Agendas 2011

Agenda of March Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council to be held on 7th March 2011 at 11am in the Council Chamber, County hall, Riverside, Sligo


SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL
Corporate Services
Sligo County Council
County Hall
Riverside
Sligo
 
Phone: (071) 9111111
 
1st March, 2011
 
TO: THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL
 
An Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council will be held:
 
ON: Monday 7th March, 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 February Ordinary Meeting held on the 7th February, 2011. (copy attached)
  2. To confirm the minutes of Sligo/Drumcliffe Electoral Area Meeting held on 10th December, 2010. (copy attached)
  3. To confirm the minutes of Sligo/Strandhill Electoral Area Meeting held on 6th December, 2010. (copy attached)
  4. To confirm the minutes of Sligo/Strandhill Electoral Area Meeting held on 4th October, 2010. (copy attached)
  5. To confirm the minutes of Sligo/Strandhill Electoral Area Meeting held on 6th September, 2010, 2010. (copy attached)
  6. To approve, pursuant to Section 183 of the Local Government Act 2001, the disposal by way of lease of the premises known as “Conlon House”, Humbert Street, Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo to Foróige National Youth Development Organisation”. (copy attached)
  7. To seek approval to borrowing a sum not exceeding €7.5m by way of temporary overdraft for the 6 months from 1st April 2011 to 30th September 2011.(copy attached)
  8. To approve the Road Works Scheme 2011 (copy attached)
  9. To approve a Section 85 Agreement for works on N4 Sligo Collooney DCW Bridges: Ballysadare River and Owenmore River Bridges (SO-N04-005.00 and SO-N04-006.00) between Sligo County Council and Galway County Council.(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?”
  4. 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”
  5. 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” 
  6. 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”
  7. 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”
  8. 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”
  9. 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”

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. MacManus
    “That Sligo County Council provides financial support to assist the participation of Joseph Cullen (Strandhill) as a competitor in the Special Olympics in Athens this summer”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “That the Council seek the necessary funding to allow for the repair and refurbishment of the slipway and the pier at Rosses Point including the provision of a pontoon, and that all improvement works be carried out in consultation with the local community, boat users, fishermen and other interested parties”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “Resulting from the latest report published by the Environmental Protection Agency naming the Tubbercurry River as been polluted due to the existing sewerage treatment plant I call on the Director of Services to indicate to this council when construction work will commence on the long overdue upgrade, how long it will take and when it will be operational”
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “Due to the appalling condition of regional and county roads and the further decrease in the funding for this year that this council calls on the incoming Government and the new Minister for Transport to make emergency funds available to allow essential works to be carried out to potholed roads”
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “That this Council calls on the new Government to immediately restore the pay of working 4th year student nurses/midwives to 80% of the minimum of the current staff nurse scale”
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “That this Council calls on the new Government to publish the National Carers Strategy and to restore the Carers Allowance to its 2010 level”
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey
    “To call on Sligo County Council to provide a safe Parking area at McCanns Cross, Knockadoo, Coolaney where a number of school children are dropped and collected to catch St Attracta’s school bus”
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey
    “To call on Sligo County Council to sort out problem of rainwater coming in off road at The Thatch pub, Ballisodare”
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey
    “To call on Sligo County Council to look into extending footpath from Rockfield Cemetery up to Rockfield National school; this is needed as a matter of safety due to large numbers of pupils attending and due to attend the National school”
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Fleming
    “To propose that Sligo County Council initiate a feasibility study on the provision of a Greenway along the rail corridor from Bellaghy to Collooney”
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Fleming
    “To request a report on the allocation of Grants for Older Persons and Housing Adaptation for People with Disabilities”                                 
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “Due to the ongoing litter problem that exists at Cloonacleigha Lake which is a course fishing lake and Clooncoose Bog, two areas that was the subject of a notice of motion last year; what steps did this Council take to (a) Identify who carried out the dumping (b) Was any action taken (c) what proposals are there now to have these unsightly dumps cleaned up?”
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan
    “I ask the Director of Services to remove all caravans off council property at Easkey”
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan
    “Call on new Government to reinstate the responsibility for class one, two and three roads to the Minister for the Environment”
  15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor P. McGrath
    “To call on the National Roads Authority to reduce the speed limit on the Collooney to Castlebaldwin Road from 100kmph to 80kmph”
  16. Votes of Sympathy
  17. Votes of Congratulations
  18. Conferences
  19. Correspondence
    1. Letter dated 19th October, 2010 from Galway City Council regarding recent resolution passed on the Catholic Church.
    2. Letter dated 31st January, 2011 from the Department of Transport regarding the N17 Tubbercurry By-pass and EIS/CPO documentation
    3. Letter dated 1st February, 2011 from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government regarding exemptions from water charges for certain customers.
    4. Letter dated 3rd February, 2011 from the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources regarding the postal service in Ireland.
    5. Letter dated 7th February, 2011 from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government regarding the Local Government Fund Allocation 2011 for Sligo County Council.
    6. Letter dated 14th February, 2011 from Galway City Council regarding recent resolution passed.
    7. Letter dated 14th February, 2011 from the National Roads Authority regarding Cashel Gates/N17 Junction (road 430/N17).
    8. Letter dated 16th February, 2011 from the Taoiseach’s Office regarding reducing tax on diesel/petrol.
    9. Letter dated 17th February, 2011 from the Department of Transport regarding proposed reduction in funding to Sligo Airport.
    10. Letter dated 18th February, 2011 from the Chief Superintendent, An Garda Siochána, Sligo re Garda resources in Ballymote and Tubbercurry districts.
  20. Matters Arising from Minutes
  21. Any Other Business

Meeting Date 07/03/2011