Agendas 2007

Agenda of October Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council on 1st October 2007

Corporate Services
Sligo County Council
County Hall
Riverside
Sligo

Phone: 071 9111111

25th September 2007

TO: 

THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL

 

An Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council will be held:

ON: 

1st October 2007

 

AT: 

11.00am

 

IN: 

Council Chamber, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo

 

You are requested to attend.

 

Signed
F. Mac Nabb
Meetings Administrator

CLÁR

1. To confirm the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on the 25th of June 2007.  (copy attached)
2. To confirm the minutes of the Ordinary Council Meeting held on the 3rd of September  2007.  (copy attached)
3. To confirm minutes of the Ballymote Area Meeting held on the 10th of September 2007.  (copy attached)
4. To confirm minutes of the Ballymote Area Meeting held on the 5th of July 2007.  (copy attached)
5. To confirm minutes of the Ballymote Area Meeting held on the 10th of May 2007.  (copy attached)
6. To approve, pursuant to Section 183 of the Local Government Act 2001, the disposal of lands at Strandhill, Co. Sligo”.  (previously circulated)
7. “To approve the disposal of property at Carrownacrevy, Branchfield, Coolaney, Co. Sligo to Patrick Quinn, which shall be carried out in accordance with Section 183 of the Local Government Act, 2001”. (previously circulated)
8. “To approve in accordance with Part 8 (Article 81) of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations, 2001 (as amended by the Planning and Development Regulations, 2006) the construction of 77 (no.) dwelling houses and all site development works at Knockaculleen Td., Dromore West, Co. Sligo.  (report attached)
9. “To approve in accordance with Part 8 (Article 81) of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations, 2001 (as amended by the Planning and Development Regulations, 2006) the construction of 61 (no.) dwelling units and all associated site development works at Carrowcauly, also known as Earlsfield Td., Ballymote, Co. Sligo”.  (report attached)
10. “To approve the granting of a lease to the Trustees of Comhaltas for lands at Riverstown.  (report attached)
11. To nominate three members to the Sligo County Enterprise Board.  (correspondence attached)
12. “That Sligo County Council being satisfied of their general public utility declare the Roads named below to be Public Roads in accordance with Section 11(1) of the Roads Act, 1993. (report attached)
    L 61051-0        Road Situate in the housing estate of Mountain Crescent in the townland of Coolaney.
13. Presentation by Ms Deirdre Lavin, Sports Development Officer, Sligo Sports and Recreational Partnership.

DEFERRED MOTIONS

14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor I. Fox
    
    “To call on Sligo County Council to set up a meeting with Ministers with North South Ministerial Council in Armagh with a view to seek funding for the upgrading of the N. 16 route”.
15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor I. Fox
    
    “That Sligo County Council call on the Minister for Environment and Local Government, Mr John Gormley to make the necessary funding available to carry out improvement works on the Calry Road 267”.
16. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    
    That the Council be provided with a full report regarding the preservation of public rights of way at Carrowdough, Culleenamore.”

 MOTIONS

17. To consider the following motions as submitted by Councillor A. Colleary
    
    “To ask the County Manager what Policy is in place in this County in relation to tenders  (a) results (b) circulation.
18. “To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor P. Conmy
    
    “That this Council condemn the Minister for Health, Mary Harney regarding the delay of radiotherapy in the North West”.
19. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy
    
    “To ask this Council to provide “slow down” and “school ahead” signs on Road No. 508 at Banada National School Tourlestrane in the interest of road safety”.
20. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor P. Conmy
    
    “That this Council condemn the laying off of nursing staff and four consultants at Sligo General Hospital and further calls on Professor Brendan Drum to resign.
21. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    
    “ That this Council remove the existing trees from the centre of the street in Coolaney village and replace them with proper traffic calming measures”
22. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Fleming
    
    “To request Sligo County Council to upgrade the public water supply system on the mountain road, Tobercurry prior to any future Housing Development, as water pressure to existing houses is very low, which also serves a Nursing House, Group Water Scheme and Primary School”.
23. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Fleming
    
    “To seek clarification re water charges in the County:
    1. Why meters have not been provided for all consumers.
    2. Will the waiver scheme be continued for pensioners and low earners.
24. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Fleming
    
    “To demand special funding be allocated by the Minister for the Environment to carry out essential re: alignment of Road R294 from Lough Talt to Roscommon County Boundary”.
25. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan
    
    “To ask the Director of Services to make Pulleenheney and Enniscrone a priority for coastal erosion protection for 2008”.
26. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan
    
    “To ask Environment Services Section of Sligo County Council to devise a Pilot Project for schools of the County on water conservation”.
27. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor P. McGrath
    
    “To ask Sligo County Council to call on Iarnród Éireann to remove cameras on its rail line between Ballymote and Clarkes Bridge (5 miles North of Ballymote) and seek clarification regarding its policy”.
28. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor P. McGrath
    
    “To call on Sligo County Council to provide funding for road no. 643.1 Drumfin to Branchfield in its road maintenance program for 2008”.
29. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. MacManus
    
    “That Sligo County Council deplores the cutbacks in medical staff introduced by the Health Service Executive (HSE) at Sligo General Hospital. This council now calls on the HSE to immediately rescind these notices to terminate the employment of nurses and consultants.
    Furthermore this Council seeks as a matter of utmost urgency, meeting's with the Minister for Health Mary Harney and the CEO of the Health Service Executive Mr. Brendan Drumme, to address this issue”.
30. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. MacManus
    
    “That Sligo County Council calls on senior management at Aer Lingus to reverse its decision to end its service from Shannon to Heathrow”.
31. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor P. McGrath
    
    “Proposal for the development of a retirement village, inclusive of a Primary Care Facility which can be administered by the HSE, convalescent care facility, plus 50-bed nursing facility.  Also incorporates Swimming pool/fitness & leisure centre.  To be located in close proximity to Ballymote town on a 36.5 acre site.  In light of the fact that the critical criteria is that the facility will be located within 20 minutes of a main hospital and also be located beside a serviced national rail line and also within walking distance of shops, churches and local amenities.  Retirement villages add enormously to the locations in which they are located and become an integral part of the community with residents taking an active part in local activities.  The demographical assessment on this project has been carried out, which is based on a 45 minute drive to a central location.  Many precedents have been set on projects such as this in many parts of Ireland. 
    
    These include the following:
    Glendale Estate Tullow, Co. Carlow
    Haven Bay, Kinsale, Co. Cork
    Carrowmore Meadows, Knock, Co. Mayo
    The Park, Castletroy, Co. Limerick
    Kilmainham Wood, Kells, Co. Meath
32. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    
    “What is the up-to-date position on the extension of the burial ground at Mountirwin?”
33. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    
    That this Council expresses its concern at the failure of the Government to respond to the Council’s request that additional funding be provided to allow for the extension of the runway at Strandhill Airport in a westerly extension, and further, the Council recognising the significant environmental impact that the proposed easterly extension would create, calls on all the Oireachtas members from the constituency to make the necessary representations to Government to ensure that the additional funding is allocated to allow for the extension of the runway in a westerly direction.”
34. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    
    “That the Council be provided with an up to date report outlining the current situation relating to the letter of complaint received from the residents of the Rockfield Manor housing estate, Coolaney, and to ask what has been the response from the developers to the formal request from the County Council to draw down the bond so as to enable the Council to complete all the outstanding works on the estate.”
35. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    
    “That this Council outraged at the HSE’s decision to lay off front line medical and nursing staff at Sligo General Hospital, and recognising the detrimental effect such lay offs will have on the level of patient care, calls on Health Minister Mary Harney T.D. and Minister of State Jimmy Devins T.D. to intervene as a matter of urgency so as to ensure that the necessary funding is provided to allow for the reinstatement of the staff that were laid off, and further this Council requests Minister of State Jimmy Devins T.D. to attend a special meeting of the Council this month to discuss the growing crisis in the health service.”
36. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. Mullaney
    
    “To call on Minister for Children, Mr Brendan Smith to immediately reinstate funding for Community Childcare groups”.
37. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. Mullaney
    
    “To call on Minister for Health, Ms Mary Harney to immediately reinstate four consultant’ and ancillary staff without delay”.
38. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. Mullaney
    
    “To call on the Director of Services to ensure that water tables are cleaned so as to prevent water lodging on County roads”.
39. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Sherlock
    
    “That I will ask Sligo County Council for a report on the problems that have arisen on the new Housing Estate at Kilboglashy, Ballisodare”.
40. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    
    “That this Council request the Minister for Transport Mr Noel Dempsey to meet a deputation re; funding for the by-pass of Tubbercurry”.
41. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. McLoughlin
    
    “To seek assurances from the HSE that proposed budget cuts will not impact on patient care at Sligo General Hospital”.
42. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. McLoughlin
    
    “To enquire regarding the up to date position regarding the proposed Respond Housing Scheme in Strandhill”.
43. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. McLoughlin
    
    “To enquire if there are any proposals for improvements to the Glen Road, Knocknarea”.
44. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor V. Cawley
    “That a report be given to the Council on a water leak at Duck Street between houses No 11 & 12, St. Johns Terrace and what measures have been taken to find the source of the problem”.
45. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor V. Cawley
    
    “To ask the Director of Services what measures can be taken to stop coastal erosion at Rosses Point first and second beach, and the associated costs”.
46. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy
    
    “To ask the Director of Services to ensure adequate funding is provided in the estimates for 2008 to carry out very important works on the Mountain Road, Tubbercurry in the interest of safety for the residents”.
47. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor I. Henry
    
    “To ask Sligo County Council to put in place measures to deal with excessive speeding at Carrowgubadagh”.
48. Votes of Sympathy
49. Votes of Congratulations
50. Conferences
51. Correspondence
    1. Correspondence dated 7th of September 2007 regarding decision of Aer Lingus to discontinue Shannon-Heathrow air service.
    2. Letter dated 13th of September 2007 from the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Mr John Gormley regarding Rural Renewal Tax Relief.  (copy attached)
    3. Letter dated 13th of September 2007 from the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Mr John Gormley regarding future financing and running costs of water treatment plants in this County.  (copy attached)
    4. Correspondence received 18th of September from Leitrim County Council regarding resolution passed in relation to childcare facilities.   (copy attached)
    5. Letter dated 18th of September 2007 from Minister O’Cuiv  regarding the farm modernisation scheme.  (copy attached)
    6. Letter dated 21st September 2007 from National Roads Authority regarding pedestrian crossing in Ballinacarrow.  (copy attached)
52. Matters Arising from Minutes
53. Any Other Business

Meeting Date 01/10/2007