DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
SOUTH CENTRAL AREA COMMITTEE
21st June 2017
523 Councillor Paul Hand
In light of the current shortage of office space in the Dublin City Council area and the large amount of available office space in Park West, particularly Park West Plaza, that this Area Committee requests an IDA site visit to Park West to promote jobs and enterprise in the South-West Dublin City area.
524 Councillor Vincent Jackson
In view on the ongoing and systematic problems with parks in the South Central Area particularly Brickfields, The Lawns and Californian Hills Park, that Dublin City Council look into the possibility of developing a specific warden service for these parks and look at international best practice on how to respond to the serious problems we are encountering.
525 Councillor Daithí Doolan
That this Committee regrets any inconvenience caused to residents by recent developments and deliveries on Cherry Orchard's rapid build site. Dublin City Council will ensure this does not happen again and that there is regular communication with residents informing them ahead of time of any further developments.
526 Councillor Criona Ni Dhalaigh
That this Area Committee believes that it is not in the interest of good planning or community cohesion to permit an over-concentration of student and hotel accommodation in any one area of the city, especially not one as old and historic as Dublin 8 area with an existing housing crisis. We therefore note with concern the burgeoning construction or planned construction of student accommodation as follows: 380 in Mill Street, 308 Brown Street, and Brickfield Lane,400 in New Market, 471 in the Thomas Street Binary Hub, and so many which received planning permission already.
We also therefore note with concern the planned construction of 1300 hotel and AirBnB accommodation as follows, Aloft - Blackpitts - 200+ rooms, Maldon- Kevin street/Clanbrasil Street - 137 rooms, Hotel beside Fallons - Sheraton - 257 rooms, Tivoli redevelopment - 298 units, Mother Redcaps and Iveagh Market redevelopment - 97 rooms + 79 apart units, Charlemont Hilton are apparently adding extra floors – (tbc), Clayton Hotel beside the barge - 181 rooms. We further believe that a moratorium on anymore student, guesthouse, hotel, AirBnB, planning permissions for Dublin 8 be agreed until a full assessment of the impact of these 1,159 expensive student accommodation units and 1300 additional tourist accommodation on the local host community is carried over the next 5 years.
527 Councillor Paul Hand
That this Area Committee requests that the old Unilever site on Davitt Road be used for the purposes of public housing and community facilities. To this end we request that this motion be forwarded to the Minister for Housing and Local Government to purchase the site on behalf of Dublin City Council for this purpose from the HSE, pending the completion of the new National Children's Hospital.
528 Councillor Daithí Doolan
This Area Committee recognises the Orchard Centre as a vital resource in Cherry Orchard and we congratulate the staff for the service it provides. We call on Dublin City Council to put in place a plan to resource it and to make it more accessible to community groups, residents and services.
Minutes:
523 Councillor Paul Hand
In light of the current shortage of office space in the Dublin City Council area and the large amount of available office space in Park West, particularly Park West Plaza that this Area Committee requests an IDA site visit to Park West to promote jobs and enterprise in the South-West Dublin City area.
Order:Agreed
524 Councillor Vincent Jackson
In view on the ongoing and systematic problems with parks in the South Central Area particularly Brickfields, The Lawns and Californian Hills Park, that Dublin City Council look into the possibility of developing a specific warden service for these parks and look at international best practice on how to respond to the serious problems we are encountering.
Order:Agreed
525 Councillor Daithí Doolan
That this Committee regrets any inconvenience caused to residents by recent developments and deliveries on Cherry Orchard's rapid build site. Dublin City Council will ensure this does not happen again and that there is regular communication with residents informing them ahead of time of any further developments.
Order:Agreed
526 Councillor Criona Ni Dhalaigh
That this Area Committee believes that it is not in the interest of good planning or community cohesion to permit an over-concentration of student and hotel accommodation in any one area of the city, especially not one as old and historic as Dublin 8 area with an existing housing crisis. We therefore note with concern the burgeoning construction or planned construction of student accommodation as follows: 380 in Mill Street, 308 Brown Street, and Brickfield Lane, 400 in New Market, 471 in the Thomas Street Binary Hub, and so many which received planning permission already.
We also therefore note with concern the planned construction of 1300 hotel and AirBnB accommodation as follows, Aloft - Blackpitts - 200+ rooms, Maldon- Kevin street/Clanbrasil Street - 137 rooms, Hotel beside Fallons - Sheraton - 257 rooms, Tivoli redevelopment - 298 units, Mother Redcaps and Iveagh Market redevelopment - 97 rooms + 79 apart units, Charlemont Hilton are apparently adding extra floors – (tbc), Clayton Hotel beside the barge - 181 rooms.
We further believe that a moratorium on anymore student, guesthouse, hotel, AirBnB, planning permissions for Dublin 8 be agreed until a full assessment of the impact of these 1,159 expensive student accommodation units and 1300 additional tourist accommodation on the local host community is carried over the next 5 years.
Order:Agreed. Report to Councillors.
527 Councillor Paul Hand
That this Area Committee requests that the old Unilever site on Davitt Road be used for the purposes of public housing and community facilities. To this end we request that this motion be forwarded to the Minister for Housing and Local Government to purchase the site on behalf of Dublin City Council for this purpose from the HSE, pending the completion of the new National Children's Hospital.
Order:Agreed.
528 Councillor Daithí Doolan
This Area Committee recognises the Orchard Centre as a vital resource in Cherry Orchard and we congratulate the staff for the service it provides. We call on Dublin City Council to put in place a plan to resource it and to make it more accessible to community groups, residents and services.
Order:Agreed