Agenda and minutes

Central Area Committee - Tuesday 12th September, 2023 10.00 am

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

Media

Items
No.	Item
1.	With reference to the minutes of the meeting held on 11th July 2023. PDF 480 KB Additional documents: Webcast for 1. Minutes: ORDER: Agreed.
2.	With reference to the questions to the Area Managers. PDF 227 KB Additional documents: Webcast for 2. Minutes: ORDER: Noted.
3.	With reference to the disposal of fee simple of a plot and grant of a right of way and wayleave at a site at Red House Square, Montpelier Hill, Dublin 7. PDF 124 KB Additional documents: SM-2023-0282 , item 3. PDF 217 KB Webcast for 3. Minutes: ORDER: Agreed. Recommend to City Council.
4.	With reference to the proposed grant of a lease of the Ilac Centre Multi Storey Car Park, Dublin 1 to Park Rite PDF 123 KB Additional documents: SM-2013-0561 , item 4. PDF 127 KB Webcast for 4. Minutes: ORDER: Agreed. Recommend to City Council.
5.	With reference to the extinguishment of the public right of way over a walkway/desire lines and carpark on the site known as Dominick Street (West) The site contains the now void properties 109-198 Dominick street Lower, Dublin 1. PDF 708 KB Additional documents: Webcast for 5. Minutes: ORDER: Agreed. Recommend to City Council.
6.	With reference to the extinguishment of the public right of way over the laneway to the rear of houses at 27-33 West Road, East Wall, Dublin 3. PDF 882 KB Additional documents: Webcast for 6. Minutes: ORDER: Agreed. Recommend to City Council.
7.	With reference to a naming and numbering proposal for a development at the site known as No.1 St. Josephs Cottages, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7, D07 V02C. PDF 541 KB Additional documents: Webcast for 7. Minutes: ORDER: Agreed
8.	With reference to Motions to the Area Managers. PDF 197 KB Additional documents: Webcast for 8. Minutes: The following Emergency Motions to the Area Manager were tabled. Emergency Motion in the name of Councillor Janice Boylan That this Area Committee: Stands in solidarity with FÓRSA members of Dublin City Council and other local authorities across the state as they commence industrial action to address issues around job evaluation and pay; supports their call for a formal job evaluation process to ensure workers jobs are properly graded and enumerated; calls on Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien, the LGMA and the executive of Dublin City Council to return to negotiations with FÓRSA and to agree a mechanism for progressing the job evaluation process. Calls on the chairperson of the Central Area Committee to write to both the LGMA and Minister O'Brien urging them to engage with FÓRSA to resolve this dispute as soon as possible. ORDER: Agreed. Emergency Motion in the name of Councillor Eimer McCormack This Central Area Committee calls on Dublin City Council to ensure that the new, interim, location for the Bring Centre at Grangegorman include all services currently available to the public at its current location. The committee calls on Dublin City Council to maintain its commitment to provide sufficient re-cycling facilities to the residents of the Dublin Central area. ORDER: Withdrawn. Meeting to be scheduled with all stakeholders. The following Motions to the Area Managers were tabled: Emergency Motion in the name of Councillor Christy Burke This Central Area Committee agrees the allocation of €500 from the discretionary fund to Fergus Dowd to assist in production of a film on the Dublin Monaghan Bombings. ORDER: Agreed The following Motions to the Area Managers were tabled: Item 1 Motion in the name of Councillor Declan Meenagh The Central Area Committee, welcomes the expansion of the Cargo Bike Initiative, welcomes the free community bike being made available in Crumlin.Calls for a second free community cargo bike to be made available in Phibsborough. ORDER: Agreed. Item 2 Motion in the name of Councillor Janet Horner This area committee calls for a meeting with representatives from Lidl to discuss the ongoing vacancy of their site in Ballybough and calls for construction to begin ASAP. ORDER: Agreed Item 3 Motion in the name of Councillor Janet Horner This area committee declares a litter and dumping emergency in the North Inner City and calls on the Minister with responsibility for the circular economy to prepare an emergency intervention plan to address the issues in the area. ORDER: Agreed. Item 4 Motion in the name of Councillor Janet Horner This area committee calls for a comprehensive plan for Abbey Street to be brought forward in tandem with proposal for the extinguishment of the right of way of Harbour Court to deal with the anti-social, drug consumption, criminality and open defecation in the area. We cannot simply shut down public space without also identifying ways to improve and elevate the area more generally. ORDER: Agreed. Item 5 Motion in the name of Councillor Janet Horner That this area committee calls ... view the full minutes text for item 8.
9.	With reference to the Area Management reports. PDF 469 KB Additional documents: Cabra Glasnevin Area Reports , item 9. PDF 790 KB Public Domain Environmental Services Report , item 9. PDF 3 MB Webcast for 9. Minutes: ORDER: Reports noted.
10.	With reference to a verbal update on Bye-Laws in relation to the Smithfield Horse Fair. Additional documents: Webcast for 10. Minutes: ORDER: Update noted.
11.	With reference to the Traffic Advisory Group minutes. PDF 187 KB Additional documents: Central Sep Area TAG 29.08.2023 , item 11. PDF 97 KB Central Status B Aug , item 11. PDF 107 KB UpdateOnBusInfraStructureMeasuresv2 , item 11. PDF 1 MB Webcast for 11. Minutes: ORDER: Report noted.
12.	With reference to Sports in the Central Area. PDF 615 KB Additional documents: Webcast for 12. Minutes: ORDER: Report noted.
13.	With reference to Elizabeth Street Greening Update. PDF 692 KB Additional documents: Webcast for 13. Minutes: ORDER: Report noted.