The Members were advised by Brian Buckley of the fire exits in the National Show Centre and facilities available.

The Mayor, Councillor. E. O’Brien, at the start of the meeting, made the following announcements:

The Annual Meeting will commence on the conclusion of the Council meeting.

If the meeting(s) are not finished by 2pm it will be necessary for a break of one hour to be taken so that the venue can be sanitised.

Members and staff cannot remain in the building during the break and must vacate the area through assigned exit doors.

The meeting is being conducted over MS Teams for the purposes of sharing presentations/documents on screen and headsets should be used.

Members will be required to have their laptop on mute when not making a contribution to the meeting.

If an issue with MS Teams arises during the meeting, please use the microphones provided around the floor to make a contribution. 

Mobile phones must be kept on silent while the meetings are in progress.

It was PROPOSED by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor T. Kitt and RESOLVED that -

“In accordance with Standing Order No. 41 the convening of a meeting of the County Council in the National Show Centre, Cloghran on Friday 19^th June 2020 is hereby APPROVED.”

A Minute’s Silence was then held for all victims of the CoVid19 Pandemic, Detective Garda Colm Horkan and the uncle of Councillor Daniel Whooley.

Minutes of the County Council Meeting held on 9^th March 2020 at 5pmwhich had been circulated were considered. 

It was PROPOSED by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor T. Kitt and RESOLVED -

“That the minutes of the County Council Meeting held on 9^th March 2020 be ADOPTED.”

Minutes of the Organisation and Procedure Meeting held on 9^th March 2020 which had been circulated were considered. 

It was PROPOSED by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor T. Kitt and RESOLVED -

“That the minutes of the Organisation and Procedure Meeting held on 9^th March 2020 be ADOPTED.”

Following discussion, it was proposed by Cllr. E. O’ Brien and seconded by Cllr. T. Kitt and AGREED:

“That the Calendar of Meeting Dates July - December 2020 is APPROVED.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED. 

It was proposed by Councillor T. Murphy and seconded by Councillor G. Maguire:

“That Councillor C. Boland be appointed to the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education Training Board.”

It was then proposed by Councillor N. Treacy and seconded by Councillor D. Mulligan:

“That Councillor A. Graves be appointed to the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education Training Board.”

It was also proposed by Councillor K. Dennison and seconded by Councillor A. Lavin:

“That Councillor P. Rane be appointed to the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education Training Board.”

The Mayor then instructed that a roll call vote be taken and on a division the voting resulted as follows:

FOR COUNCILLOR BOLAND:               21      TWENTY ONE

FOR COUNCILLOR GRAVES:                9        NINE

FOR COUNCILLOR RANE:                    8        EIGHT

ABSTAIN:                                           1        ONE

For Councillor Boland: Councillors Boland, Cathal; Butler, Darragh; Carey, Ian; Conroy, Pamela; Cooper, Freddie; Dennehy, Brian; Healy, David; Henchy, Adrian; Humphreys, James; Kitt, Tom; Maguire, Gráinne; Mahony, Howard; Manton, Brigid; McCamley, Mary; McDonagh, Brian; Murphy, Tony; O’Brien, Eoghan; O’Donoghue, Robert; Ó Rodaigh, Seána; Power, Karen; Walsh, John.

For Councillor Graves: Councillors Doyle, Tania; Graves, Ann; Hanaphy, Breda; Hopkins, Joan; Mulligan, Dean; Mulville, Paul; Newman, Joe; O’Rourke, Aaron; Treacy, Natalie.

For Councillor Rane: Councillors Currie, Emer; Dennison, Kieran; Guerin, Jimmy; Lavin, Anthony; Leddy, Ted; O’Leary, Tom; Rane, Punam; Tormey, Aoibhinn.

Abstain:        Councillor Burtchaell, John

The Mayor then DECLARED Councillor Cathal Boland be appointed to the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education Training Board.

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor T. Kitt and RESOLVED:

“That the recommendations contained in the attached reportof the Organisation and Procedure Meeting held on Monday 9th March 2020, beADOPTED.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor T. Kitt and RESOLVED:

“That the recommendations contained in the attached reportof Committee from the Howth/Malahide Area Committee meeting (Services B) held on Wednesday 4th March 2020, beADOPTED.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor T. Kitt and RESOLVED:

“That the recommendations contained in the attached reportof Committee from the Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Area Committee Meeting (Services B) held on Thursday 12th March 2020, beADOPTED.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED and NOTED.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED and NOTED."

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED and NOTED.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED and NOTED.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED and NOTED.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED and NOTED.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED and NOTED.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED and NOTED.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED and NOTED.”

The correspondence, which had been received, was NOTED.

The correspondence, which had been received, was NOTED.

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor T. Kitt and RESOLVED:

“That Fingal County Council hereby amends Standing Orders as agreed at the Organisation and Procedures meeting held on 9^th March, 2020, and as set out in the draft amended Standing Orders as circulated.”

This item was DEFERRED.

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.   It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien and seconded by Councillor T. Kitt and RESOLVED:

“That the wayleave referred to in the attached report be granted in accordance with the terms specified therein.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor T. Kitt and RESOLVED:

“That the award of Fingal Community Response to CoVid19 Funding Scheme as set out in the foregoing report is hereby APPROVED.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor T. Kitt and RESOLVED:

“That the award of Community Activity and Arts Grants as set out in the foregoing report is hereby APPROVED.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor T. Kitt and RESOLVED:

“That the award of Artists Grants Support Scheme 2020 as set out in the foregoing report is hereby APPROVED.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was

CONSIDERED.  Following discussion, the Chief Executive agreed that an update in relation to Bathing Water would be given to the Climate Action, Biodiversity and the Environment SPC.

It was then proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor T. Kitt and RESOLVED that:

“In accordance with Section 221 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended by the Local Government Reform Act 2014, the Annual Report of Fingal County Council for the year 2019 is hereby ADOPTED.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED and the report was NOTED.

It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor T. Kitt and RESOLVED:

“That the Transfer to Capital in 2019 of the amount contained in the foregoing report is hereby APPROVED.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED and NOTED.

The attached report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Cllr. E. O’Brien, seconded by Cllr. T. Kitt and RESOLVED:

“That pursuant to Section 101 of the Road Traffic Act 1961, as amended by Section 6 of the Road Traffic Act 1968 and Section 36 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 (No. 7 of 1994), and in accordance with Part 19 of the Local Government Act 2001, and having consulted with the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána, Fingal County Council hereby make the Parking Control Bye-Laws 2020.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor T. Kitt and RESOLVED:

“That the roads referred to in the attached report be, and are hereby declared to be, public roads.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor T. Kitt, and RESOLVED:

“That Fingal County Council hereby resolves, pursuant to Part XI of the Planning & Development Act 2000 (as amended) and Part VIII of the Local Government Planning & Development Regulations 2001 (as amended), that the Church Fields Link Road & Cycle Network, in the Townland of Tyrrelstown, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15as set out in the foregoing report be developed.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  Apresentation was given to the Members by Mr. D. Murray.

During the course of discussion, it was proposed by Cllr. D. Mulligan and seconded by Cllr. P. Mulville:

Following discussion, the report was NOTED.

It was then proposed by Cllr. D. Mulligan and seconded by Cllr. P. Mullville:

Recommendation

Suggest further edits to recommendation as fellows edits in red and deleted as such

This additional NPO 68 related growth, when allocated to Swords, will support the regeneration of underused town centre underdeveloped areas of main street to north street Swords lands along with the planned and sequential infill opportunities in line with and on condition of the planned and projected population growth to provide for high density population size appropriate and

people intensive uses in work and housing opportunities in Swords and will ensure Swords the area continues to develop as a key location to the airport for airport related which assists in economic development and employment provision.

Following discussion, the report was NOTED.

It was then proposed by Cllr. T. O’Leary and seconded by Cllr. K. Dennison:

“That the first sentence of paragraph 3 on page 56 of the Chief Executive's report on the proposed Variation No. 2 be replaced by the following:

"The land currently zoned for housing in Balbriggan will be categorised into Tier 1 and Tier 2 properties(locations). During the remaining period of the current Development Plan 2017-2023, development will be confined to Tier 1 properties (locations)" in the interests of proper planning and sustainable development.”

Following discussion, the report was NOTED.

It was then proposed by Cllr. D. Healy and seconded by Cllr. P. Conroy:

“That the Variation be amended by the inclusion of the following text in the County Development Plan, in line with the submission from the EMRA:

"In line with the emphasis in the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy, it is an objective of the Council to ensure that spatial planning and infrastructure are consistent with climate mitigation and adaptation objectives. When it is available, the Council will be informed by the work led by the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly to develop a method for quantifying the GHG impacts of spatial planning policies, QGasSP an ESPON EU research programme The Dublin Metropolitan Climate Action Regional Office (will also play a key role in supporting Fingal in achieving a transition to a low carbon society through the implementation of the Dublin Climate Change Action Plan.” “

Following discussion, the report was NOTED.

It was then proposed by Cllr. T. Murphy and seconded by Cllr. G. Maguire:

““In the context of Variation No.2 to the Development Plan, I welcome that Balbriggan has been now classified as a 'self-sustaining town', in this context, I hereby request that the C.E. will give an assurance that Balbriggan, will acquire targeted investment to generate local employment and infrastructure, both physical and social, to enable Balbriggan develop at a more  ...  view the full minutes text for item F/177/20

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  Apresentation was given to the Members by Mr. D. Murray.

During the course of discussion, it was proposed by Cllr. E. Currie and seconded by Cllr. K. Dennison:

“That this Council is in favour of adopting Variation No 3 of the Fingal Development Plan and supports the identification of a route for a Dublin 15 Outer Ring Road linking the N3 and N4 west of Clonee and St Catherine's Park and the need for an overall orbital public transport and strategic infrastructure plan involving relevant local authorities, the NTA and TII.”

Following discussion, the report was NOTED.

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  Apresentation was given to the Members by Mr. D. Murray.

During the course of discussion, it was proposed by Cllr. E. Currie and seconded by Cllr. K. Dennison:

“That this Council is in favour of adopting Variation No 3 of the Fingal Development Plan and supports the identification of a route for a Dublin 15 Outer Ring Road linking the N3 and N4 west of Clonee and St Catherine's Park and the need for an overall orbital public transport and strategic infrastructure plan involving relevant local authorities, the NTA and TII.”

Following discussion, the report was NOTED.

(Agenda Item)

Suspension of Standing Orders

At 1.50pm, it was agreed to suspend Standing Orders in order to allow for an adjournment of the meeting in accordance with the requirements of holding a meeting during the CoVid19 Pandemic so that the venue could be sanitised.

The meeting re-commenced at 3.00pm

Mr. Buckley, Meetings Administrator, then read the following resolution into the record:

“It is hereby resolved that the County Council of the County of Fingal being the Planning Authority for the County of Fingal exclusive of any Borough or Urban district within, having prepared and published a Proposed Variation of the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 in relation to the ‘Removal of indicative line for the Road Proposal, “N3 – N4 Barnhill to Leixlip Interchange”, as shown on Sheet 13, Blanchardstown South’, and having taken into consideration the representations received, and having considered the report of the Chief Executive, hereby make as a Variation of the Fingal County Development Plan 2017-2023 the documents entitled Proposed Variation No. 3 toFingal Development Plan 2017-2023 (Variation No. 3 of the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 - which documents have been signed by the Mayor and the Director of Services for the purposes of identification) and in accordance with the provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, hereby make a Variation of the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 in the terms of the aforementioned documents and it is further resolved that the Seal of the Council be affixed to the said Variation of the Plan and that the necessary notices of the making of the Variation shall be published in accordance with the provisions of the said Acts under the title Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 – ‘Removal of indicative line for the Road Proposal, “N3 – N4 Barnhill to Leixlip Interchange”, as shown on Sheet 13, Blanchardstown South. (Variation No.3)’.

The Mayor then DECLARED the resolution PASSED.

It was NOTED that there was no business under this heading.