Agenda item

The following Emergency Motions to the Area Managers were tabled:

 

Emergency Motion in the name of Councillor Christy Burke

 

That this Central Area Committee calls on Senior Management to waive the

proposed waste charges on Christmas street traders at Henry Street, Dublin.

 

ORDER: Agreed. A/Executive Manager to report back to members following meeting regarding this issue being held 9.11.2021.

 

 

Emergency Motion in the name of Councillor Ray McAdam, Councillor Christy Burke, Councillor Nial Ring, Councillor Janet Horner, Councillor Joe Costello and Councillor Cieran Perry

 

That this Area committee supports initiatives to provide more safe, outdoor socialising in the lead-in to Christmas including street animation and car-free Friday and Saturday evenings on Capel Street. And for the city management to engage with the area committee to this end. In supporting this initiative, we urge the Director of City Centre Recovery and the Transportation Department to engage with the Gardai and stakeholders, including local residents, and persons with disabilities to ensure an effective policing of arrangements as a result of this initiative being put in place. 

 

ORDER: Agreed. Motion forwarded to the Office of City Recovery and the Traffic Department.

 

 

Emergency Motion in the name of Councillor Declan Meenagh

 

Noting the unacceptable delays in developing the Bannow Road Site caused by TII’s interest in the site, that this Central Area Committee call on TII to attend a Central Area Committee meeting to explain what they propose for this site.

 

My question at yesterday’s City Council meeting:

 

Question to the Chief Executive  Council Meeting 1st November 2021

Q.22    COUNCILLOR DECLAN MEENAGH

To ask the Chief Executive for an explanation on why we spent so much on legal advice

for buying land on Bannow Road and if he will make a comment on the reasons why

TII want to take some of this site now, what are TII proposing to do with the site and what is the impact of this on the speedy delivery of social houses on the site?

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPLY:

The acquisition was managed by an in house solicitor in the Law Department and has been completed. There were no additional costs for legal advice for the acquisition secured by the Law Department.

 

Contact:          Melissa Peavoy, Administrative Officer

  

The Development Department has not been contacted by TII in relation to acquiring

any portion of this site and the following extract from the Luas Cross City Map would suggest that the future infrastructure will not affect the site.

Contact:          Oliver Hickey, Administrative Officer

           

 

TII are proposing to use part of the site for Luas stabling. It is not possible to give a comprehensive assessment of the impact this would have on housing provision at this time but Housing and Community Services are engaging with TII in relation to this.

            Contact:          Michelle Robinson, Acting Executive Manager

 

ORDER: Agreed. TII to be invited to attend the December meeting.

 

 

The following Motions to the Area Managers were tabled:

 

Motion in the name of Councillor Christy Burke

 

That this Central Area Committee calls on the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Minister for Finance to secure funding for the refurbishment of all the units at Ballybough House, given that the complex is listed, this complex has been left behind on any works over the years.

 

ORDER: Agreed. Letters to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Minister for Finance.

 

 

Motion in the name of Councillor Declan Meenagh

 

That this Central Area Committee:

 

·          notes the increased illegal parking around the Botanic Gardens,

·         calls on visitors to the park to use public transport where possible,

·         calls for a report on possible changes to the surrounding streets to discourage illegal parking including additional planters and better signage

·         and calls for better enforcement of illegal parking on bank holidays.

 

ORDER: Agreed. Letter to be sent to the Office of Public Works.

 

Motion in the name of Councillor Ring

 

That the Area Manager identifies all staff members who carried out "front line" work and services in the Central Area during the Covid 19 pandemic, and to organise an event at which their dedication, commitment and hard work will be recognised and rewarded.

 

ORDER: Agreed.  Event to be arranged when all public health restrictions are lifted.

 

 

Motion in the name of Councillor Ring

 

That this Area Committee supports the calls for an additional post Covid Public Holiday and further supports February 1st as the day to be chosen given that it is St.Brigid's Day, the female patron Saint of Ireland.

 

ORDER: Agreed. Letter to be sent to Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

 

 

 

Motion in the name of Councillor Ring

That this Area Committee notes, with disappointment, the absence of Irish/Gaeilge (except for one line in a twenty page brochure) in the "Big Scream" Halloween Festival Programme Booklet and, while not expecting an equal Irish/English content, this committee would appreciate a more meaningful gesture towards the first language of our country.

 

ORDER: Agreed. Report to Councillor.

 

 

Motion in the name of Councillor Declan Meenagh

 

That this Area Committee notes the concerns of Norfolk Road residents for excessive speed, notes that it is a long road and there are a lot of children playing on it and calls for a report detailing options for speed reduction on this road.

 

ORDER: Agreed. Report to Councillor.

 

Motion in the name of Councillors Janet Horner, Councillor Eimer McCormack and Councillor Ray McAdam

That this Area Committee calls on Eir to immediately remove the derelict public phone boxes across the Dublin Central area, causing dereliction and adding to the clutter of our footpaths, including the boxes on Lower Drumcondra Road and the North Circular Road

ORDER: Agreed. Letter to be sent to EIR.

 

Motion in the name of Councillor Janet Horner, Councillor Joe Costello, Councillor Darcy Lonergan, Councillor Eimer McCormack and Councillor Ray McAdam

That this Area Committee calls on the City Valuers’ Office to revise their decision regarding the leasing of the ground floor of the newly developed Dominick Street flats on commercial basis only. We believe that a cultural tenant for this space would support the wider regeneration aims for the area and tie in with other initiatives such as the Parnell Cultural Quarter, the Moore Street regeneration project and the relaunch of the Complex venue space to make the North Inner City an important destination for culture.

ORDER: Agreed. Report to Councillor. Area Office to arrange for representative from the City Valuer’s Office to meet the committee onsite.