Agenda item

Moved by Councillor Maghie,

Seconded by Councillor Murray

      “That the minutes of the proceedings of the People and Communities Committee of 12th May, 2026, be approved and adopted.”

European City of Sport 2026 Programme

Moved by Councillor Lyons,

Seconded by Councillor de Faoite and

   Resolved – “That the Council agrees that the decision of the People and Communities Committee of 12th May, 2026, under the above heading, be amended to also provide that letters are issued to the Home Office and to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, outlining the economic barrier faced by non-visa nationals who wish to travel from the Republic of Ireland to attend upcoming international cricket matches  in Belfast (Ireland versus India and Ireland versus New Zealand) due to the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) process.”

Playground Accessibility – Update

Moved by Councillor M. Donnelly,

Seconded by Councillor R. Brooks and

   Resolved – “That a report be submitted to a future meeting, asking officers to carry out a scoping exercise across all play parks in the city, to aim to have accessible play facilities for children with additional needs in each play park; to consider building new play parks on sites which are not suitable for housing or pitches; to investigate how it could work with the Department for Communities and the Shared Island Fund; and the creation of an exemplary park in each quarter of the City, with accessible play park equipment for children with additional needs.”

Pitch Partner and Facilities Management Agreements

            At the request of a Member, officers were requested to consider the use of Blanchflower Playing Fields by St. Matthew’s and Doyle Football Clubs within the report coming back to Committee.

Dual Language Street Signs – Review of Data Survey Process

                  A Member requested that, in addition to issuing surveys to individuals listed within streets on the electoral register, that surveys would also be issued also to dwellings where no residents were listed on the electoral register, with a report to be submitted to a future meeting, outlining any additional costs associated with such a decision.

            The City Solicitor provided legal advice to the Council in respect of the issue and confirmed that a report considering the Dual Language Street Sign policy was to be submitted to a future meeting of the People and Communities Committee, and that the issues raised would be included within it.

Requests for the Use of Parks

At the request of a Member, officers were requested to bring an update on the Social Value Levy Fund to the June meeting of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee.

Dog Fouling Programme

At the request of a Member, officers were requested to bring back information on the number of lamppost bins in storage and the plan for their installation across residential areas.

Dual Language Street Signs – University Street and

Streets Not Reaching 15 Per Cent Threshold

Moved by Councillor Bunting

Seconded by Councillor Kelly,

    “That the Council agrees that the decision of the People and Communities Committee of 12th May, 2026, under the above heading, be rejected and accordingly that the Council agrees that the dual language street sign applications for University Street, Colinvale, Friendly Way, McAuley Street, Mill Pond Glen, Shaftesbury Avenue and Stewart Street not be erected, and as such, the applications remain closed.”

            On a vote, twenty-six Members voted for the amendment and thirty-one against and it was accordingly declared lost.

Adoption of Minutes

            Subject to the foregoing amendments, the minutes of the proceedings of the People and Communities Committee of 12th May, 2026, were thereupon approved and adopted.