Motions Kildare County Council - 29th July 2024   Councillors Chris Pender and Pat Balfe That this council writes to Irish Rail and the National Transport Authority (NTA), requesting a meeting concerning the implementation of Phase 2 of the new Dublin Commuter Zone and the new Dublin City Zone.   Councillor Nuala Killeen That the council sets out safeguarding policies and measures including those related to accredited safeguarding training, with regard to services provided specifically to women, children and/or vulnerable persons, by or on behalf of Kildare County Council (through Service Level Agreements), and that any gaps are addressed urgently.   Councillor Angela Feeney That the council provides a report to members on the rollout of its retrofitting programme with numbers of completed, current and planned schemes, locations, house type and the works involved as well as the funding status of the programme.   Councillor Seamie Moore That the conditional removal of trees, hedgerows and shrubbery for planning approvals should be re-balanced with a replacement requirement of ten times the number of removals with semi-mature plantings, preferably in a set aside spinney or grove and that tree removals by Kildare County Council be treated in a like manner.   Councillor Rupert Heather That the council addresses the uneven distribution of playgrounds across the county by taking an approach that ensures each municipal district has a basic level of amenities.   Councillor Bernard Caldwell That the council writes to Uisce Éireann requesting that they establish a dedicated helpline on weekends for elected members, in order that emergency water supply (Water Tanker) can be organised for affected customers, where major outages occur.   Councillor Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh That the council improves its use of the Irish language at meetings, with a view to conducting the December meeting solely as Gaeilge.   Councillor Joe Neville That this council request from Uisce Éireann a list of water pipe bursts and number of impacted residents from water outages by location in Kildare since 01 Jan 2023.   Councillor Peter Melrose That the council undertakes a review of the 'Kildare Alerts' messaging system to ensure that it is fully compliant with its objective of informing the public in relation to alerts on water, roads, floods & hazards, and severe weather warnings. Further, that a public awareness and advertising campaign be undertaken to promote the service.   Councillor Naoise Ó Cearúil That this Council writes to the Department of Education to obtain data on the number of special education places in the County and their assessment that provision is suitable for the anticipated population growth.   Councillor Aidan Farrelly That the council outlines the process of re-allocating its housing stock once it has been vacated to include average turnaround times in 2023/24, the average refurbishment cost per unit and to confirm if costs are covered in full from council funds.