Agendas 2012

Agenda of October Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council to be held on Monday 1st October 2012 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

25th September, 2012

 

TO:  THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL

An Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council will be held:

ON:    Monday, 1st October, 2012

AT:     11.00 AM

IN:     The Council Chamber, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo

 

You are requested to attend.

 

F. Mac Nabb
Meetings Administrator

  

CLÁR

  1. To confirm the Minutes of the Ordinary September Meeting held on 3rd September, 2012. (copy attached)
  2. To confirm the Minutes of the Sligo County Council Corporate Policy Group Meeting held on 2nd July, 2012. (copy attached)
  3. To confirm the Minutes of the Sligo/Drumcliffe Electoral Area Meeting held on 18th June, 2012. (copy attached)
  4. To note Circular Fin 11/2012 LGF General Purpose Allocations 2012. (copy attached)
  5. To consider the position paper on the proposed role of Local Authority Led Cross Border Groups in the Interreg VA Programme. (copy attached)
     

 DEFERRED MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. Mullaney and Councillor P. McGrath
    “To call on the Director of Services for Housing, Ms Dorothy Clarke to allow lands in Collooney, beside the GAA pitch, for use by the Collooney Allotment Group.”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor P. McGrath
    “To call on Sligo County Council to extend the sewerage system at Knockbeg, Collooney and to provide an estimate costing.”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan
    “To call on Minister Pill Hogan to allocate funding through the leader companies to help set up Community Alert Committees around the county.”  
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Barrett
    “That this Council take measures to improve sight distance at junctions of Roads 19 and 20 with the N59, in the interest of public safety.”
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Barrett
    “That this Council improves the hard shoulder on the N59, between Beltra Post Office and Road 26.”
     

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “Disappointed at the reduction in opening hours for the Motor Tax and Finance departments at Teach Laighne, Tubbercurry that this council gets a commitment from management there will be no further reductions in hours and that a full service will be restored in the near future to ensure that the people of Tubbercurry and South Sligo are provided with adequate services.”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy
    “I will ask Sligo County Council what works have to be undertaken to complete Fairways Estate, Ballymote Road, Tubbercurry, so that the Council can commence the process of taking in charge Fairways Estate, Tubbercurry.”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Healy McGowan
    “To seek a meeting with the Minister of Education to discuss the recent recommendations of the report on the structure of the initial teacher education; that recommends that Home Economics teacher education be relocated from St Angela's College, Sligo to NUI Galway.”
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor P. Barry
    “That Sligo County Council call on the Minister for Education, Ruairí Quinn, not to implement the recommendation of the HLA to relocate the Home Economics Teacher Education to NUI Galway.”
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Barrett
    “That this Council request the Minister for Education, Mr Ruairi Quinn to retain St. Angela’s college in its present role.”
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey
    “To ask Sligo County Council to examine the  Bridge on Road 311 at Rathgrann  Coolaney.”
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey
    “To ask Sligo County Council to repair the camber on the road at Carrowleam Coolaney.”
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “Recognising that the Home Help service is a fundamental part of delivering health services at community level; and aware that significant cuts in the service will affect the most vulnerable in society; this Council calls on the Government and the Minister for Health to reverse the planned cut backs in the Home Help Service; and further we call on the Government to adhere to the commitments given in the Programme for Government, to develop and invest in home and community care services.”
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “That the County Manager presents a report to the Council
    1. indicating when work on the proposed replacement of the water main infrastructure in O’Connell Street, Sligo, and other parts of the urban area is expected to commence;
    2. what the estimated financial contribution from the County Council will be for the project; and 
    3. that an explanation be provided regarding the ongoing delay in the tendering process for the contract.”
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor P. McGrath
    “To compliment Irish Rail on the safety measures taken to improve level crossings and also to encourage the people of Sligo to go on the Irish Rail website and make their comments known as to the best possible times for travel.”
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan
    “To call on the Minister for Education not to proceed with proposal to relocate the Home Economics Teacher Section from St. Angela’s College to NUI Galway.”
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan
    “To ask the Planning Section have consultations taken place with An Post regarding the relocation of letter boxes throughout the county.”
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. McGarry
    “The Government has told us that every home in Irelandwill have access to high speed broadband by 2016 under the New Era Programme for government. I ask, that we as a Council request a timeline specific to Sligo for the roll out of these services.”
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. McGarry
    “To ask the Council to prepare a report on the condition of the swimming pool at Sligo Yacht Club and furthermore that we as a Council seek to ban fishing from the back wall of the swimming pool in order to protect swimmers particularly during the summer months.”
  15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. McGarry
    “That Sligo County Council asks the Government to increase the Grant Aid available to families who have experienced bereavement and are not financially capable of covering the funeral expenses.”
  16. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “Concerned at the lack of clarity from the HSE as to what the future holds for the residents and staff of the Cloonamahon Centre, Collooney and the proposal to have it  close by 2018 I am proposing that this Council seek a comprehensive report from the HSE as to;
    1. Where are service users going to be accommodated?
    2. What part will the Cloonamahon Centre play in the future of health services in the region?”
  17. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “That this Council conveys its deep concern to Iarnród Eireann with regard to the “suggested alterations” in the Sligo/Dublin rail service and in particular the affect the suggested alterations will have on commuters from Collooney, Ballymote, Boyle and Carrick-on- Shannon; and further the council requests Iarnród Eireann to consider providing an early bird morning service from Longford to Sligo.”
  18. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke
    “To call on Sligo County Council to call on the Minister for Justice and the Minister for Health to introduce legislation to help deal with suicide, to criminalize provocation and bullying, and call on the Minister for Education to introduce a primary school program to educate students on suicide and bullying.”  
  19. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Baker and Councillor J. Lundy
    “In keeping with the will of the Irish people as emphatically expressed in the referendum of November, 1983 Sligo County Council opposes any form of legislation of abortion in any circumstances.”
  20. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “To call on Sligo County Council to improve sight distance at junction of Road 433 and the N17 at Castleoye in the interest of road safety.”
  21. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor P. Barry
    “To ask Sligo County Council to commence the ‘Taking in Charge’ of the Newtown estate in Grange Village.”
  22. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy
    “I will ask Sligo County Council to continue to pay out student college grants as linking the household charge to student grants is unacceptable.”
  23. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Fleming
    “Stray horses have been creating traffic hazards in the South Sligo area and a general nuisance. I propose that Sligo County Council consider the making of Bye-Laws or Regulations to assist the identification of owners in the interest of public safety.”   
  24. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Fleming and Councillor D. Mulvey
    “To propose that this Council supports the calls of the local community to Connaught Gold Ltd to review reported proposals to cease operations at the Achonry Store, formerly Achonry Co Op Ltd., Lavagh.”
  25. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Barrett
    “That this Council provide a light on existing pole on Old Union Road, Ballisodare.”
  26. Votes of Sympathy
  27. Votes of Congratulations
  28. Conferences
  29. Correspondence
    1. Letter dated 31st August, 2012 from the Office of the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government re unfinished housing estate categories and the Household Charge.
    2. Letter dated 6th September, 2012 from the Hawk’s Well Theatre.
    3. Letter dated 10th September, 2012 from the Office of An Taoiseach acknowledging receipt of letter re petrol and diesel prices.
    4. Letter dated 10th September, 2012 from the Office of An Taoiseach acknowledging receipt of letter re legislation on prostitution.
    5. Letter dated 10th September, 2012 from Deputy Tony McLoughlin re coastal erosion at Strandhill.
    6. Letter dated 10th September, 2012 from Deputy Tony McLoughlin re the N4 stretch between Castlebaldwin and Collooney.
    7. Letter dated the 10th September, 2012 from the Office of the Minister for Training and Skills re capital assets and the Higher Educations Grants.
    8. Letter dated 11th September, 2012 from the Office of the Minister for Training and Skills acknowledging receipt of letter re school transport.
    9. Letter dated 11th September, 2012 from the Office of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport re the LIS Scheme.
    10. Letter dated 11th September, 2012 from the office of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources acknowledging receipt of letter.
    11. Letter dated 12th September, 2012 from the Office of the Minister for Health acknowledging receipt of letter re LauraLynn House.
    12. Letter dated 12th September, 2012 from the Office of the Minister for Justice and Equality acknowledging receipt of letter.
    13. Letter dated 12th September, 2012 from Monaghan County Council regarding resolution passed by the Council re abortion.
    14. Letter dated 12th September, 2012 from the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the marine acknowledging receipt of letter re poor weather conditions.
    15. Letter dated 13th September, 2012 from Dublin City Council regarding resolution passed by the Council clothes collections.
    16. Letter dated 13th September, 2012 from Leitrim County Council regarding resolution passed by the Council car registration for 2013.
    17. Letter dated 17th September, 2012 from Senator Michael Comiskey re coastal erosion at Strandhill.
    18. Letter dated 17th September, 2012 from Senator Michael Comiskey re the N4 stretch between Castlebaldwin and Collooney.
    19. Letter dated 17th September, 2012 from the OPW re coastal erosion at Strandhill.
    20. Letter dated 18th September, 2012 from the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport re the Local Improvement Schemes.
    21. Letter dated 20th September, 2012 from the Office of the Minister for health re the Laura Lynn House.
  30. Matters Arising from Minutes
  31. Any Other Business 

 

 


Meeting Date 01/10/2012