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Council Briefs: Portobello Plaza, the Rathmines Post Office, and flood defences on the Dodder
These were some of the issues that councillors on the South East Area Committee discussed recently.
Council delays plans to unveil joint plaque for boys who died in Artane Industrial School and Christian Brothers who ran it
It’s not acceptable for boys who died while detained in the institution to be remembered with the men who ran it, says independent Councillor Mannix Flynn.
Why are brent geese moving inland, scuppering plans for homes and all-weather pitches?
The answer is food. “There is a lot of marine algae in Dublin Bay but not enough … As that runs out they start to come onto the football pitches.”
Council plans to continue with same approach to getting people to clean up after their dogs
“What will make our cities clean is to try and convince those people who don’t pick up after their dog to think of others,” said council litter prevention officer Bernie Lillis.
Councillors push for changes in the way parking-enforcement is done in the city
One of the more contentious issues is how to deal with footpath parking. Work to stamp it out entirely? Or formally allow it in certain areas?
Despite councillors’ reservations after pilot in north inner-city, government rolling out local community safety partnerships
“I do think there is huge potential there for something like this, but I do have some very, very serious concerns about how this model is working.”
In Mulhuddart, residents volunteering to pick litter in Tolka Valley Park frustrated at being left to empty the council’s bins too
“The more we do, the more is asked of us,” wrote Ruth Law.
While awaiting dramatic revamp of Newmarket Square approved in 2017, council plans smaller improvements
One part of the council hasn’t progressed the revamp, so another hopes to spruce up the swathe of old asphalt now that it’s ringed with fancy new developments.
After a crash, parents in Clontarf push for a safer crossing from school to afterschool
The incident has “mobilised us as parents, as this perceived risk for quite a while has now materialised”, says Carlos Bruen.
As council offers more services online, some say it’s getting harder to access them offline
“I’d rather talk to someone face-to-face, a real person, it’s easier,” says Mags Keena.
Dublin city councillors have more residents to represent than councillors in any other part of the country
This impacts the quality of representation they can provide, and could create barriers to young people entering politics, some say.
The anti-immigrant movement is getting more disruptive and dangerous, councillors tell Gardaí
“Temperatures seem to be heating up by the week,” said Social Democrats Councillor Tara Deacy at Monday’s meeting of the Dublin City Joint Policing Committee.