Motion 1 from Councillor Dermot Lacey
This Committee requests a response to the issues below:
“I request that something be done about the very dangerous road arrangements at the N11/Donnybrook Main Road/ Donnybrook Church/Beaver Row/Anglesea Road/Ailesbury Road.
There are frequent accidents and daily anger/frustration and dangerous near misses in this area. Only in the last couple of weeks, on Sunday 23rd January, a 70-year-old male cyclist sustained serious head injuries on the N11 turning right into this junction approach.
The pedestrian lights only work
sequentially in one direction and they are only on three sides of
the main N11/Donnybrook/Beaver Row junction. There are elderly
people going to the church, and children attempting to get to
school, some even by bike, who take their lives into their hands
daily. This is particularly the case since the increased
construction traffic in the area.
This junction could be better served
by either a roundabout, or even by bringing Anglesea Road and
Ailesbury Road up towards the main Donnybrook/N11 junction, getting
rid of the triangle and re-locating the monument to the Alderman
onto the roundabout or onto a new paved/grassy piece where the
Anglesea/Ailesbury Roads have been brought up as described.
This would reduce the accidents at a yellow box serving three roads
(and no one seems to heed who has right of way here it’s so
complex).
At a bare minimum, altering the pedestrian lights, including having pedestrian lights on all four sides of the road, putting proper barrier divided cycle lanes in place or an overpass for pedestrians and bikes would help. The Protected Junctions described on your website would be essential in this location.
I know you have received so many complaints and comments about this junction over the years, please can the planning/road engineering department do something about this junction and soon.”
Motion 2 from Councillor Tara Deacy
April 2nd is World Autism day. D12 Autism Group will be doing a family fun day to celebrate our children and I ask that this committee agrees to support them and light up DCC spaces for the day in rainbow colours. We have really good links with other community spaces like the Bru, Crumlin and Sundrive Garda station etc. Could we link in with them and engage them also in this process? It would be a really positive step for our families in terms of inclusion acknowledgement and support. It would also create an opportunity for awareness raising and discussion.
Motion 3 from Councillor Dermot Lacey
This Area Committee rejects the current National Transport Authority proposal to locate the Metrolink Terminus at Charlemont and urges the NTA to undertake the essential studies required to identify the best location for a City Centre terminus.
Motion 4 from Councillor Mannix Flynn
That this meeting of DCC call on CAB (Criminal Assets Bureau) and the Minister for Justice to give to DCC all houses that are seized by CAB to Dublin City Council Housing Department. Further, that any other properties or buildings that could be suitable for housing development be also handed over to DCC within the Dublin region. It is outrageous that former homes, once owned by DCC are were later acquired privately, that have now been seized by CAB are lying idle and in an appalling state while many of our citizens remain on the housing list and in emergency accommodation. Some of these houses are in DCC housing estates and send out a negative message to many of those in the communities. It’s time that DCC took these properties back in charge.
Motion 5 from Councillor Danny Byrne
That this area committee would agree to direct waste management to adapt to the increasing usage of outdoor walks such as the Irishtown nature walk and empty the bins more regularly.
Motion 6 from Councillor Mary Freehill
This LAC reiterates yet again as agreed 6 months ago that the working group with Sports Officer and Parks Department to focus on the shortage of playing fields in the Dublin 6 area be convened forthwith.
Motion 7 from Councillor Mary Freehill
That this LAC maintain a working brief on the Gulistan site by having regular meetings with the City Architects Section who have oversight of the development of the site as agreed by this committee.
Motion 8 from Councillor Mary Freehill
Because of the serious accidents that have occurred on Greenmount Lane, Harold’s Cross that this road be made one way entering from Harold’s Cross.
Motion 9 from Councillors Anne Feeney, Pat Dunne, Mary Freehill, Carolyn Moore, Deirdre Conroy and Tara Deacy
This Committee requests a meeting between the Parks Manager, Councillors for the Kimmage Rathmines LEA and Harold’s Cross Village Community Council in relation to the operational decision to no longer have council park staff located in Harold’s Cross Park. The implications for this iconic park in the South East area need to be outlined to Councillors and the community.
Motion 10 from Councillor Claire Byrne
That this committee requests the Area Manager if he could please install red surfacing denoting cycle lanes at the road junctions along the Grand Canal Cycle Route. These crossings are often blocked by causing an obstruction and a safety risk to cyclists and pedestrians. This would make it clearer to cars that they can’t stop here. This is used successfully on the Liffey Cycle route at the junctions of the bridges and works well and therefore should be considered for the Grand Canal also.
Motion 11 from Councillor Claire Byrne
That this Area Committee calls on the Area Manager to please fix the pathways on South William Street outside Powers Court Town House Centre which are covered in dumped tarmac and causing a trip hazard. Can they be fixed with a material that is complimentary to the existing footpath?
Motion 12 from Councillor Claire Byrne
That this Area Committee reiterates its support for the full pedestrianisation of South William Street and agrees to write to the new owners of Brown Thomas to formally request that they reverse the traffic flow from the exit of their car park towards Wicklow Street / Clarendon Street to facilitate the full pedestrianisation of South William Street.
Motion 13 from Councillor Claire Byrne
That this Area Committee calls on the Area Manager to please install Audible Accessible Pedestrian Signals at the junction of Sean Moore Road and Stand Road. The lack of audible crossing signals at the above intersection has impacted the quality of life of a local resident, whose freedom of independent movement has been significantly impacted due to being unable to cross the road safely with a vision impairment. Can the Area Manager please treat this as a matter of urgency?
Motion 14 from Councillor Mary Freehill
That consideration is given to install exercise machines in Harold’s Cross Park. They would be useful for young students in the Educate Together School across the road and also for older people.
Motion 15 from Councillor Carolyn Moore
In light of the fact that the Tram Café now opens the gate to Eamonn Ceannt Park and removes a bollard beside the barrier that allows people on bicycles, with buggies and using wheelchairs to easily access the park during the café’s opening hours, while still preventing cars from accessing the park, this committee agrees that the kissing gates at both entrances to Eamonn Ceannt Park on Sundrive Road are now redundant and should be removed. Wheelchair users from across the community should be able to access the park, and many families and children in the area would use the park as part of a safe route to school. In light of the findings of the recent IPCC report, this committee should be doing everything in its power to facilitate a modal shift and accommodate those choosing active travel by making it a safe and attractive choice.
Motion 16 from Councillor Carolyn Moore
This committee agrees that the triangle of green space between Clonmacnoise Road and Clonard Road should be made wheelchair accessible. While efforts were made in the past to put a ramp alongside the steps on Clonard Road, it remains difficult for wheelchair users to navigate the kerbs and ramps, and steps at the other two ends mean they cannot exit the green.
Motion 17 from Councillor James Geoghegan
The South East Area Committee agree that in accordance with the policy set out in Report No. 33/2022, point 3, that Templemore Avenue be assessed as to what alternative options are available to facilitate residential parking.
Motion 18 from Councillor Danny Byrne
That this area committee agree to trial community composting. Portobello tidy towns have expressed an interest in same.
Motion 19 from Councillor Danny Byrne
That this area committee agree that as part of the planning process for developments, that a contact person is identified in advance to the public reps.
Minutes:
Motion 1 from Councillor Dermot Lacey taken with item 4.i and Motions 3, 8, 10, 12, 13 and 17
This Committee requests a response to the issues below:
“I request that something be done about the very dangerous road arrangements at the N11/Donnybrook Main Road/ Donnybrook Church/Beaver Row/Anglesea Road/Ailesbury Road.
There are frequent accidents and daily anger/frustration and dangerous near misses in this area. Only in the last couple of weeks, on Sunday 23rd January, a 70-year-old male cyclist sustained serious head injuries on the N11 turning right into this junction approach.
The pedestrian lights only work
sequentially in one direction and they are only on three sides of
the main N11/Donnybrook/Beaver Row junction. There are elderly
people going to the church, and children attempting to get to
school, some even by bike, who take their lives into their hands
daily. This is particularly the case since the increased
construction traffic in the area.
This junction could be better served
by either a roundabout, or even by bringing Anglesea Road and
Ailesbury Road up towards the main Donnybrook/N11 junction, getting
rid of the triangle and re-locating the monument to the Alderman
onto the roundabout or onto a new paved/grassy piece where the
Anglesea/Ailesbury Roads have been brought up as described.
This would reduce the accidents at a yellow box serving three roads
(and no one seems to heed who has right of way here it’s so
complex).
At a bare minimum, altering the pedestrian lights, including having pedestrian lights on all four sides of the road, putting proper barrier divided cycle lanes in place or an overpass for pedestrians and bikes would help. The Protected Junctions described on your website would be essential in this location.
I know you have received so many complaints and comments about this junction over the years, please can the planning/road engineering department do something about this junction and soon.”
Order: Report to Councillor.
Motion 2 from Councillor Tara Deacy
April 2nd is World Autism day. D12 Autism Group will be doing a family fun day to celebrate our children and I ask that this committee agrees to support them and light up DCC spaces for the day in rainbow colours. We have really good links with other community spaces like the Bru, Crumlin and Sundrive Garda station etc. Could we link in with them and engage them also in this process? It would be a really positive step for our families in terms of inclusion acknowledgement and support. It would also create an opportunity for awareness raising and discussion.
Order: Motion agreed and agreed to refer the item to the Protocol Committee.
Motion 3 from Councillor Dermot Lacey taken with item 4.i and Motions 1, 8, 10, 12, 13 and 17
This Area Committee rejects the current National Transport Authority proposal to locate the Metrolink Terminus at Charlemont and urges the NTA to undertake the essential studies required to identify the best location for a City Centre terminus.
Order: Motion amended to read: “This Area Committee urges the NTA to undertake the essential studies required to identify the best location for a City Centre Metrolink terminus and requests the attendance of the NTA at a meeting of the South East Area Committee to explain the rationale for the decision and future plans for Metro provision.” and agreed.
Cllr. Claire Byrne agreed only that the NTA be requested to attend a South East Area Committee meeting.
Motion 4 from Councillor Mannix Flynn
That this meeting of DCC call on CAB (Criminal Assets Bureau) and the Minister for Justice to give to DCC all houses that are seized by CAB to Dublin City Council Housing Department. Further, that any other properties or buildings that could be suitable for housing development be also handed over to DCC within the Dublin region. It is outrageous that former homes, once owned by DCC are were later acquired privately, that have now been seized by CAB are lying idle and in an appalling state while many of our citizens remain on the housing list and in emergency accommodation. Some of these houses are in DCC housing estates and send out a negative message to many of those in the communities. It’s time that DCC took these properties back in charge.
Order: Report to Councillor.
Motion 5 from Councillor Danny Byrne
That this area committee would agree to direct waste management to adapt to the increasing usage of outdoor walks such as the Irishtown nature walk and empty the bins more regularly.
Order: Report to Councillor.
Motion 6 from Councillor Mary Freehill
This LAC reiterates yet again as agreed 6 months ago that the working group with Sports Officer and Parks Department to focus on the shortage of playing fields in the Dublin 6 area be convened forthwith.
Order: Report to Councillor.
Motion 7 from Councillor Mary Freehill taken with Item 5.i
That this LAC maintain a working brief on the Gulistan site by having regular meetings with the City Architects Section who have oversight of the development of the site as agreed by this committee.
Order: Report to Councillor.
Motion 8 from Councillor Mary Freehill taken with item 4.i and Motions 1, 3, 10, 12, 13 and 17
Because of the serious accidents that have occurred on Greenmount Lane, Harold’s Cross that this road be made one way entering from Harold’s Cross.
Order: Report to Councillor.
Motion 9 from Councillors Anne Feeney, Pat Dunne, Mary Freehill, Carolyn Moore, Deirdre Conroy and Tara Deacy taken with Item 6.i.
This Committee requests a meeting between the Parks Manager, Councillors for the Kimmage Rathmines LEA and Harold’s Cross Village Community Council in relation to the operational decision to no longer have council park staff located in Harold’s Cross Park. The implications for this iconic park in the South East area need to be outlined to Councillors and the community.
Order: Report to Councillor.
Motion 10 from Councillor Claire Byrne taken with item 4.i and Motions 1, 3, 8, 12, 13 and 17
That this committee requests the Area Manager if he could please install red surfacing denoting cycle lanes at the road junctions along the Grand Canal Cycle Route. These crossings are often blocked by causing an obstruction and a safety risk to cyclists and pedestrians. This would make it clearer to cars that they can’t stop here. This is used successfully on the Liffey Cycle route at the junctions of the bridges and works well and therefore should be considered for the Grand Canal also.
Order: Report to Councillor.
Motion 11 from Councillor Claire Byrne
That this Area Committee calls on the Area Manager to please fix the pathways on South William Street outside Powers Court Town House Centre which are covered in dumped tarmac and causing a trip hazard. Can they be fixed with a material that is complimentary to the existing footpath?
Order: Report to Councillor.
Motion 12 from Councillor Claire Byrne taken with item 4.i and Motions 1, 3, 8, 10, 13 and 17
That this Area Committee reiterates its support for the full pedestrianisation of South William Street and agrees to write to the new owners of Brown Thomas to formally request that they reverse the traffic flow from the exit of their car park towards Wicklow Street / Clarendon Street to facilitate the full pedestrianisation of South William Street.
Order: Report to Councillor.
Motion 13 from Councillor Claire Byrne taken with item 4.i and Motions 1, 3, 8, 10, 12 and 17
That this Area Committee calls on the Area Manager to please install Audible Accessible Pedestrian Signals at the junction of Sean Moore Road and Stand Road. The lack of audible crossing signals at the above intersection has impacted the quality of life of a local resident, whose freedom of independent movement has been significantly impacted due to being unable to cross the road safely with a vision impairment. Can the Area Manager please treat this as a matter of urgency?
Order: Report to Councillor.
Motion 14 from Councillor Mary Freehill
That consideration is given to install exercise machines in Harold’s Cross Park. They would be useful for young students in the Educate Together School across the road and also for older people.
Order: Report to Councillor.
Motion 15 from Councillor Carolyn Moore
In light of the fact that the Tram Café now opens the gate to Eamonn Ceannt Park and removes a bollard beside the barrier that allows people on bicycles, with buggies and using wheelchairs to easily access the park during the café’s opening hours, while still preventing cars from accessing the park, this committee agrees that the kissing gates at both entrances to Eamonn Ceannt Park on Sundrive Road are now redundant and should be removed. Wheelchair users from across the community should be able to access the park, and many families and children in the area would use the park as part of a safe route to school. In light of the findings of the recent IPCC report, this committee should be doing everything in its power to facilitate a modal shift and accommodate those choosing active travel by making it a safe and attractive choice.
Order: Report to Councillor.
Motion 16 from Councillor Carolyn Moore
This committee agrees that the triangle of green space between Clonmacnoise Road and Clonard Road should be made wheelchair accessible. While efforts were made in the past to put a ramp alongside the steps on Clonard Road, it remains difficult for wheelchair users to navigate the kerbs and ramps, and steps at the other two ends mean they cannot exit the green.
Order: Report to Councillor.
Motion 17 from Councillor James Geoghegan taken with item 4.i and Motions 1, 3, 8, 10, 12, and 13.
The South East Area Committee agree that in accordance with the policy set out in Report No. 33/2022, point 3, that Templemore Avenue be assessed as to what alternative options are available to facilitate residential parking.
Order: Report to Councillor.
Motion 18 from Councillor Danny Byrne
That this area committee agree to trial community composting. Portobello tidy towns have expressed an interest in same.
Order: Report to Councillor.
Motion 19 from Councillor Danny Byrne
That this area committee agree that as part of the planning process for developments, that a contact person is identified in advance to the public reps.
Order: Report to Councillor.