Agenda and minutes

The Lord Mayor opened the meeting by requesting Members permission to take Cllr Janice Boylan’s motion under LM Business as he felt that it was such an important issue. The City Council agreed and accordingly it was proposed by Councillor Boylan and seconded by the Lord Mayor, as follows :-

“That this council noting the recent Cervical Check Scandal, calls upon the Minister for Health, the Taoiseach to acknowledge, support and respond in detail to the demands of the Standing 4 Women* Campaign. These include Legislation and policy on mandatory open disclosure independent of the patient safety bill, 

Provision of a start and end date and full disclosure on the 1800 smears yet to be audited, 

Breakdown of the new packages being negotiated laboratories carrying out smear slide analysis including mandatory site audits.”

The Motion was put and carried.

The Lord Mayor then informed the Members that the DoHP&LG have initiated a process to review LA Members’ roles, responsibilities and remuneration and have asked that he bring this to their attention. A Senior Counsel has been appointed to head up this review. Members will be offered an opportunity to make a submission to this process and also both the Members and the Local Authorities will be asked to participate in a survey.

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 148 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 S McGrattan and seconded by Councillor T Keegan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of this letter” The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor S McGrattan and seconded by Councillor T Keegan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of this letter” The motion was put and carried

The minutes of the Special Housing Meeting of the City Council held on 24th September 2018 and the Monthly Meeting of the City Council held on 1st October 2018, having been printed, certified by the Meetings Administrator, circulated to the Members and taken as read, were signed by the Lord Mayor. Councillor D O’Farrell raised an issue in relation to legal advice for Members.

It was proposed by Councillor T Brabazon and seconded by Councillor M Freehill “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 298/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

It was moved by Councillor A Keegan and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 275/2018 and hereby approves the proposals set out therein”. The motion was put and carried.

It was moved by Councillor A Keegan and seconded by Councillor C Carney Boud “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 284/2018 and hereby approves the proposals set out therein”. The motion was put and carried.

It was moved by Councillor M Flynn and seconded by Councillor C Burke “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 288/2018 and hereby approves the proposals set out therein”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor R McAdam and seconded by Councillor S Mc Grattan “That Councillor Mannix Flynn be appointed as a member to the Local Community Development Committee” The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor S McGrattan and seconded by Councillor D Flanagan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 299/2018”. 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 302/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor C Burke and seconded by Councillor M Flynn “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 314/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

The City Council agreed to a request by Councillor A Feeney to take Motion No 2 at this point as it was on a related topic. Accordingly, it was proposed by Councillor A Feeney and seconded by Councillor F Kennedy “That this Council initiates a formal request (either jointly with Government or independently) to enter into discussions with Bank of Ireland, with a view to transitioning the historically significant 2 College Green building from its current use as a Bank and Cash Centre to future development as a municipal building for the City, by way of a long term lease at a peppercorn rent” The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor S McGrattan and seconded by Councillor A Connaghan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 287/2018 and hereby approves the extension of the Ashtown - Pelletstown Local Area Plan for an additional 5-year period, up to December 2023”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor M Flynn and seconded by Councillor J Boylan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 313/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor R McAdam and seconded by Councillor A Connaghan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 285/2018 and hereby approves the renaming of Cabra Road Bridge to The Harry Clarke Bridge”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor R McAdam and seconded by Councillor A Connaghan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 297/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor R McAdam and seconded by Councillor A Connaghan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 311/2018 and hereby approves the funding proposals set out therein”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor R McAdam and seconded by Councillor A Connaghan “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 283/2018”. The motion was put and carried.

It was moved by Councillor R McGinley and seconded by Councillor R McAdam  “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 the rear of 36-108 Kinvara Park, between 1A Kinvara Avenue and 265 Navan Road, and to the rear of 265-315 Navan Road, Dublin 7, as shown on the attached Drawing No R.M. 36889, 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 A Connaghan and seconded by Councillor N Reilly  “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 303/2018 and assents to the proposal outlined therein” The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor A Connaghan and seconded by Councillor N Reilly  “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 265/2018 and assents to the proposal outlined therein” The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor A Connaghan and seconded by Councillor N Reilly “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 304/2018 and assents to the proposal outlined therein” The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor A Connaghan and seconded by Councillor N Reilly “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 305/2018 and assents to the proposal outlined therein” The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor A Connaghan and seconded by Councillor N Reilly “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 306/2018 and assents to the proposal outlined therein” The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor A Connaghan and seconded by Councillor N Reilly “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 307/2018 and assents to the proposal outlined therein” The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor A Connaghan and seconded by Councillor N Reilly “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 308/2018 and assents to the proposal outlined therein” The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor A Connaghan and seconded by Councillor N Reilly “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 309/2018 and assents to the proposal outlined therein” The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor R Moynihan and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council approves the withdrawal of Report No 310/2018”. The motion was put and carried. Councillor R McAdam asked that his opposition to this decision be recorded in the minutes.

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 277/2018”. The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 278/2018”. The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 300/2018”. The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 274/2018”. The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 279/2018”. The motion was put and carried. The Chair of the SPC, Councillor N O Muiri drew the Members attention to Item 8, Herbicide Use Policy, as set out in Appendix A to the Report and the City Council approved the policy.

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 296/2018”. The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 312/2018”. The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 286/2018”. The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 289/2018”. The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 282/2018”. The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 295/2018”. The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 301/2018”. The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 273/2018”. The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 280/2018”. The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 276/2018”. The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 293/2018”. The motion was put and carried

It was proposed by Councillor V Jackson and seconded by Councillor C Ni Dhalaigh “That Dublin City Council approves Report No 281/2018”. The motion was put and carried

No Item for discussion.

The City Council agreed to suspend Standing Orders to take the following Emergency Motions without debate :

Emergency Motion No 1 – Submitted by Councillor T Brabazon on behalf of the Fianna Fail Party.

“Dublin City Council notes and agrees with the terms of the motion passed by Dail Eireann on 19^th June 2018 with the support of the Government in relation to the emergency ambulance service operated by Dublin Fire Brigade which provided as follows:-

-                 The provision of full support for the almost 1,000 personnel employed, to maximise service delivery and provide greater efficiency to protect those in fire stations across Dublin who provide a full time fire, rescue, and ambulance service which serves the whole community;

-                 The design of a direct funding mechanism and the required additional capacity due to the increased population, to allow DFB to continue to operate all areas of their fire-based EMS;

-                 The full retention of ambulance services provided by DFB across Dublin; and

-                 Implement in full the Report of the Expert Panel into Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Services in Dublin, published in December 2015.

One matter relating to the call out and dispatch system requires urgent attention. In order for the DFB to continue to operate all areas of fire-based EMS it is essential that the Dublin Regional Communications Centre in Townsend Street continues to cater for emergency ambulance calls as it has done up to the present.   Appropriate provision must, therefore, be made in the C-tri Project, for the fire-based EMS in Dublin, which is being procured at present by the Department of Local Government which will move the current three major based fire services emergency call systems to a single unified call-handling system, while continuing to use the current three centres.

The City Council hereby calls on the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to arrange to have suitable amendments made to the terms of reference of the C-tri Project in accordance with the provisions of the Dail Motion.   The Integrated Call Taking and Dispatch for Dublin Options Appraisal commissioned by the HSE and DCC Management stated that the C-tri Project could be adapted to include an EMS module.

The City Council also calls for the implementation in full of all the terms of the Dail Motion”

The City Council agreed that this motion be referred to the Special Committee on Fire/Ambulance Services and Emergency Management

Emergency Motion No 2 – Submitted by Councillors M Mullooly & D Heney :

“This City Council calls on the Housing Manager to clarify the process around which a placement fee is paid for HAP tenants to letting agents”

Emergency Motion No 3 – Submitted by Councillors C Perry & P Hand

“This Council opposes the extradition of Irish political prisoners to Maghaberry prison in the six counties. The onset of Brexit in March 2019 will disadvantage any political prisoners who may have been extradited under the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) framework but will no longer enjoy rights applying to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 37.

Motion No 1 - The City Council agreed to a proposal by Councillor D Doolan which was seconded by Councillor V Jackson, to allow the following motion to be deferred. This motion was submitted by Councillor H De Nortuin as follows:- “We call on this Council to lease (pending detailed plans, re management insurance and funding) the land adjacent to the back of Labre park (between Labre and the canal) approx size 30 meters by 300 meters to facilitate the development of horse care facilities and for this Council to authorise the relevant section of DCC to take whatever steps necessary to implement this action. This allocation is critical to the successful redevelopment of Labre Park”