Agenda for County Council on Monday, 11th October, 2021, 5.00 pm |

Agenda and minutes

County Council - Monday, 11th October, 2021 5.00 pm

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Items
No.	Item
F/417/21	ANNOUNCEMENTS The Mayor, Cllr. S. Ó Rodaigh, reminded Members that Standing Orders would apply to all aspects of the meeting. The Mayor then extended sympathies on behalf of herself and the Members to Cllr. Brian McDonagh following the death of his mother.
F/418/21	Confirmation and Re-Affirmation of Minutes of Fingal Development Plan 2023 - 2029 Meeting held on 30th August 2021 Minutes of the Fingal Development Plan Meeting held on 30^th August 2021 which had been circulated were considered. It was PROPOSED by Councillor P. Rane, seconded by Councillor S. Ó Rodaigh and RESOLVED – “That the minutes of the Fingal Development Plan Meeting held on 30^th August 2021 be ADOPTED.”
F/419/21	Confirmation and Re-Affirmation of Minutes of Fingal Development Plan 2023 - 2029 meeting held on 31st August 2021 Minutes of the Fingal Development Plan Meeting held on 31^st August 2021 which had been circulated were considered. It was PROPOSED by Councillor P. Rane, seconded by Councillor S. Ó Rodaigh and RESOLVED – “That the minutes of the Fingal Development Plan Meeting held on 31^st August 2021 be ADOPTED.”
F/420/21	Confirmation and Re-Affirmation of Minutes of Fingal Development Plan 2023 - 2029 meeting held on 6th September 2021 Minutes of the Fingal Development Plan Meeting held on 6^th September 2021 which had been circulated were considered. It was PROPOSED by Councillor P. Rane, seconded by Councillor S. Ó Rodaigh and RESOLVED – “That the minutes of the Fingal Development Plan Meeting held on 6^th September 2021 be ADOPTED.”
F/421/21	Confirmation and Re-Affirmation of Minutes of Fingal Development Plan 2023 - 2029 meeting held on 10th September 2021 Minutes of the Fingal Development Plan Meeting held on 10^th September 2021 which had been circulated were considered. It was PROPOSED by Councillor P. Rane, seconded by Councillor S. Ó Rodaigh and RESOLVED – “That the minutes of the Fingal Development Plan Meeting held on 10^th September 2021 be ADOPTED.”
F/422/21	Confirmation and Re-Affirmation of Minutes of County Council meeting held on Monday 13th September 2021 Minutes of the County Council Meeting held on 13^th September 2021 which had been circulated were considered. It was PROPOSED by Councillor P. Rane, seconded by Councillor S. Ó Rodaigh and RESOLVED – “That the minutes of the County Council Meeting held on 13^th September 2021 be ADOPTED.”
F/423/21	Filling of Casual Vacancy on Fingal County Council following the death of Councillor Freddie Cooper The report by the Chief Executive, setting out the required procedures, which had been circulated was READ. In accordance with Section 19 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended, Cllr. JK Onwumereh was co-opted as a Member of Fingal County Council.
F/424/21	Appointment of one Member to the Community Development, Heritage Culture and Creativity Strategic Policy Committee The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED. It was proposed by Councillor D. Butler, seconded by Cllr. H. Mahony and AGREED: “That Councillor JK Onwumereh be appointed to the Community Development, Heritage Culture and Creativity Strategic Policy Committee.”
F/425/21	Appointment of one Member to Joint Fingal and South Dublin Liffey Valley Management Advisory Committee The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED. It was proposed by Councillor D. Butler, seconded by Cllr. H. Mahony and AGREED: “That Councillor JK Onwumereh be appointed to the Joint Fingal and South Dublin Liffey Valley Management Advisory Committee.”
F/426/21	Appointment of one Member to the Joint Policing Committee The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED. It was proposed by Councillor D. Butler, seconded by Cllr. T. Kitt and AGREED: “That Councillor JK Onwumereh be appointed to the Joint Policing Committee.”
F/427/21	Appointment of one Member to the Airport Regions Conference The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED. It was proposed by Councillor D. Butler, seconded by Cllr. T. Murphy and AGREED: “That Councillor C. Boland be appointed to the Airport Regions Conference.”
F/428/21	Appointment of one Member to Hansfield SDZ The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED. It was proposed by Councillor D. Butler, seconded by Cllr. T. Kitt and AGREED: “That Councillor JK Onwumereh be appointed to the Hansfield SDZ.”
F/429/21	Appointment of one Member to the County Heritage Forum The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED. It was proposed by Councillor D. Butler, seconded by Cllr. T. Kitt and AGREED: “That Councillor JK Onwumereh be appointed to the County Heritage Forum.”
F/430/21	QUESTIONS It was proposed by Councillor J. Newman, seconded by Councillor K. Dennison and RESOLVED: “That in accordance with Standing Order No. 53, Questions numbered 13 to 24, be ADOPTED.”
F/431/21	Councillor J. Hopkins - Coastal Liaison Group follow up View the background to item F/431/21
F/432/21	Councillor C. Boland - Responses to Representations View the background to item F/432/21
F/433/21	Councillor H. Mahony -Qualified Road Sweeper Drivers View the background to item F/433/21
F/434/21	Councillor H. Mahony - Leixlip Water Treatment Plant View the background to item F/434/21
F/435/21	Councillor B. Manton - Equalisation of Area Committee funding View the background to item F/435/21
F/436/21	Councillor B. Manton - Urban Regional Development Fund View the background to item F/436/21
F/437/21	Councillor A. Henchy - Coastal Erosion Update View the background to item F/437/21
F/438/21	Councillor T. Doyle - Abandoned Vehicles Update View the background to item F/438/21
F/439/21	Councillor P. Mulville -Separated / Segregated Public Bins View the background to item F/439/21
F/440/21	Councillor I. Carey - Swords Cultural Quarter update View the background to item F/440/21
F/441/21	Councillor D. Mulligan - Segregated Cycleway Review View the background to item F/441/21
F/442/21	Councillor B. Dennehy - Fingal County Council Burial Grounds Policy View the background to item F/442/21
F/443/21	Report of Committees
F/443/21a	Report of Naming and Commemorative Memorial Committee meeting held on 28th September 2021 The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED and NOTED.
F/443/21b	Report of Corporate Policy Group meeting held on 6th October 2021 The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED and NOTED.
F/443/21c	Quarterly reports of Strategic Policy Committee Chairpersons The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED and NOTED.
F/443/21d	Report of Adjourned Organisation, Procedures & Finance Committee meeting held on Monday 11th October 2021 It was NOTED that there was no business under this heading.
F/444/21	Financial Matters
F/444/21a	Report on Overdraft Accommodation 2022 The report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED. Following discussion, it was proposed by Cllr K. Dennison, seconded by Cllr. P. Rane and AGREED: “That the Council approve, subject to the sanction of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the securing of overdraft accommodation on the Council’s revenue account to a limit of €25m for the period 1/1/2022 to 31/12/2022.”
F/444/21b	Consideration Of Capital Programme The report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED. Following discussion, it was proposed by Cllr. D. Whooley and seconded by Cllr. D. Healy that – “Any additional spending regarding further work envisioned but not legally committed to the N3 M50 upgrade be indefinitely suspended due to a lack of certainty around funding for the construction of the road upgrade.” Following discussion, the Mayor then instructed that a roll call vote be taken and on a division the voting resulted as follows: FOR: 7 SEVEN AGAINST: 32 THIRTY-TWO FOR: Councillors Carey, Ian; Conroy, Pamela; Healy, David; Hopkins, Joan; Mulville, Paul; Power, Kare; Whooley, Daniel. AGAINST: Councillors Boland, Cathal; Butler, Darragh; Dennehy, Brian; Dennison, Kieran; Doyle, Tania; Graves, Ann; Guerin, Jimmy; Hanaphy, Breda; Henchy, Adrian; Humphreys, James; Kitt, Tom; Lavin, Anthony; Leddy, Ted; Maguire, Grainne; Mahony, Howard; Manton, Brigid; McCamley, Mary; McDonagh, Brian; Mulligan, Dean; Murphy, Tony; Newman, Joe; O’Brien, Eoghan; O’Donoghue, Robert; O’Leary, Tom; Onwumereh, JK; Ó Rodaigh, Seána; O’Rourke, Aaron; Rane, Punam; Shovlin, Siobhan; Tormey, Aoibhinn; Treacy, Natalie; Walsh, John. ? The Mayor then declared the motion LOST. Following further discussion, the report was NOTED.
F/445/21	Proposed Disposal of Properties
F/445/21a	Proposed disposal of land including Right of Way to the rear of Whitestown Avenue, Dublin 15 to Gas Networks Ireland This item was DEFERRED to the November meeting of the County Council.
F/445/21b	Proposed disposal of 1.547 hectares (3.82 acres) approximately at Damastown Industrial Park, Damastown, Dublin 15 to TQ Transport Ltd T/A Hendrick European The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED. It was proposed by Councillor D. Whooley and seconded by Councillor T. Doyle and RESOLVED: “That the land referred to in the attached report be disposed of in accordance with the terms specified therein.”
F/446/21	Report on Allocation of Discretionary Funds The report, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED. It was AGREED to take Motion Item No. 36 in conjunction with this item. The motion in the name of Cllr. I. Carey was proposed by Cllr. I. Carey and seconded by Cllr. D. Butler. Following discussion, it was proposed by Cllr. S. Ó. Rodaigh, seconded by Cllr. D. Whooley and AGREED – “That the County Council proceed in accordance with the recommendations contained in the foregoing report.”
F/447/21	Councillor I. Carey - Actions to resolve the unfair allocation of Programme of Works funding View the background to item F/447/21
F/448/21	SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS It was proposed by the Mayor, Cllr. S. Ó Rodaigh and AGREED to vary the order of the agenda and take the agenda items in the following order - Items No. 34, 35, 30, 29, 31, 32 and 33.
F/449/21	Conferences
F/449/21a	IPI Annual Planning Conference 18/19 November 2021 The notice, which had been circulated, was NOTED.
F/450/21	Correspondence
F/450/21a	Letter from Sligo County Council dated 10th September re: Remuneration of Frontline Workers The correspondence, which had been circulated, was NOTED.
F/450/21b	Letter from Leitrim County Council dated 10th September 2021 re: River Drainage The correspondence, which had been circulated, was NOTED.
F/450/21c	Letter from Leitrim County Council dated 10th September 2021 re: Housing Grant Schemes The correspondence, which had been circulated, was NOTED.
F/450/21d	Letter dated 16th September from Meath County Council Re: Japanese Knot Weed The correspondence, which had been circulated, was NOTED.
F/450/21e	Letter from Fermanagh&Omagh District Council re Syringes for Cuba Campaign/End the Blockade The correspondence, which had been circulated, was NOTED.
F/451/21	The Forest of Fingal, A Tree Strategy for Fingal View the background to item F/451/21 This item was DEFERRED to the November meeting of the County Council.
F/452/21	Space for Play: A Play Policy for Fingal The report of the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED. It was proposed by Cllr. S Ó Rodaigh and seconded by Cllr. D. Whooley that – “Fingal County Council’s ‘Space for Play: A Play Policy for Fingal’ is hereby ADOPTED.”
F/453/21	Draft Dublin Agglomeration Air Quality Plan The report of the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED and NOTED.
F/454/21	Chief Executive's Report The report of the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED. Following discussion, the report was NOTED.
F/455/21	Mayors Business: Councillor S. Ó Rodaigh - Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Coastal Mobility Route visit View the background to item F/455/21 The motion in the name of Cllr S. Ó Rodaigh was proposed by Cllr. S. Ó Rodaigh and seconded by Cllr. D. Whooley. Following discussion, the motion was PASSED.