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Emergency Motions No.1 – No.5 were taken without debate. Emergency Motion No.6 was put to a vote and was carried. Full details of the vote can be found in Appendix C to these minutes

Emergency Motion No. 1

That this council supports a proposal to initiate a variation of the Dublin City Council Development Plan to include the historical Moore Street Area which includes the National Monument as an architectural conservation area.

Submitted by Councillors Donna Cooney, Lord Mayor Hazel Chu, Micheál Mac Donncha, Damian O'Farrell, Noeleen Reilly, Daithí Doolan, Mannix Flynn, Christy Burke, Pat Dunne, Seamas McGrattan, John Lyons, Patricia Roe, Máire Devine, Dearbháil Butler, Tina MacVeigh, Joe Costello, Janice Boylan, Eimer McCormack, Anthony Connaghan, Caroline Conroy, Alison Gilliland, Carolyn Moore, Darcy Lonergan, Janet Horner, Mary Freehill, Deirdre Heney, Tara Deacy, Deirdre Conroy, Declan Meenagh, Michael Pidgeon,  Claire Byrne,  Anthony Flynn,  Sophie Nicoullaud, Tom Brabazon,  Nial Ring,  Larry O'Toole,  Daniel Céitinn,  Darragh Moriarty,  Cieran Perry,

Emergency Motion No.2

This City Council welcomes the proposed establishment of the City Recovery Task Force and recognises that the current proposed membership on both gender and political representation levels is unacceptable. The Council agrees that the membership of the Taskforce will include the Lord Mayor, or nominee, and the chairpersons, or their nominees, of the following four Strategic Policy Committees; Arts & Culture, Economic, Climate Action, Environment and Energy, and Enterprise, Traffic and Transport and recommends a 50/50 gender balance.

We believe that as elected representatives we should have an opportunity to input into the objectives of this new task force. We do not want to delay this taskforce so we call on a final set of objectives to be put before the next council meeting and for consultation to happen before that. We also agree that the Taskforce will report to all members on a weekly basis in the same form as Covid Mobility. 

Submitted by Fianna Fáil, Independents, Green Party, Labour, Sinn Féin and Social Democrats

Emergency Motion No.3

That this Council, in response to how the pandemic has exposed the demand for and deficit of public sanitary facilities in the City, calls on the CEO to deliver on the following objective in the Dublin City Development Plan 2016 - 2022:

SCO9: To work with city business associations and agencies to provide for appropriately located, independently accessible sanitary facilities (public toilets, changing areas, showers and wash facilities etc.) for the use of citizens and visitors to the city and accessible to all.  

We welcome the proposal to introduce temporary toilets as part of coffee dock services across each of the LEA's. However we believe the citizens of Dublin require and deserve a range of both short term and long term solutions to meet a variety of needs and to address the deficit of sanitary facilities in public places across the City. Therefore we ask the CEO to draw up a plan as a matter of urgency and to seek additional national funding in order to deliver these solutions for both the duration of the pandemic and beyond.

Submitted by Councillors Claire Byrne, Michael Pigeon, Darcy Lonergan, Donna Cooney, Dearbháil Butler, Caroline Conroy, Hazel Chu, Carolyn Moore,Janet Horner,

Emergency Motion No.4

That Dublin City Council recognises the epidemic of gender-based violence; that design of public spaces and public transport can facilitate violence against women; and will examine measures which can be taken by services under its remit to support safety of women and marginalised groups.

Submitted by Councillors Darcy Lonergan,  Anne Feeney,  Cat O Driscoll,  Catherine Stocker,   Tara Deacy,  Eimer Mc Cormack,  Racheal Batten,  Deirdre Conroy,  Deirdre Heney,  Briege MacOscar,  Mary Freehill,  Dearbháil Butler,  Caroline Conroy, Lord Mayor Hazel Chu,  Claire Byrne,  Janet Horner,  Carolyn Moore,  Máire Devine,  Janice Boylan,  Donna Cooney,  Patricia Roe,  Mary Callaghan,  Alison Gilliland.

Emergency Motion No. 5

Dublin City Council calls for serious consideration to be given to the City's participation in the URBACT Good Practice Transfer Network - Second Wave (https://urbact.eu/call-projects-transfer-networks-second-wave) with particular reference to the Playful Paradigm Project (https://urbact.eu/playful-paradigm-0) . As demonstrated by one of the original participants, Cork City Council, this project promotes play as a vehicle for intergenerational place making, social inclusion and energy awareness and its associated funding would contribute to both the wellbeing of citizens of all ages across our city, particularly as we all emerge from the isolation and restrictive interactions placed on communities due to Covid.

Submitted by Councillors Alison Gilliland, Declan Meenagh, Joe Costello, Darragh, Moriarty, Dermot Lacey, Mary Freehill.

Emergency Motion No. 6

That Dublin City Council;

• welcomes reports that Merrion Row, Mary Street and part of Capel Street will be pedestrianised on a trial basis this summer;
• supports the reports that the pedestrianisation South Anne Street, Dame Court and parts of Drury Street and South William Street will be made permanent this year;
• calls on more streets to be considered for pedestrianisation or extended pedestrian space to support outdoor dining, including, but not limited to, Parliament Street, Fade Street, South Frederick Street, Wicklow Street, Stephen’s Street Lower, St Andrews Street, Exchequer Street, Dame Court, St Andrews Street, Parnell Street, Jervis Street and Dawson Street;
• calls on clear measures to support musicians and artists in outdoor settings across the city centre as part of the outdoor summer strategy
• Requests that an update on implementation be provided weekly to councillors with a view to having the measures in place by the June Bank Holiday weekend.

Submitted by Councillors James Geoghegan,  Ray McAdam,  Danny, Byrne,  Anne Feeney,  Declan Flanagan,  Terence Flanagan,  Paddy McCartan,  Naoise Ó Muirí,  Colm O’Rourke.