ” The motion was put and carried.

The City Council approved a suggestion put forward by Councillor B Carr that the Chair of this committee be chosen by the members of the committee and then submitted to the City Council for ratification. Nominations were then put forward by each political grouping, proposed by the Group Leader and seconded by the Lord Mayor and appointed by the City Council as follows :

·                   3 x Sinn Féin:                    Críona Ní Dhálaigh, Ray McHugh, Noeleen Reilly

·                   3 x Independent:               Nial Ring, Christy Burke and Paul Hand

·                   2 x Fianna Fáil:                 Tom Brabazon and Paul McAuliffe

·                   2 x Fine Gael:                    Ray McAdam and Declan Flanagan

·                   2 x Labour:                        Alison Gilliland and Brendan Carr

·                   1 x People Before Profit:  John Lyons

·                   1 x Green Party:                Patrick Costello

·                   1 x Technical Left:            Éilis Ryan

It was proposed by Councillor D Flanagan and seconded by Councillor R McAdam “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 100/2016” The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor J Boylan and seconded by Councillor C O’Moore “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 99/2016 and hereby adopts Litter Management Plan (2016 – 2018) as set out therein” The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor A Clancy “That Dublin City Council notes Report No 103/2016 and hereby approves the contents therein” The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor N Reilly and seconded by Councillor A Clancy “That the LAP proceed to draft stage, based on the existing LAP boundary (see Appendix 1) and taking on board the comments and submissions received during the public consultation stage, as summarised above, and that the Draft LAP is prepared in compliance with EU directives including Strategic Environmental Assessment, Appropriate Assessment and Flood Risk Assessment processes, legislation and the Dublin City Development Plan” The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor S McGrattan and seconded by Councillor C Burke “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No111/2016 and assents to the proposal outlined therein” The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor S McGrattan and seconded by Councillor C Burke “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 112/2016 and assents to the proposal outlined therein” The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor S McGrattan and seconded by Councillor C Burke “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 113/2016 and assents to the proposal outlined therein” The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor S McGrattan and seconded by Councillor C Burke “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 114/2016 and assents to the proposal outlined therein” The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor S McGrattan and seconded by Councillor C Burke “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 115/2016 and assents to the proposal outlined therein” The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor S McGrattan and seconded by Councillor C Burke “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 116/2016 and assents to the proposal outlined therein” The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor S McGrattan and seconded by Councillor C Burke “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 117/2016 and assents to the proposal outlined therein” The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor S McGrattan and seconded by Councillor C Burke “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 118/2016 and assents to the proposal outlined therein” The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor S McGrattan and seconded by Councillor C Burke “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 119/2016 and assents to the proposal outlined therein” The motion was put and carried. Following discussion on this item, Councillor P McAuliffe, Chair of the Economic Development & Enterprise SPC,  put forward a suggestion that he would invite the CEO of the Digital Hub to attend a meeting of that SPC. This was agreed by the City Council and all Members are to be notified of that meeting.

It was proposed by Councillor D De Roiste and seconded by Councillor A Connaghan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 96/2016”. The motion was put and carried. Members requested that a report referred to on page 219 of the Agenda, briefing note on licence agreement, be circulated to all. Members also expressed their dissatisfaction at the level of information included in the recent Housing Lists circulated to them.

(a)        This motion was submitted in the name of Councillor D Lacey “Acknowledging the ruling in the High Court regarding the Moore Street and Battlefield sites and the need for appropriate protection and preservation and acknowledging the need for the rejuvenation of the O’Connell Street area this Council requests the Chairman of the Committee and the Moore Street Committee and the Chief Executive to bring forward proposals that can progress the twin aims of preservation and rejuvenation of these areas”

(b)        This motion was submitted by Councillor M MacDonncha on behalf of the Sinn Fein Group “This City Council:

Ø  Welcomes the recent High Court victory which prevents the demolition of the Moore Street battlefield site and now ensures its designation as a national monument under the protection of the State.

Ø  acknowledges the dedication of the concerned relatives of the 1916 leaders, and those who have supported their campaign over many years, to save Moore Street

Ø  and the laneways of history which were the last outpost of the Provisional Government of the Irish Republic in 1916 from demolition by developers;

Ø  recognises the significant public support across Ireland and the Diaspora for the full preservation of the national monument and the development of the surrounding General Post Office/Moore Street area into an historic revolutionary quarter and battlefield site;

Ø  calls on the Planning Department of the Council to ensure that the High Court judgement is fully implemented, so far as it concerns the roles and functions of this Council;

Ø  commits the Council to work with all relevant stakeholders to ensure that a new plan for this historic area is brought forward in line with the High Court judgement and in accord with the repeatedly expressed will of the elected members and of the majority of citizens of Dublin”.

The Assistant Chief Executive, Planning and Property Development Department, informed the Members that the High Court proceedings had not yet concluded and that the High Court would on 5th April 2016 perfect the Order of the Court.  Dublin City Council are not a party to these proceedings and any decision to appeal will be a matter for the defendants, the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the owners of the site “Chartered Lands”. It was also agreed that a report would be issued to all Members once the High Court Order had been perfected.

This motion was still under discussion at 9pm when the meeting reverted to Item 17 on the Agenda Paper in accordance with Standing Orders. The motion will be carried forward to the May City Council Meeting.

It was proposed by Councillor M Flynn and seconded by Councillor N Ring “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 95/2016”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor R McGinley and seconded by Councillor M Flynn “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 98/2016”. The motion was put and carried. It was further agreed that Postering Protocols for non election periods be examined by the Environment SPC.

It was proposed by Councillor S McGrattan and seconded by Councillor M Mac Donncha “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 110/2016”. This item was still under discussion at the end of the meeting and will be carried over to the May City Council meeting. A discussion took place on the issue of a banner currently displayed at the Bank of Ireland premises at College Green.

Correct.

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LORD MAYOR                                                   MEETINGS ADMINISTRATOR