Agenda and minutes

Minutes of County Council Meeting held on 10^th April 2017

It was proposed by Councillor J. Bailey, seconded by Councillor B. Ward and RESOLVED:

“That the minutes of the County Council meeting held on 10^th April 2017 be ADOPTED and APPROVED.”

It was proposed by Councillor M. Baker, seconded by Councillor C. Smyth and RESOLVED:

“That pursuant to Standing Order No. 13 (c) question numbers A.1 to A.24 be ADOPTED and APPROVED.”

List of Conferences ad Training Courses for Councillors

The report of the Chief Executive was CONSIDERED.

It was proposed by Councillor L. McCarthy, seconded by Councillor P. Hand and RESOLVED:

“That in accordance with Section 142 (5) of the Local Government Act, 2001 as amended by Section 53 (2) of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 attendance by Members at the conferences/seminars/training courses outlined in the foregoing report is hereby authorised.”

Approval of Nominations for Conference and Training Courses

The report of the Chief Executive was CONSIDERED.

Conferences

Transport Ireland 2017

It was proposed by Councillor P. Hand, seconded by Councillor T. Murphy and RESOLVED:

“That Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown County Council nominates Councillor Seamas O’Neill to attend Transport Ireland 2017, 05^th July 2017 in Gibson Hotel, Dublin”

Training

AILG In Service Spring Training Seminar

It was proposed by Councillor P. Hand, seconded by Councillor T. Murphy and RESOLVED:

 “That Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown County Council nominates Councillor Barry Saul to attend AILG In Service Spring Training Seminar, 6^th & 7^th April 2017 in Ennis Co. Clare”.

It was proposed by Councillor P. Hand, seconded by Councillor T. Murphy and RESOLVED:

“That Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown County Council nominates Councillor Kevin Daly to attend AILG In Service Spring Training Seminar, 6^th & 7^th April 2017 in Ennis Co. Clare”.

LAMA Spring Training Seminar

It was proposed by Councillor P. Hand, seconded by Councillor T. Murphy and RESOLVED:

“That Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown County Council nominates Councillor Barry Ward to attend LAMA Spring Training Seminar in Gormanston , Co. Meath”

It was proposed by Councillor P. Hand, seconded by Councillor T. Murphy and RESOLVED:

“That Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown County Council nominates Councillor Barry Saul to attend LAMA Spring Training Seminar in Gormanston , Co. Meath”

It was proposed by Councillor P. Hand, seconded by Councillor T. Murphy and RESOLVED:

“That Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown County Council nominates Councillor Kevin Daly to attend LAMA Spring Training Seminar in Gormanston , Co. Meath”

It was proposed by Councillor P. Hand, seconded by Councillor T. Murphy and RESOLVED:

“That Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown County Council nominates Councillor Mary Fayne to attend LAMA Spring Training Seminar in Gormanston , Co. Meath”

The report of the Chief Executive was CONSIDERED and NOTED.

Proposed Disposal of Fee Simple Interest Pursuant to the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (No. 2) Act 1978

The proposed disposal of fee simple interest was CONSIDERED.

It was proposed by Councillor D. O’Callaghan, seconded by Councillor D. Kingston and RESOLVED:

“That the Council agree that the disposal of the Fee Simple Interest as set out in the attached schedule, be carried out in accordance with the terms specified in the foregoing report.”

The report of the Chief Executive was CONSIDERED.

It was proposed by Councillor S. Brennan, seconded by Councillor K. Feeney and RESOLVED:

“That Councillor A. Colgan be appointed to the Local Community Development Committee.”

The report of the Chief Executive was CONSIDERED.

It was proposed by Councillor S. Brennan, seconded by Councillor D. Kingston and RESOLVED:

“That Councillor G. Tallon be appointed to the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Drugs and Alcohol Task Force.”

The report of the Chief Executive was CONSIDERED.

It was proposed by Councillor S. Brennan, seconded by Councillor J. Gildea and RESOLVED:

“That Councillor T. Murphy be appointed to the Dublin Mid Leinster Regional Health Forum.”

The report of the Chief Executive was CONSIDERED.

It was proposed by Councillor S. Brennan, seconded by Councillor J. Cuffe and RESOLVED:

“That Councillor M. Hanafin be appointed to the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly.”

The Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary and PR Officer from Comhairle na nÓg made a presentation to the Members.

A discussion took place during which the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary and PR Officer from Comhairle na nÓg and Ms. D. Lawson, Director of Economic, Community and Cultural Development responded to Members queries. The presentation was NOTED by the Members.

The report of the Chief Executive was CONSIDERED.

An Cathaoirleach, Councillor C. Devlin advised the Members that the following motion (1) had been handed up from the floor.

Motion (1) from the floor:

It was proposed by Councillor D. O’Keeffe and seconded by Councillors M. Halpin and H. Lewis:

“That this Council agrees that library staff are an integral part of our successful library service and any further roll-out of Open Libraries will undermine both the staff and the service and we therefore oppose the continued Sunday Openings without Library staff present at the LexIcon.”

A discussion took place, during which Ms. H. Cunningham, Director of Finance and Risk Management, Mr. M. Allidine, A/Director of Municipal Services, Mr. F. Austin, Director of Infrastructure and Climate Change and Ms. D. Lawson, Director of Economic, Community and Cultural Development responded to Members queries.

Dún Laoghaire Harbour was not included in the Management Report for April 2017 as no further progress had taken place, however, on this occasion, it was AGREED to make an exception and the Chief Executive responded to queries raised by the Members regarding Dún Laoghaire Harbour.

It was AGREED to take motion (1) from the floor at this time.

Motion (1) from the floor:

It was proposed by Councillor D. O’Keeffe and seconded by Councillors M. Halpin and H. Lewis:

“That this Council agrees that library staff are an integral part of our successful library service and any further roll-out of Open Libraries will undermine both the staff and the service and we therefore oppose the continued Sunday Openings without Library staff present at the LexIcon.”

A discussion took place, during which Ms. P. Poole, Chief Executive responded to Members queries.

An Cathaoirleach, Councillor C. Devlin READ the following 2 motions handed up from the floor:

Motion (2) from the floor:

It was proposed by Councillor P. O’Brien and seconded by Councillor C. Smyth:

“To amend motion from the floor:

To delete everything after:

‘both the staff and the service’.”

Motion (3) from the floor:

It was proposed by Councillor M. Baker and seconded by Councillor J. Bailey, B. Saul and S. Brennan:

“Amend motion (1) from the floor by deleting all words after “successful library service”.”

An Cathaoirleach, Councillor C. Devlin ruled motion (3) from the floor OUT OF ORDER.

It was AGREED to take motion (2) from the floor at this time.

Motion (2) from the floor:

It was proposed by Councillor P. O’Brien and seconded by Councillor C. Smyth:

“To amend motion from the floor:

To delete everything after:

‘both the staff and the service’.”

A further discussion took place, during which Ms. P. Poole, Chief Executive responded to Members queries.

A show of hands vote on motion (2) from the floor was requested, the result of which was as follows:

FOR:             16

AGAINST:      22

An Cathaoirleach, Councillor C. Devlin declared motion (2) from the floor DEFEATED.

Motion (1) from the floor:

It was proposed by Councillor D. O’Keeffe and  ...  view the full minutes text for item C/253

The report of the Chief Executive was CONSIDERED.

Mr. John Kehoe, Future Analytic Statistics was present for the discussion on the Draft Tourism Strategy.

A discussion took place, during which Ms. D. Lawson, Director of Economic, Community and Cultural Development and Mr. John Kehoe, Future Analytic Statistics responded to Members queries.

The Draft Tourism Strategy was NOTED.

The report of the Chief Executive was CONSIDERED and NOTED.

It was AGREED to DEFER this item to the June meeting of the County Council.

The report of the Chairperson of the Social Housing Strategic Policy Committee meeting held on 22^nd March 2017 was CONSIDERED and NOTED.

The report of the Chairperson of the Community Development, Culture and Ageing Strategic Policy Committee meeting held on 28^th March 2017 was CONSIDERED and NOTED.

The following items of correspondence, copies of which had been circulated to the Members, were CONSIDERED and NOTED:

The following items of correspondence, copies of which had been circulated to the Members, were CONSIDERED and NOTED:

The following items of correspondence, copies of which had been circulated to the Members, were CONSIDERED and NOTED:

The following items of correspondence, copies of which had been circulated to the Members, were CONSIDERED and NOTED:

It was proposed by Councillor S. Nic Cormaic and seconded by Councillor s. O’Brien:

 “That this Council calls on the Chinese government to end its practice of forced live organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience. Release all illegally detained Falun Gong practitioners in China, and end the persecution of Falun Gong.”

The report of the Chief Executive was CONSIDERED.

The motion was AGREED.

The following motion, in the name of Councillor S. O’Brien, was WITHDRAWN:

 “That this Council calls on the Government to abolish household water charges and fund investment in water and sanitation infrastructure through progressive taxation.”

The following motion, in the name of Councillor P. O’Brien, was WITHDRAWN:

“That this Council writes to Minister Simon Harris, calling on him to fund the drug Orkambi for the suffers of Cystic Fibrosis who are requesting the drug.”

The following motion was MOVED by Councillor J. Gildea WITHOUT DISCUSSION:

 “That this Council requests the Chief Executive to enter into discussions with a company specialising in the generation of solar energy for the purpose of providing a site for solar panels on part of the landfill site at Ballyogan Road that adjoins the national grid 220KVA substation at this location.”

The report of the Chief Executive was NOTED.

It was AGREED to RE-ENTER Item Nos. 18 to 21, Item Nos. 23 to 30, Item Nos. 32 to 46 and Item Nos. 49 to 54 to the June meeting of the County Council.

The meeting concluded at 8.00 p.m.