Agendas 2011

Agenda of February Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council to be held on 7th February 2011


Corporate Services
Sligo County Council
County Hall
Riverside
Sligo

Phone: (071) 9111111

1st February, 2011

TO: THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL

An Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council will be held:

ON: Monday 7th February, 2011

AT: 11.00 AM

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 Adjourned Special Meeting held on the 24th January, 2011. (copy attached)
  2. To confirm the minutes of the Adjourned Special Meeting held on the 17th January, 2011. (copy attached)
  3. To confirm the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on the 10th January, 2011. (copy attached)
  4. To confirm the minutes of the Budget Meeting held on the 17th December, 2010. (copy attached)
  5. That Sligo County Council being satisfied of their general public utility declare the following roads as public roads in accordance with Section 11(1) of the Roads Act, 1993 (copy attached)

    Road NumberLocation and Terminal Points
    L-45028-0 Road situate in the housing estate of “Ard Ashling” in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo.
    L-61084-0 Road situate in the housing estate of “Silverdales” in the townland of Ballinacarrow, Co. Sligo.
    L-73154-0 Road situate in the housing estate of “The Blennicks” in Rosses Point, Co. Sligo.

         
    (b) That Sligo County Council take in charge the following developments:
    • housing estate known as “Ard Ashling” in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo
    • housing estate known as “Silverdales” in Ballinacarrow, Co. Sligo.
    • housing estate known as “The Blennicks” in Rosses Point, Co. Sligo.
  6. To consider report in relation to the taking in charge of the development known as “Sea Mount Estate” Buenos Aires Drive, Strandhill, Co. Sligo (copy attached)
  7. To consider report in relation to commencing the process of taking in charge the development known as “Riverbank” in Easkey, Co. Sligo (copy attached)
  8. To consider report on Development Contribution Schemes. (copy attached)
  9. To adopt the Anti Social Behaviour Strategy 2011-2015 (copy attached)
  10. To nominate 2 No. Members to the Border Counties Rail Group (copy attached)

DEFERRED MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. McGarry
    “That Sligo County Council be given an up to date report on the likely start date of the Strandhill Sewerage Scheme”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. McGarry
    “That Sligo County Council be given an up to date report on the provision of Playground facilities at Strandhill”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. Mullaney
    “To ask the Director of Services for Infrastructure/Environment what obligation Barna Waste has in the areas, for the collection of Refuse?”

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor P. McGrath
    “I am asking the local IDA Representative to attend a full Council Meeting and explain why no jobs were created in 2010 in Sligo”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Fleming
    “To propose that this Council calls on the VHI to reconsider its decision to increase premiums which many Members will be unable to pay”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Fleming
    “Regional Airports are central to developing Enterprise, Tourism and Business; I propose that this Council calls on the Minister for Transport to rescind his decision to withdraw funding to those Airports”           
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Fleming
    “To propose that a survey of water supply pipe works be undertaken in the town of Tubbercurry and funding sought to upgrade any defective pipes”
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Barrett
    “That this Council liaise with the local community of Easkey and Elected Members with a view to considering proposals for Easkey Courthouse which closed since October”
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke
    “To call on Sligo County Council to provide a pedestrian crossing at main st. Ballisodare in the interest of public safety”
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke
    “To call on Sligo County Council to put in place life buoys along the bank of the river in Ballisodare in the interest of public safety”
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “That the Council be provided with a copy of the advertisement seeking quotations for works including the construction of a stone footpath on the mountain at Ballygawley as part of the “Sligo Way”, and that the tenders submitted by the successful and unsuccessful contractors for the construction of same be made available for inspection by Members of the Council”
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
     “That the Council be provided with a report indicating when construction work on the Cummeen Sewerage Scheme is expected to commence and when the project is expected to be operational”
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke
    “To call on Sligo County Council to provide a playground on a site for a playground in Rosses Point for the people”
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy
    “I will ask this Council to complete the construction of the concrete block wall at the rear of mountain view estate in Tubbercurry in the interest of the health and safety of the residents”
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy
    “With the recently announced funding by the NRA of €450,000 to improve the national primary N17 from Rhue to Cashel Gates, south of Tubbercurry, I will ask if part of this funding can be used to make safe the Cashel Gates junction, or if the NRA can provide special funding for this very dangerous exit onto the main Sligo/Galway road”
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. Mullaney and Councillor M. Baker
    “To ask the Director of Services for Environment to look favourably on a Planning Application that would allow a test pilot system which would encompass a septic tank, reed and willow bed which would be of an appropriate size on a site which was subject to 2 no. planning applications 09/425 and 10/54.  In light of the current EPA guidelines and the lack of provision in these guidelines, regarding sites which have poor natural percolation/impermeable subsoil and that this pilot would be monitored by Sligo County Council and the EPA”
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan
    “To ask the County Manager to consider taking in charge ‘Pebble Beach’ estate, lower main street, Enniscrone”
  15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan
    “To ask the Director of Services to indicate when will work commence on traffic calming on N59 in Corballa”
  16. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan
    “To ask the Director of Services for Housing to indicate is there a rent increase on local authority tenants in 2011”
  17. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “To ask the Director of Services for an up-to-date report on the works ongoing on the replacement of a section of the South Sligo watermain in the Monasteraden/Mullaghroe/Gurteen areas for which funding of €1.2 million was notified to this Council in July 2010, also indicate to the Members what works are planned in the coming year for further replacement of defected watermains. As the majority of the watermain in the Bunninadden/Killavil area is laid through lands making it impossible to detect leaks that this Council put plans in place to have it laid along the roadside”
  18. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “That the Council be provided with a report indicating when construction work on the Rosses Point/Cregg/Ballincar Sewerage Scheme is expected to commence and when the project is expected to be operational”
  19. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey
    “Can Sligo County Council state what response they have received with regard to the upgrade of road L2101 Coolaney to Collooney road from local road to regional road status, in light of the dismal allocation by the NRA to County Sligo.  This is a very busy road with many dangerous stretches and Coolaney’s huge population growth as a commuter village in recent times and as a recent traffic counter survey revealed over 1000 vehicles using it daily”
  20. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey
    “Can Sligo Council explain the total inadequate level of NRA funding for the N59, which is a primary national route with high traffic volumes and a history of many serious accidents in recent years”
  21. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey
    “That this Council condemns the Governments’ budgetary strategy which has seen the return of mass emigration and has hit social welfare recipients and those on low incomes the hardest, in a week where many on social welfare and those lucky enough to have a job have seen their salaries and payments cut drastically  and that the Council also condemns the lack of any jobs strategy in the recent budget and finance bill”
  22. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Collery
    “To call on Sligo County Council to provide funding for 50m long of footpaths for Church View Area in Collooney, Co. Sligo”
  23. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Collery
    “To call on Sligo County Council to allocate funding for 3 no. pole lightings from Callaghan’s Public House on towards Ballygawley Village”
  24. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. MacManus
    “That Sligo County Council calls on the incoming Government to repudiate the deal done by the Fianna Fail/Green Coalition with the EU/IMF which has robbed this Country of its economic sovereignty and which will cause our people unknown financial suffering for years to come. Any new deal to be put in place must ensure that bondholders accept full responsibility for their financial gambling i.e. this Country will not accept responsibility for non-sovereign debt and also include the winding-up of Anglo Irish Bank”
  25. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “That this Council calls on the incoming Government to reduce taxation on petrol and diesel”
  26. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “Due to the ongoing traffic problems that exist at Holy Family N.S. Tubbercurry on Regional Road 294 due to lack of parking facilities, that the Members from this Council who are on the Regional Health Forum West calls on the HSE who own lands adjoining the school to co-operate with the school authority on this matter by making a portion of the lands they own available for off the road parking facilities in the interest of safety and that the engineering staff and the road safety officer prepare reports in support of this proposal”
  27. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy
    “To request that the old N17 in the village of Bellaghy, South Sligo be repaired from the junction at Road no. 414 to the junction of the new N17 in the middle of Bellaghy ,Charlestown, Co. Sligo”
  28. Votes of Sympathy
  29. Votes of Congratulations
  30. Conferences
  31. Correspondence
    1. Letter dated 23rd December, 2010 from Limerick County Council regarding recent resolution passed on planning permissions.
    2. Letter dated 5th January, 2011 from Monaghan Town Council regarding recent resolution passed on GAS.
    3. Letter dated 7th January, 2011 from Iarnród Éireann regarding parking meters at stations in county Sligo.
    4. Letter dated 10th January, 2011 from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government regarding the Land Aggregation Scheme.
    5. Letter dated 12th January, 2011 from the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources regarding the postal service in Ireland.
    6. E-direct dated 12th January, 2011 from South Tipperary County Council regarding recent resolution passed on sugar industry.
    7. E-direct dated 12th January, 2011 from South Tipperary County Council regarding recent resolution passed on postal service in Ireland.
    8. E-mail dated 13th January, 2011 from Clonmel Borough Council regarding recent resolution passed on postal service in Ireland.
    9. Letter dated 13th January, 2011 from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform regarding Tubbercurry Garda Station.
    10. Email dated 14th January, 2011 from Castlebar Town Council regarding recent resolution passed on mortgage rates.
    11. Letter dated 14th January, 2011 from the National Roads Authority regarding the N17 Tubbercurry By-pass and EIS/CPO documentation
    12. Letter dated 17th January, 2011 from Senator Marc MacSharry enclosing letter dated 13th January, 2011 from Pat Dolan, HSE West.
    13. Letter dated 17th January, 2011 from the National Roads Authority regarding request for new footpath along the Charlestown Rd, Tubbercurry.
    14. Letter dated 18th January, 2011 from the Department of Finance regarding National Minimum Wage.
    15. Letter dated 18th January, 2011 from the Council of Bravery Awards.
    16. Letter dated 21st January, 2011 from Dr Jimmy Devins TD enclosing letter dated 19th January, 2011 from the National Roads Authority regarding the N17 Tubbercurry By-pass.
    17. Letter dated 25th January, 2011 from the Department of Finance regarding proposed cuts in funding for the community and voluntary sector.
    18. Letter dated 25th January, 2011 from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform regarding Riverstown and Ballyfarnon Garda Stations.
    19. Letter dated 26th January, 2011 from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation regarding the National Minimum Wages Cuts.
    20. E-direct dated 26th January, 2011 from North Tipperary County Council regarding recent resolution passed on postal service in Ireland.
    21. Letter dated 27th January, 2011 from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government regarding the general purpose grant.
  32. Matters Arising from Minutes
  33. Any Other Business

 


Meeting Date 07/02/2011