Agenda and draft minutes

Agreed: Minutes Agreed

i.           Correspondence

No correspondence received

Community Affairs – Community Groups

i.           Correspondence

Agreed: Update Noted

Frank d’Arcy delivered a presentation.

The following themes were discussed;

·                LTACC (Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee) review & stakeholder participation

·                Acquisitions & ongoing review

·                Waste Management & illegal dumping - implementing good practice waste removal on all Traveller sites

·                Site updates – Labre Park, Belcamp Lane, Cara Park & St. Mary’s

·                Traveller Accommodation Programme

·                Maintenance update

·                Staff Resources

·                Stakeholder engagement

·                Caravan Loan Scheme

·                Public Domain investment

·                Education programme in conjunction with HSE (Health Service Executive)

·                Housing List – Traveller priority

Agreed: Caravan Loan Application and Repayment detail to be circulated to Housing SPC members

Agreed: Cost of waste removal from Belcamp Lane to be provided to members

The following themes were discussed;

·                Housing Adaptation & Mobility Aids Grant Schemes

·                Universal Design

·                Accessibility

·                People with Sensory needs

·                Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

·                Independent Living

·                Public Domain

·                Bespoke Housing acquisition

·                Design Standards in relation to Build to Rent

·                Personal Assistance Service

·                Medical Priority Assessment

·                Dementia

Agreed: Based on feedback from members, a finalreport to be forwarded to the City Council September meeting for discussion/adoption

The following points were raised;

·                Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)

·                Legislation

·                Immigration

·                Development Plan Motion and Concentration of EA in some areas

·                Notice of Termination

·                Residential Tenancy Act

·                Storage Facility

·                Stakeholder

·                Landlord exit from the market

·                Family Summer Projects

·                Placefinder Fee

Agreed:  Information to be circulated to Housing SPC members pertaining to the changes in the HAP process

The following themes were discussed;

·         I.T. System update

·         Dublin City Council’s Housing Delivery Action Plan 2022-2026

·         Rapid Build projects

·         Regeneration programme

·         Volumetric

·         Labour market resources

Agreed:  Dublin City Council’s Housing Delivery Action Plan 2022-2026 link to be forwarded to Housing SPC members

i.          Public Housing Working Group

ii.          Senior Citizens Working Group

iii.         Oversight Committee on Animal Welfare Issues

i.       Public Housing Working Group

Agreed: N/A

ii.         Senior Citizens Working Group

Agreed: Updated noted

iii.        LTACC Report

Agreed: N/A

iv.        Oversight Committee on Animal Welfare Issues

Cllr Heney provided an update

Agreed: Emergency Out of Hours phone number update to be provided to chairperson of Animal Welfare Committee

The next meeting is currently scheduled for Wednesday 14^th September

Housing List application processing timeframe

Agreed: N/A