Agenda and minutes

The Lord Mayor opened the meeting by expressing condolences to the family and friends of the following who died recently: 

·        Fidelma Keegan, mother of Owen Keegan, Chief Executive, who died on 26^th May 2018.

·        Peggy McConkey, mother of Lord Mayor Micheal Mac Donncha who died on 20th May 2018.

A minute’s silence was held as a mark of respect to the deceased.

The Lord Mayor then informed Members that an event will be held in the Rotunda of City Hall on Thursday 14^th June to thank City Council staff who worked tirelessly during Storm Ophelia.

The Lord Mayor then reminded Members that the Lord Mayors Awards were taking place on Friday 22^nd June and requested they RSVP as soon as possible.  

Finally the Lord Mayor congratulated Councillors Claire O’Connor and David Costello respectively on the recent births of their daughters Tara and Sophia. 

It was moved by Councillor R McAdam and seconded by Councillor V Jackson  “That Dublin City Council approves the Dublin Chief Executive answering the questions lodged”. The motion having been put and carried, written answers to the 137 questions lodged for the City Council meeting were issued. The Questions and Answers are set out in Appendix A attached.

It was moved by Councillor C Burke and seconded by Councillor R McHugh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of this letter”. The motion was put and carried.

I It was moved by Councillor C Burke and seconded by Councillor R McHugh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of this letter”. The motion was put and carried.

It was moved by Councillor C Burke and seconded by Councillor R McHugh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of this letter”. The motion was put and carried.

It was moved by Councillor C Burke and seconded by Councillor R McHugh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of this letter”. The motion was put and carried.

It was moved by Councillor C Burke and seconded by Councillor R McHugh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of this letter”. The motion was put and carried.

The minutes of the Monthly Meeting of the City Council held on the 14th May 2018, having been printed, certified by the Meetings Administrator, circulated to the Members and taken as read, were signed by the Lord Mayor.

It was moved by Councillor R. McGinley and seconded by Councillor V. Jackson “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 147/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

It was moved by Councillor M. Flynn and seconded by Councillor V. Jackson “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 143/2018 and hereby approves the proposals set out therein”. The motion was put and carried.

It was moved by Councillor C. Ní Dhálaigh and seconded by Councillor R. McGinley “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 163/2018 and hereby approves the proposals set out therein”. The motion was put and carried.

It was moved by Councillor C. O’Moore and seconded by Councillor E. Moran “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 164/2018 and hereby approves the proposals set out therein”. The motion was put and carried.

It was agreed to defer this item to the July City Council meeting.

It was proposed by Councillor M. Flynn and seconded by Councillor D. Flanagan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 152/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

Following a request by the Members the Chief Executive agreed that in future the Annual Report would be brought to the Corporate Policy Group before being presented to Council. It was proposed by Councillor R. McGinley and seconded by Councillor T. Keegan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 140/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor R. McGinley and seconded by Councillor P. McCartan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 148/2018 and assents to the proposal outlined therein”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor V. Jackson and seconded by Councillor D. Flanagan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 136/2018 and assents to the proposal outlined therein”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor D. Costello and seconded by Councillor R. McAdam “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 144/2018 and assents to the proposal outlined therein”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor D. Flanagan and seconded by Councillor C. Burke “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 150/2018. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor D. Doolan and seconded by Councillor D. Flanagan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 162/2018. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor V. Jackson and seconded by Councillor D. Doolan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 138/2018. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor D. Flanagan and seconded by Councillor P. McCartan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 166/2018 and hereby approves the contents therein”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor D. Flanagan and seconded by Councillor P. McCartan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 167/2018 and hereby approves the contents therein”. The motion was put and carried.

Following a request from the Members, Assistant Chief Executive Richard Shakespeare agreed to provide Councillors with a report on the operation of Sean MacDermott and Crumlin swimming pools.

It was moved by Councillor D. Flanagan and seconded by Councillor R. McGinley “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 over archway at 61-72 Druid Court, Ballymun, Dublin 9, as shown on the attached Drawing No R.M 36948, 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 Councillor R. McGinley and seconded by Councillor J. Boylan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 159/2018 and assents to the proposal outlined therein”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor J. Boylan and seconded by Councillor D. Flanagan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 155/2018 and assents to the proposal outlined therein”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor C. O’Moore and seconded by Councillor L. O’Toole “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 156/2018 and assents to the proposal outlined therein”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor G. Kelly and seconded by Councillor R. McHugh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 157/2018 and assents to the proposal outlined therein”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor R. McAdam and seconded by Councillor D. Flanagan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 158/2018 and assents to the proposal outlined therein”. The motion was put and carried.

Councillor N. Ó Muiri informed the meeting that has interactions with a party to the disposal and therefore he was excusing himself from the Chamber to avoid any conflict of interest.  

It was proposed by Councillor C. Cuffe and seconded by Councillor P. McCartan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 165/2018 and assents to the proposal outlined therein”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor D. Doolan and seconded by Councillor A. Connaghan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 154/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor S. McGrattan and seconded by Councillor V. Jackson “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 142/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor R. McGinley and seconded by Councillor N. Reilly “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 146/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

It was also agreed that the Head of Finance would write to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government requesting that Dublin City Council be represented on the Local Government Funding (Baseline) Review Group.

It was proposed by Councillor N. Ó Muirí and seconded by Councillor R. McAdam “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 160/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor D. Flanagan and seconded by Councillor R. McGinley “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 139/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor R. McAdam and seconded by Councillor D. Flanagan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 153/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

In response to an enquiry from Cllr C. Cuffe the Chief Executive agreed to provide a report on the cycle lanes from Eastwall Road to Eastlink.

It was proposed by Councillor C. O’Moore and seconded by Councillor E. Moran “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 149/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor D. Flanagan and seconded by Councillor T. Keegan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 141/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor G. Kelly and seconded by Councillor R. McHugh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 145/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor D. De Róiste and seconded by Councillor C. Ní Dhálaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 137/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

“The serious physical threat posed by scrambler motor bikes being driven at high speeds in our city parks and residential estates has been a recurring problem for a number of years, and despite the many pleadings by residents, communities, and elected representatives for serious measures to be introduced to address this problem, the use of these motor bikes in public parks in particular has persisted to become an even greater nuisance to communities and serious physical danger to individuals:

Therefore, this City Council calls on the Chief Executive to convene an emergency meeting with relevant national, local and legal stakeholders to address the recurring threat posed by the scrambler motor bikes to the people of Dublin City in our public parks and residential estates and to produce a set of recommendations to finally tackle this problem in a co-ordinated and holistic manner.”

Submitted by Councillors Councillor J. Lyons, C. Burke, N. Ring, L. O’Toole, T. Keegan, P. Dunne, E. Ryan.

The following motion was agreed without debate:

“That Dublin City Council:

·        Noting that a second preliminary hearing took place on 7th June 2018 of the Judicial Review taken by residents in the vicinity of St Anne's Park regarding An Bord Pleanala's ruling in favour of a planning application on the adjacent lands of St Paul's

·        Further noting that as part of their application the residents cited as part of their Statement of Grounds the status of Z15 zonings and the implication for the Dublin City Development Plan and therefore they included Dublin City Council as a Notice Party to proceedings

·        Further noting that Judge Barniville at this second hearing indicated that including Dublin City Council as a Notice Party was appropriate

·        Calls on the Chief Executive to fully avail of this opportunity presented to Dublin City Council to defend the integrity of its zoning categories and its Development Plan process.”

Submitted by Councillors M. O’Brien, D. Lacey, T. Brabazon, M. Flynn, N. Ring, C. O’Moore, C. Burke, L O’Toole, P. Dunne, J. Lyons, E. Ryan

“In light of the current housing crisis, Dublin City Council requests that the relevant Ministers ensure that public land in the ownership of CIE and OPW is made available to Dublin City Council for the purpose of constructing social and affordable housing.”

Councillor E. Ryan seconded by Councillor J. Lyons put forward an amendment which sought to replace the term “affordable housing” with the term “state owned affordable housing”. This amendment was put to a vote and was defeated (see Appendix B)

Following a discussion the motion as put was carried.

It wa“Recognising the enormous contribution of Countess Markievicz in becoming the first elected Minister in the democratic world & the fact she played such a pivotal role in the formation of the early modern Irish State, a Nationalist, Suffragette & Socialist that Dublin City Council agreed to erect a fitting statue of this remarkable woman on Dublin`s O`Connell Street. This would be a fitting memorial on the 100th anniversary of her election.

She was a remarkable woman in many ways giving away all her wealth and dying in 1927 in a public ward of Sir Patrick Duns Hospital.

As part of our Decade of Commemorations a woman should be honoured on Dublin’s O`Connell Street as all those statures currently on O`Connell Street are Males.”

Following a discussion the motion was put and carried.