Agenda and minutes

Order: Agreed

Order: Noted

Order: Presentation Noted

Order: Agreed to initiate Part 8 procedure. Recommended to City Council.

Order: Agreed. Recommend to City Council.

Order: Report Noted

Order: Report Noted

Order: Report Noted

Environmental Services Unit

North East and North West Inner City Housing Issues
Grangegorman Development
Central Area Age Friendly Update
Community Development Report
Central Area Sports Report
ORDER: Reports Noted. Councillors comments can be summarised as follows:-

a) Update to be sought on Peter McVerry Trust project at St. Agatha’s   Court.

b) Pyrite Issues – Manager to issue written response queries.

c) Stoneybatter – congratulations to all involved on the Committee for

Stoneybatter Pride of Place and their ongoing work.

That the Central Area Committee calls upon the Chief Executives of Dublin City Council and the Courts Service to ensure that a statutory public consultation be provided for when a planning application is lodged with the City Council for the development of a Family Courts Division on Hammond Lane. The redevelopment of the site on Hammond Lane could have a profound impact on the quality of life for residents living nearby and they should be afforded every opportunity to allow for their views to be formally considered by the Planning Authority.
Order: Agreed.

That this Committee calls on Dublin City Council to draft a contingency plan for waste collection in areas with bag collections, to ensure a service is available in the event that no company is willing to collect bags.

This is warranted by the fact that the major companies have noted the expense of collecting bags, and their disappointment that it has not been possible to change more streets from bag to wheelie bin collections.  As a result it is legitimate to assume that these companies may at some point pull out of the area. While there is no guarantee of this happening, in the interests of good planning, a contingency plan is warranted.

That this Committee calls on Dublin City Council to draft a contingency plan for waste
collection in areas with bag collections, to ensure a service is available in the event that no company is willing to collect bags. This is warranted by the fact that the major companies have noted the expense of collecting bags, and their disappointment that it has not been possible to change more streets from bag to wheelie bin collections. As a result it is legitimate to assume that these companies may at some point pull out of the area. While there is no guarantee of this happening, in the interests of good

planning, a  contingency plan is warranted.

Order: Report to Councillor. Area Manager to seek further information.

That this Committee calls on the Minister for Transport and Dublin Bus to train their drivers in basic first aid.  This follows on from the untimely death of a local resident who choked to death on a 46A bus.  The family, in particular Seamas’s daughters Joanna and Rachel are adamant that he could have been saved had the protocol for drivers included basic first aid training.

That this Committee calls on the Minister for Transport and Dublin Bus to train their drivers in basic first aid. This follows on from the untimely death of a local resident who choked to death on a 46A bus. The family, in particular Seamas’s daughters Joanna and Rachel are adamant that he could have been saved had the protocol for drivers included basic first aid training.
Order: Agreed. Letter to be forwarded to the Minister for Transport and Dublin Bus.

That this Committee calls on the Minister for Social Protection to consider maternity leave payments where Councillors who do not hold another job other than that of their elected roles can apply to be paid.  I have only recently found out that I won’t qualify for maternity leave when I have my baby and this has caused me great stress.

That this Committee calls on the Minister for Social Protection to consider maternity leave payments where Councillors who do not hold another job other than that of their elected roles can apply to be paid. I have only recently found out that I won’t qualify for maternity leave when I have my baby and this has caused me great stress.
Order: Agreed. Letter to be forwarded to the Minister for Social Protection.

That this Committee recommends the addition of the Spencer Lift Bridge, including stone plaque and abutments, Sheriff Street to the Record of Protected Structure in accordance with Section 54 and 55 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, notwithstanding the decision of January 2013 not to do this on the basis that, at that time, the Senior Planner deemed that the heritage reasons for adding the bridge to the RPS were outweighed by financial considerations.

That this Committee recommends the addition of the Spencer Lift Bridge, including stone plaque and abutments, Sheriff Street to the Record of Protected Structure in accordance with Section 54 and 55 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, notwithstanding the decision of January 2013 not to do this on the basis that, at that time, the Senior Planner deemed that the heritage reasons for adding the bridge to the RPS were outweighed by financial considerations.
Order: Motion withdrawn.