DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
SOUTH CENTRAL AREA COMMITTEE
18th April 2018
585 Councillor Michael Mullooly
This Area Committee calls for a Litter Management Plan, pursuant to The Litter Pollution Act 1997, for Drimnagh.
586 Councillor Vincent Jackson
Can the Area Manager please address the serious concerns I have of the proposed threat to the future of Rent Assessment in the Ballyfermot Area Office. Can this be addressed as a matter of urgency as this office offers an excellent service to the people of Ballyfermot / Cherry Orchard? It ensures all rent related issues and assessments can be updated in a speedy manner. As a Councillor and local resident, I am very worried with the push to centralise services when all the statistics will show local services deliver a better all round service. I am looking at Community Development and its withdrawal from a high in the early noughties when we had people on the ground in numbers who made a big difference. The current Community Development Team needs to be strengthened.
587 Councillor Paul Hand
That this Area Committee welcomes the purchase of the former Ard Scoil Eanna on the Crumlin Road by Dublin City Council. Furthermore, this Area Committee welcomes any proposals for public housing on this site but also requests that a portion of the site be developed as a public library for the people of Drimnagh. In order to facilitate and speed up any potential construction, this Area Committee requests that the process to suitably re-zone the site begins as soon as possible by Dublin City Council.
588 Councillor Michael Mullooly
Where public money is spent by Dublin City Council for privately owned sports facilities by way of sports grant, community grant or discretionary funding or other funding, that this funding only be made available on condition that it include a community benefit and benefit local clubs and organisations by making the facilities available free to local clubs at certain times and at a reduced rate at other times and that this form part of the application process for such funding.
589 Councillor Vincent Jackson
Can the Area Manager please intervene with Dublin Bus and the NTA in relation to the serious changes recently introduced by Dublin Bus on the 68B route from Bulfin Estate, Inchicore, Dublin 8. These changes were brought in without any proper consultations with local residents.
590 Councillor Paul Hand
That this Area Committee condemns the illegal development at 80/82 Naas Road, Bluebell, Dublin 12 and the site owners continued and flagrant disregard for the planning process. The site owner has demolished 2 habitable properties and replaced them with a dangerous, unsuitable, inappropriate structure in it's place, which will contain at least 11 bedsit style apartments upon completion.
The site owner has:-
violated the planning acts and constructed a dwelling without planning permission
contravened the city development plan and regional planning guidelines
· violated building regulations
· violated fire safety regulations
· constructed apartments below the legal allowable size
· constructed apartments that are not dual aspect
· failed to apply for a Social Housing Exemption certificate
· failed to comply with part 5 of the planning act
· carried out construction outside the legally permissible hours, including on bank holidays
· ignored any warnings from Dublin City Council
· made the lives of the neighbouring properties a living hell
· contravened many other planning, building and fire safety regulations
This Area Committee requests that legal action be taken against the site owner to rebuild and re-instate the houses as they were. This Area Committee sites the action taken by DCC after the demolition of the Presentation Convent in Terenure in 2006 and requests that DCC do everything in it's power to ensure a satisfactory outcome for the local community.
Rogue developers, cowboy builders and slum landlords have no place in our city and community.
591 Councillor Vincent Jackson
That the employment of area based Traffic Wardens be seen as an essential tool in effective traffic management, particularly in the suburbs, from the level of non payment. I currently see these positions would almost certainly be self financing. In addition we need area based Litter Wardens to ensure all play their part in keeping the area clean.
592 Councillor Vincent Jackson
In view of the recent purchase of the Ard Scoil Eanna Site on the Crumlin Road by Dublin City Council and possibility of Dublin City Council purchasing the funeral home adjoining this site, that future redevelopment of this site incorporate community facilities such as a modern public library, community facilities etc.
Minutes:
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
SOUTH CENTRAL AREA COMMITTEE
18th April 2018
585 Councillor Michael Mullooly
This Area Committee calls for a Litter Management Plan, pursuant to The Litter Pollution Act 1997, for Drimnagh.
Order: Noted. It was agreed that contact would be made with the Tidy Drimnagh Group and a meeting would be organised with an invitation for all the councillors to attend.
586 Councillor Vincent Jackson
Can the Area Manager please address the serious concerns I have of the proposed threat to the future of Rent Assessment in the Ballyfermot Area Office. Can this be addressed as a matter of urgency as this office offers an excellent service to the people of Ballyfermot / Cherry Orchard? It ensures all rent related issues and assessments can be updated in a speedy manner. As a Councillor and local resident, I am very worried with the push to centralise services when all the statistics will show local services deliver a better all round service. I am looking at Community Development and its withdrawal from a high in the early noughties when we had people on the ground in numbers who made a big difference. The current Community Development Team needs to be strengthened.
Order: Agreed.
587 Councillor Paul Hand
That this Area Committee welcomes the purchase of the former Ard Scoil Eanna on the Crumlin Road by Dublin City Council. Furthermore, this Area Committee welcomes any proposals for public housing on this site but also requests that a portion of the site be developed as a public library for the people of Drimnagh. In order to facilitate and speed up any potential construction, this Area Committee requests that the process to suitably re- zone the site begins as soon as possible by Dublin City Council.
Order: Agreed.
588 Councillor Michael Mullooly
Where public money is spent by Dublin City Council for privately owned sports facilities by way of sports grant, community grant or discretionary funding or other funding, that this funding only be made available on condition that it include a community benefit and benefit local clubs and organisations by making the facilities available free to local clubs at certain times and at a reduced rate at other times and that this form part of the application process for such funding.
Order: Agreed.
589 Councillor Vincent Jackson
Can the Area Manager please intervene with Dublin Bus and the NTA in relation to the serious changes recently introduced by Dublin Bus on the 68B route from Bulfin Estate, Inchicore, Dublin 8. These changes were brought in without any proper consultations with local residents.
Order: Agreed. Refer to Transport, Tourism and Sport.
590 Councillor Paul Hand
That this Area Committee condemns the illegal development at 80/82 Naas Road, Bluebell, Dublin 12 and the site owners continued and flagrant disregard for the planning process. The site owner has demolished 2 habitable properties and replaced them with a dangerous, unsuitable, inappropriate structure in it's place, which will contain at least 11 bedsit style apartments upon completion.
The site owner has:-
violated the planning acts and constructed a dwelling without planning permission
contravened the city development plan and regional planning guidelines
· violated building regulations
· violated fire safety regulations
· constructed apartments below the legal allowable size
· constructed apartments that are not dual aspect
· failed to apply for a Social Housing Exemption certificate
· failed to comply with part 5 of the planning act
· carried out construction outside the legally permissible hours, including on bank holidays
· ignored any warnings from Dublin City Council
· made the lives of the neighbouring properties a living hell
· contravened many other planning, building and fire safety regulations
This Area Committee requests that legal action be taken against the site owner to rebuild and re-instate the houses as they were. This Area Committee sites the action taken by DCC after the demolition of the Presentation Convent in Terenure in 2006 and requests that DCC do everything in it's power to ensure a satisfactory outcome for the local community.
Rogue developers, cowboy builders and slum landlords have no place in our city and community.
Order: Agreed. Report to Councillors.
591 Councillor Vincent Jackson
That the employment of area based Traffic Wardens be seen as an essential tool in effective traffic management, particularly in the suburbs, from the level of non payment. I currently see these positions would almost certainly be self financing. In addition we need area based Litter Wardens to ensure all play their part in keeping the area clean.
Order: Agreed. Refer to the Transportation SPC.
592 Councillor Vincent Jackson
In view of the recent purchase of the Ard Scoil Eanna Site on the Crumlin Road by Dublin City Council and possibility of Dublin City Council purchasing the funeral home adjoining this site, that future redevelopment of this site incorporate community facilities such as a modern public library, community facilities etc.
Order: Agreed.