Agenda and minutes

Central Area Committee - Tuesday 14th February, 2023 9.30 am

Venue: Council Chamber, City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2. and or by remote video conferencing

Media

Items
No.	Item
1.	With reference to the minutes of the meeting held on 10th January 2023. PDF 352 KB Additional documents: Webcast for 1. Minutes: ORDER: Agreed.
2.	With reference to the questions to the Area Managers. PDF 225 KB Additional documents: Webcast for 2. Minutes: ORDER: Noted.
3.	Planning and Property. PDF 121 KB 1. With reference to the proposed disposal of strip of land at rear of 55 Caledon Road, East Wall, Dublin 3. 2. With reference to the proposed grant of a further licence of Unit 7, Liberty Corner, James Joyce Street, Dublin 1 to the Wexford Centre Project CLG. Additional documents: Map Index No.SM-2022-0453 , item 3. PDF 2 MB Grant Licence Unit 7 Liberty Corner - Wexford Centre Project 27 01 2023 , item 3. PDF 132 KB MapIndexNoSM2013-0519 , item 3. PDF 232 KB Webcast for 3. Minutes: 1. With reference to the proposed disposal of strip of land at rear of 55 Caledon Road, East Wall, Dublin 3. ORDER: Agreed. Recommend to City Council 2. With reference to the proposed grant of a further licence of Unit 7, Liberty Corner, James Joyce Street, Dublin 1 to the Wexford Centre Project CLG. ORDER: Agreed. Recommend to City Council.
4.	Naming and Numbering PDF 1024 KB 1. With reference to a naming and numbering proposal for a development at 9-11 Wellington Street Lower, Dublin 7. 2. With reference to a naming and numbering proposal for a development at 20-23a Stoneybatter, and Nos 1-2a Manor Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7. Additional documents: Naming and Numbering proposal 23-23a Stoneybatter & Nos 1-2a Manor Street , item 4. PDF 430 KB Webcast for 4. Minutes: 1. With reference to a naming and numbering proposal for a development at 9-11 Wellington Street Lower, Dublin 7. ORDER: Agreed. 2. With reference to a naming and numbering proposal for a development at 20-23a Stoneybatter, and Nos 1-2a Manor Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7. ORDER: Agreed.
5.	With reference to a presentation on Community Wealth Building. PDF 1 MB Additional documents: Community Wealth Building in Dublin Implementation Plan , item 5. PDF 794 KB Webcast for 5. Minutes: ORDER: Noted.
6.	With reference to an update on SuDs based activities - Montpelier Hill. PDF 4 MB Additional documents: Webcast for 6. Minutes: ORDER: Noted.
7.	With reference to the Traffic Advisory Group Minutes. PDF 187 KB Additional documents: Central Area TAG Meeting minutes for noting , item 7. PDF 105 KB TAG Status Report , item 7. PDF 87 KB Webcast for 7. Minutes: ORDER: Noted.
8.	With reference to Sports in the Central Area. PDF 569 KB Additional documents: Webcast for 8. Minutes: ORDER: Noted.
9.	With reference to the Public Domain Environmental Services Unit Report. PDF 2 MB Additional documents: Webcast for 9. Minutes: ORDER: Noted.
10.	With reference to the North Inner City Area Reports. PDF 784 KB Additional documents: Webcast for 10. Minutes: ORDER: Noted.
11.	With reference to the Cabra Glasnevin Area Reports. PDF 814 KB Additional documents: Webcast for 11. Minutes: ORDER: Noted.
12.	With reference to the North East Inner City Initiative. PDF 2 MB Additional documents: Webcast for 12. Minutes: ORDER: Noted.
13.	With reference to Motions to the Area Managers. PDF 196 KB Additional documents: Webcast for 13. Minutes: With reference to Motions to the Area Managers. The following motions to the Area Managers were tabled. Item 1 Motion in the name of Councillor Nial Ring In noting the Chief Executive’s reply to my City Council Q34 (November 2022) in relation to the retention of facilities at the Shamrock Terrace Recycling centre where he states that “It is confirmed that the services currently being offered at the Shamrock Terrace recycling centre will continue to be retained in their entirety” that this Area Committee now agrees that Dublin City Council should immediately (before expiration of the current service contract with Panda in April 2023) undertake a feasibility study with a view to DCC taking over the operation of the centre and the employment of the staff currently working there. Given that DCC receives no rent but actually pays Panda an annual fee to operate the facility, and also pays various rates for the disposal of each type of waste stream. It would seem prudent that such a feasability study should be undertaken as it is likely that such a study together with an all-encompassing cost/benefit analysis would conclude that it is in the best interests of the centre users and employees that DCC take charge of the operation thereof. ORDER: Agreed. Item 2 Motion in the name of Councillor Nial Ring That this Area Committee notes that the planned construction of 1,592 build to rent apartments at Clonliffe College has been blocked by the High Court following judicial review proceedings being brought by a private citizen. The Area Committee notes that the judge found, inter alia, that An Bord Pleanála did not sufficiently engage with DCC’s serious concerns about the development (DCC had, like myself and may others who made submissions recommended refusal of the project on many grounds including height, scale, inordinate amount of one bed units (70%), tree removal, intrusion on local environs etc.) This committee congratulates all involved in making submissions, including local residents, public representatives, DCC, concerned citizens and organisations who put in over 120 submissions, but, in particular, Fionuala Sherwin, the private citizen who challenged An Bord Pleanála’s decision by way of judicial review. ORDER: Agreed. Item 3 Motion in the name of Councillor Nial Ring That this Area Committee instructs the Area Manager to request parking section to examine the situation in Father Scully House whereby the elderly residents therein have no access to parking spaces in the complex, and to issue them with parking permits for nearby Grenville Street or some other street in the vicinity which has pay and display parking. ORDER: Agreed. Item 4 Motion in the name of Councillor Cat O’Driscoll That this Central Area Committee condemns in the strongest terms the acts of violence and hostility against people seeking asylum and refuge in Dublin and calls on social media platforms headquartered in Dublin to tackle the rise of hate speech and aggression on their sites. ORDER: Agreed. Item 5 Motion in the name of Councillor Joe Costello That ... view the full minutes text for item 13.