DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
SOUTH CENTRAL AREA COMMITTEE
21st April 2021
M97 Councillor Michael Pidgeon
To ask the Director of Services to see that Dublin City Council will devise a traffic calming plan for Islandbridge. The area is seeing huge footfall due to the nearby parks, and the new residential build has made it more into a village in its own right. The stretch of road is treated as an arterial route, with limited opportunities to cross the road. Greater provision for pedestrians and cyclists is needed.
M98 Councillor Hazel de Nortúin
Following on from the report: Rapid Assessment and Community Response to suicide and suspected suicide in Dublin South - commissioned after the rise in suicides in the Ballyfermot area, one of the further research pieces was around the connection between suicide in young women and domestic violence. Since then we've entered into a pandemic and we've seen a clear increase in domestic violence as one of the underlying conditions of the restriction of movement. Ballyfermot/Cherry Orchard doesn't have its own dedicated Domestic Violence worker and relies on the services in other areas.
I'm asking that Dublin City Council, with support of the members, write to the Tusla DSGBV and support the call for a Domestic Violence Worker dedicated to the Dublin 10 area - for reasons outlined. Also that Dublin City Council provides a space within their properties in Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard to ensure ease of access to this much needed service.
M99 Councillor Vincent Jackson
That all the Councillors for the South Central Area are asking that the Parks Dept. look at Grattan Crescent Park, Inchicore as a matter of urgency to look at addressing the following issues, following on from a petition signed by 230 local people. The Park has seen a major increase of anti-social behaviour with syringes being found, rough sleeping in the park, ongoing alcohol consumption. The park needs serious attention and it needs to be cleaned on a regular basis, signs need replacing where necessary, play equipment needs to be checked regularly to ensure it is safe, a bin is needed in the actual playground area to deter littering, out of control cow parsley weeds and buddleia next to the River Camac is out of control and needs to be cut back. Residents are looking for an online community consultation process to be done as a way of influencing future upgrades in the park and ensure sustainability.
M100 Councillor Tina MacVeigh
This Area Committee agrees to name the community garden in the newly developed public park at Bridgefoot Street 'The Richie Taplin Community Garden’.
M101 Councillor Máire Devine
That this Area Committee seek to ensure meaningful consultation with residents when requesting a residential parking scheme vis a vis the layout marking plans. That these plans be mutually agreed upon and tweaked when necessary. This is an essential stage of public consultation yet for areas like Clarence Mangan Road this has been repeatedly denied for several months. Courteous engagement with knowledgeable residents is an essential prerequisite to plans for their area.
M102 Councillors Daithi Doolan and Máire Devine
This Area Committee welcomes the announcement by Minister for Tourism of the establishment of a €17m fund to assist local authorities with developing post Covid outdoor activities and outdoor dining schemes. We ask the Director of Services that this committee along with the support of Dublin City Council, make an application to the fund, with the view to supporting the Emmet Road regeneration, in particular Inchicore village, and the Cherry Orchard LAP.
M103 Councillor Vincent Jackson
We are all very well aware of the recent substantial planning application for the Davitt Road of Drimnagh, Dublin 12. However, this and many other recent planning applications shows the need for a proper master plan for the Drimnagh area to ensure that needs come before profit as all too often development comes into an area without any due consideration of the community infrastructure. Drimnagh Residents Association are anxious that such a masterplan inform all future land uses and ensures proper integrated sustainability. Looking at the area, they are trying to ensure that Davitt Road does not become a long narrow lifeless area. Hence it needs proper public lighting, cycle lanes and the general area needs a traffic management plan looking at one way systems all to offer this well-established community an opportunity to grow and prosper.
M104 Councillor Tina MacVeigh
Given the recent allocation of funds with the specific purpose of transforming outdoor spaces within our cities and towns as welcoming, vibrant places; also given the positive impact this will have on local economy; also given that the recent URDF strategy document has advocated for these facilities as part of the regeneration of the area this Area Committee agrees to:
- Trial the extension of the Inchicore Road Contra Flow Cycle Path from the junction of Inchicore Road and Memorial Road to the junction of Tyrconnell and Davitt Road.
- To temporarily (May through September) close the left turning lane from Grattan Crescent onto Emmet Road
- To provide planters that will segregate an outdoor seating area outside the Black Lion pub.
M105 Councillor Vincent Jackson
That Dublin City Council become a vocal advocate for proper sustainable transportation for the outer surburbs of Dublin such as Ballyfermot, Inchicore, Walkinstown, Chapelizod and ensure that, where possible, future Luas lines come towards the West of the City, that Kylemore Road has a proper Dart Type Train Station when electrification of the line comes from Heuston to Hazelhatch. I regret that transportation policy seems to be informed at political level as opposed to community need. Hence if your area doesn’t have senior politicians at Government level your area is forgotten about. I would ask that cycling infrastructure such as Dublin Bikes, which I have sought for many years are brought to the City County boundaries as a matter of urgency. Walkinstown, Drimnagh, Ballyfermot, Chapelizod and Cherry Orchard are the forgotten cousins in relation to this infrastructure.
M106 Councillor Daithí Doolan
This Area Committee congratulates all those involved in the Drimnagh Task Force and for the publication and launch of the report. It clearly focuses on the work that needs to be done to engage with our young people and to protect them from anti-social behaviour and drug related crime
This committee furthermore commits itself to working with youth services and agencies to ensure we have a coordinated response to tackling underage anti-social behaviour in Drimnagh and surrounding areas.
M107 Councillor Daithí Doolan
This Area Committee calls on Irish Rail to review their expansion plans with the view to including a DART station for the Ballyfermot area. This would be essential to the provision of an upgraded public transport service for the whole community.
Minutes:
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
SOUTH CENTRAL AREA COMMITTEE
21st April 2021
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M97 Councillor Michael Pidgeon To ask the Director of Services to see that Dublin City Council will devise a traffic calming plan for Islandbridge. The area is seeing huge footfall due to the nearby parks, and the new residential build has made it more into a village in its own right. The stretch of road is treated as an arterial route, with limited opportunities to cross the road. Greater provision for pedestrians and cyclists is needed. Order: Agreed
M98 Councillor Hazel de Nortúin Following on from the report: Rapid Assessment and Community Response to suicide and suspected suicide in Dublin South - commissioned after the rise in suicides in the Ballyfermot area, one of the further research pieces was around the connection between suicide in young women and domestic violence. Since then we've entered into a pandemic and we've seen a clear increase in domestic violence as one of the underlying conditions of the restriction of movement. Ballyfermot/Cherry Orchard doesn't have its own dedicated Domestic Violence worker and relies on the services in other areas. I'm asking that Dublin City Council, with support of the members, write to the Tusla DSGBV and support the call for a Domestic Violence Worker dedicated to the Dublin 10 area - for reasons outlined. Also that Dublin City Council provides a space within their properties in Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard to ensure ease of access to this much needed service. Order: Deferred to May meeting.
M99 Councillor Vincent Jackson That all the Councillors for the South Central Area are asking that the Parks Dept. look at Grattan Crescent Park, Inchicore as a matter of urgency to look at addressing the following issues, following on from a petition signed by 230 local people. The Park has seen a major increase of anti-social behaviour with syringes being found, rough sleeping in the park, ongoing alcohol consumption. The park needs serious attention and it needs to be cleaned on a regular basis, signs need replacing where necessary, play equipment needs to be checked regularly to ensure it is safe, a bin is needed in the actual playground area to deter littering, out of control cow parsley weeds and buddleia next to the River Camac is out of control and needs to be cut back. Residents are looking for an online community consultation process to be done as a way of influencing future upgrades in the park and ensure sustainability. Order: Report to Councillors
M100 Councillor Tina MacVeigh This Area Committee agrees to name the community garden in the newly developed public park at Bridgefoot Street 'The Richie Taplin Community Garden’. Order: Report to Councillors
M101 Councillor Máire Devine That this Area Committee seek to ensure meaningful consultation with residents when requesting a residential parking scheme vis a vis the layout marking plans. That these plans be mutually agreed upon and tweaked when necessary. This is an essential stage of public consultation yet for areas like Clarence Mangan Road this has been repeatedly denied for several months. Courteous engagement with knowledgeable residents is an essential prerequisite to plans for their area. Order: Report to Councillors
M102 Councillors Daithi Doolan and Máire Devine This Area Committee welcomes the announcement by Minister for Tourism of the establishment of a €17m fund to assist local authorities with developing post Covid outdoor activities and outdoor dining schemes. We ask the Director of Services that this committee along with the support of Dublin City Council, make an application to the fund, with the view to supporting the Emmet Road regeneration, in particular Inchicore village, and the Cherry Orchard LAP. Order: Report to Councillors
M103 Councillor Vincent Jackson We are all very well aware of the recent substantial planning application for the Davitt Road of Drimnagh, Dublin 12. However, this and many other recent planning applications shows the need for a proper master plan for the Drimnagh area to ensure that needs come before profit as all too often development comes into an area without any due consideration of the community infrastructure. Drimnagh Residents Association are anxious that such a masterplan inform all future land uses and ensures proper integrated sustainability. Looking at the area, they are trying to ensure that Davitt Road does not become a long narrow lifeless area. Hence it needs proper public lighting, cycle lanes and the general area needs a traffic management plan looking at one way systems all to offer this well-established community an opportunity to grow and prosper. Order: Report to Councillors
M104 Councillor Tina MacVeigh Given the recent allocation of funds with the specific purpose of transforming outdoor spaces within our cities and towns as welcoming, vibrant places; also given the positive impact this will have on local economy; also given that the recent URDF strategy document has advocated for these facilities as part of the regeneration of the area this Area Committee agrees to:
- Trial the extension of the Inchicore Road Contra Flow Cycle Path from the junction of Inchicore Road and Memorial Road to the junction of Tyrconnell and Davitt Road.
- To temporarily (May through September) close the left turning lane from Grattan Crescent onto Emmet Road
- To provide planters that will segregate an outdoor seating area outside the Black Lion pub. Order: Report to Councillors
M105 Councillor Vincent Jackson That Dublin City Council become a vocal advocate for proper sustainable transportation for the outer surburbs of Dublin such as Ballyfermot, Inchicore, Walkinstown, Chapelizod and ensure that, where possible, future Luas lines come towards the West of the City, that Kylemore Road has a proper Dart Type Train Station when electrification of the line comes from Heuston to Hazelhatch. I regret that transportation policy seems to be informed at political level as opposed to community need. Hence if your area doesn’t have senior politicians at Government level your area is forgotten about. I would ask that cycling infrastructure such as Dublin Bikes, which I have sought for many years are brought to the City County boundaries as a matter of urgency. Walkinstown, Drimnagh, Ballyfermot, Chapelizod and Cherry Orchard are the forgotten cousins in relation to this infrastructure. Order: Write to NTA and Irish Rail on the matter.
M106 Councillor Daithí Doolan This Area Committee congratulates all those involved in the Drimnagh Task Force and for the publication and launch of the report. It clearly focuses on the work that needs to be done to engage with our young people and to protect them from anti-social behaviour and drug related crime
This committee furthermore commits itself to working with youth services and agencies to ensure we have a coordinated response to tackling underage anti-social behaviour in Drimnagh and surrounding areas. Order: Write to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and Minister of State for Public Health, Well Being and National Drugs Strategy
M107 Councillor Daithí Doolan This Area Committee calls on Irish Rail to review their expansion plans with the view to including a DART station for the Ballyfermot area. This would be essential to the provision of an upgraded public transport service for the whole community. Order: Write to NTA and Irish Rail on the matter.
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