Agenda item

Motion 1 from Councillor Dermot Lacey

Recognising its potential to be a real urban village at the heart of the city this Committee requests the Planning Department to commence a discussion leading to a proactive plan on the core Upper Baggot Street area.

Order:Report to Councillor.

Motion 2 from Councillor Pat Dunne

This area committee asks that the reply to motion 7 (see below) from the July 2021 area committee meeting be acted upon without delay.

“Motion 7 from Councillors Pat Dunne, Carolyn Moore and Tara Deacy 

That this Area Committee recognises the opportunity to greatly improve the public domain entrance to Eamonn Ceannt Park at the Rutland Grove, as part of the Part 8 development of a new depot.  

We commend Parks Management for their engagement with local residents and ask that the observations of those residents be fully considered as part of the development.  

We also refer to Part 8 Ref 176/2007 for the pavilions which included the provision of 30 new car parking spaces and is still valid. These car parking spaces have still not been provided and this is causing ongoing issues for local residents with illegal and dangerous parking. We now ask that the provision of legal parking spaces be included as part of the depot development, that cycle parking is provided, that enforcement of illegal parking is increased, and that the public realm improvements at the entrance be also included. 

We believe that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to enhance this section of the park and will support any necessary increase in the funding allocated to this project to achieve these objectives. 

Report: 

Provision will be included in the 2022 draft estimates for the engagement of an engineering consultant to prepare plans for car parking at Rutland Grove. This will include a review of the plans that were submitted in the Part 8 Ref 176/2007. 

Contact:

Leslie Moore, Head of Parks, Biodiversity and Landscape Services.”

Order:Agreed.

Motion 3 from Councillor Pat Dunne

Given it will be the 125^th anniversary of the birth of Herbert Simms in November 2023 can we arrange that a fitting tribute is designed and erected to celebrate his contribution to housing in Dublin.  Can we look at an area like Crumlin, with very little public art statues or commemorations as it was an area completely designed and influenced by Simms architecture.

Order:Agreed. 

Motion 4 from Councillor Pat Dunne

Given that provision has been made in the Capital Budget for the development of a new Crumlin / Drimnagh library on the former Ard Scoil Eanna site on the Crumlin Road, can we in advance of its development look at celebrating some of the renowned local writers (Brown, Behan etc.) in the naming of the new library or areas within it?

Order: Agreed.

Motion 5 from Councillor James Geoghegan

That the South East Area committee;

Ø  agrees that Dublin City Council shall lead a Dublin Bay south east area taskforce which would comprise officials from the Office of Public Works, Irish Water, the NTA, Eirgrid and any other relevant state body who is currently, or will be, carrying out public infrastructure works on the Strand Road, the Strand or neighbouring areas over the next 5-10 years;

Ø  agrees that community representatives would be members of this taskforce;

Ø  agrees that local public representatives would be ex-officio members of the taskforce and entitled to attend relevant meetings;

Ø  acknowledges that the Office of Public Works have already agreed to be members of this proposed taskforce;

Ø  recognises the urgent need for a cross-agency approach to both the design and implementation of the flood relief works for Sandymount.

Order:Agreed.

Motion 6 from Councillor Mary Freehill

That we arrange an  onsite meeting with residents of Kenilowrth Lane to discuss the issues listed 1 to 10 below:

1. Resurface the road
2. Review double yellow lines
3. Cut back overhanging trees and brambles
4. Add speed bumps
5. Improve street lighting on East end of lane
6. Add a mirror at the blind corner of South/East
7. Residents parking on Kenilworth Lane South
8. Paint yellow box at West end of the lane
9. Remove graffiti
10. Remove traffic cones
11. Install CCTV on Kenilworth South Lane
12. Regular weed clean-up
13. Abandoned/untaxed vehicles
14. Bins left out on the lane
15. Builders debris on the lane
16. Bin collectors spilling rubbish on the lane 

Order: Report to Councillor.