January Tallaght Area Committee 2025 - Monday 27 January 2025, 3:00pm - South Dublin County Council Webcasting

Agenda item :  Start of webcast

Agenda item :  Motion 4-Proposed by Councillor M. Duff "That this Area Committee calls on the Manager to ensure that the owners of the site in Tallaght Village, known locally as the 'Esso Site' secure or replace the hoarding around the site as many of the panels are rotten and are displaced and it is an eyesore?"

Agenda item :  Motion 7-Proposed by Councillor M. Duff "This Area Committee calls on the Manager of Public Realm to give whatever assistance he can to Scoil Aonghusa National School to assist them with the pruning of the overgrowth from Bancroft Park in Tallaght and in particular to prune back a large overgrowth that is preventing the school transport from turning in the school car park?"

Agenda item :  Motion 8- Proposed by Councillor M. Duff "At the request of the residents, this Area Committee calls for the removal of the Liberty Recycling Bin from Kingswood Shopping Centre Carpark, due to the excessive amount of bags dumped around the bin and this is leading to littering in the Carpark?"

Agenda item :  Motion 5- Proposed by Councillor N. Whelan "In light of the most recent IBAL litter survey and the comments on the level of litter on the vacant site on Belgard Road/Square in particular, this area committee calls on the council to hold the site owners to account and ensure the area is cleaned and maintained to an acceptable standard?"

Agenda item :  Minutes from Tallaght Area Committee Meeting 16th December 2024.

Agenda item :  Questions 1-14

Agenda item :  Headed Item 2- “2025 Draft Roadworks Programme”

Agenda item :  Headed Item 3-“Safe School Zones Programme”.

Agenda item :  Motion 1-Proposed by Councillor T. Costello "Tallaght Community First Responders have requested a power supply to Dodder Weir AED cabinet. They urgently need to get it connected to power (a streetlight) as the cold weather is going to wreck the battery. Can this be actioned as they provide such a vital service to Tallaght?"

Agenda item :  Motion 2-Proposed by Councillor D. Donnelly "I ask on the Tallaght are Committee to come up with a solution to the parking problem in Cairnwood estate as the new residents from Cookstown gate way apartments are parking in this cul-de-sac and have been seen by Cairnwood residence walking across to their apartments?"

Agenda item :  Motion 3-Proposed by Councillor P. Holohan "This TAC calls for a survey to be carried out on the usage of newly installed cycle tracks at peak times i.e morning traffic and evening traffic?"

Agenda item :  Headed Item 7-Application for Arts Grants

Agenda item :  Headed Item 8-Library News & Events

Agenda item :  Headed Item 15- Draft Improvement Works Programme 2025

Agenda item :  Motion 6-Proposed by Councillor T. Costello "Can additional features for the dog run in Sean Walsh Park in Tallaght be examined - e.g sensitive lighting /bench?"

Agenda item :  Motion 9-Proposed by Councillor P. Holohan "This Tallaght area committee calls upon SDCC to plan for the lighting of the pump track in Jobstown Park?"

Agenda item :  Motion 10-Proposed by Councillor P. Holohan "This TAC requests a BMX coach to be provided two days a week at Jobstown pump track to encourage the safe use of the facility?"

Agenda item :  Motion 11-Proposed by Councillor N. Whelan "This area committee requests the community team engage with Tallaght Town AFC around potential funding available to them to bridge the financial gap to build their astro pitch which is urgently needed by the club?"