Agendas 2013

Agenda of May Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council to be held on Monday 13th May 2013 at 11am in The Council Chamber, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo


Corporate Services
Sligo County Council
County Hall
Riverside
Sligo

 

Phone: (071) 9111111

7th May, 2013

 

TO:   THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL

 

An Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council will be held:

ON:     Monday, 13th May, 2013

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 April Meeting held on 8th April, 2013. (copy attached)
  2. To confirm the minutes of the Ordinary Adjourned April Meeting held on 15th April, 2013. (copy attached)
  3. To confirm the minutes of the Ordinary Adjourned April Meeting held on 22nd April, 2013. (copy attached)
  4. To confirm the Minutes of the Sligo County Council Corporate Policy Group Meeting held on 4th March, 2013.  (copy attached)
  5. To confirm the Minutes of the SPC 4 – Housing Policy/Social and Cultural Development Meeting held on 5th December, 2012.(copy attached)
  6. To confirm the Minutes of the SPC 1 – Economic Development and Planning Policy Meeting held on 14th February, 2013 (copy attached).
  7. To confirm the Minutes of the Sligo/Strandhill Electoral Area Meeting held on 16th January, 2012 (copy attached).
  8. To confirm the Minutes of the Sligo/Strandhill Electoral Area Meeting held on 20th February, 2012 (copy attached).
  9. To confirm the Minutes of the Sligo/Strandhill Electoral Area Meeting held on 14th May, 2012 (copy attached).
  10. To confirm the Minutes of the Sligo/Strandhill Electoral Area Meeting held on 2nd July, 2012 (copy attached).
  11. To confirm the Minutes of the Sligo/Strandhill Electoral Area Meeting held on 3rd September, 2012 (copy attached).
  12. To confirm the Minutes of the Sligo/Strandhill Electoral Area Meeting held on 5th November, 2012 (copy attached).
  13. To confirm the Minutes of the Dromore West Area Meeting held on 19th November, 2012 (copy attached).
  14. To confirm the Minutes of the Dromore West Area Meeting held on 25th February, 2013 (copy attached).
  15. To confirm the Minutes of the Sligo/Drumcliffe Electoral Area Meeting held on 21st January, 2013 (copy attached).
  16. To confirm the Minutes of the Sligo/Drumcliffe Electoral Area Meeting held on 25th February, 2013 (copy attached).
  17. To confirm the Minutes of the Tubbercurry Electoral Area Meeting held on 22nd February, 2013 (copy attached).
  18. That Sligo County Council being satisfied of their general public utility
    1. Declare that the Roads named below to be Public Roads in accordance with Section 11(1) of the Roads Act, 1993 (copy attached)

      Road NumberLocation and Terminal Points
      L-35041-0 The roads serving the development known as Radharc Na Mara, Burma Road, Strandhill, Co. Sligo.
      L-350510-0 The roads serving the development known as Ocean Links, Strandhill, Co. Sligo.  
      L-33042-0 The roads serving the development known as Seaview, Carney, Co. Sligo.
      L-76166-0 The roads serving the development known as Oakbridge, Ballisodare, Co. Sligo.
      L-760910-0 The roads serving the development known as Church View, Collooney, Co. Sligo.
    2. That Sligo County Council take in charge the following:
      • The housing estate of “Radharc Na Mara”, Burma Road, Strandhill
      • The housing estate of “Ocean Links”, Strandhill, Sligo
      • The housing estate of “Seaview”, Carney, Co. Sligo
      • The housing estate of “Oakbridge”, Ballisodare, Co. Sligo
      • The housing estate of “Church View”, Collooney, Co. Sligo
  19. To consider reports in relation to commencing the process of taking in charge of the following estates:
    • Bothar an Corran, Ballymote, Co. Sligo (copy attached)
    • Whitethorn Place, Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo (copy attached)
    • Keenaghan Crescent, Ballymote, Co. Sligo (copy attached)
    • The Plains, Strandhill, Sligo (copy attached)
  20. To consider the Manager’s Report relating to submissions on the Draft CDP Variation No. 1 – Strandhill Mini-Plan (previously circulated)
  21. To authorise over expenditure of €3,128,063 reported in the 2012 Annual Financial Statement in accordance with section 104(7) of the Local Government Act 2001, (report attached) and to consider the Annual Financial Statement for 2012 in accordance with section 108(5) of the local Government Act 2001. (copy in Post)
  22. “To consider offer of Grant (€63,750 maximum) from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine towards repair works at Pullnadivva Pier and requirement for matched Council funding” (copy attached)
  23. “To approve the Grant Awards under the Burial Ground Grant Scheme 2013 and Tidy Towns Grant Scheme 2013 (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 J. Lundy
    “As there is no funding allocated for Class 3 roads in Co. Sligo, I will again call on the Government and the Department of Transport to immediately set adequate funding aside to repair Class 3 roads, which are in a terrible condition at the moment”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy
    “As Tubbercurry is a key support town, the second largest in the county, and on the main north/south atlantic road corridor the N17, I will ask Sligo County Council to consider supporting the renovation of old and run down buildings in Tubbercurry, and change them from eyesores into vibrant craft shops in order to attract into the town crafts people, trades people and artists.  This is to be considered in consultation with the Chamber of Commerce and the Tidy Towns Committee in Tubbercurry.”
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke
    “To call on Sligo County Council to return town-lands and areas previously taken from Stokane National School the former voting booth, so that Stokane NS can regain a viable voting booth status.”
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Healy McGowan
    “To ask the executive for an update on a previous motion in relation to signage on the promenade in Strandhill.” 
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Fleming
    “To welcome the launch of Sophia Housing Units at Tobercurry requesting that the Housing Section prioritise applications from suitable applicants for accommodation in those apartments”.
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy
    “That Sligo County Council recognizes the very important role of An Garda Síochána in our communities, and asks the Minister for Justice to provide more Gardai on the beat, especially in rural areas of County Sligo and the town of Tubbercurry”.
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “Due to the 3 million reduction in road funding to Sligo County Council for 2013 and the continuing deteriorating of county roads and the damage being caused to vehicles as a result, that this Council calls for the suspension of the NCT testing until such time as the Government provide the necessary funding to put roads in a proper state of repair.”

 

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor P. McGrath
    “To welcome confirmation of NRA authorization for Sligo County Council to submit N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin Realignment Project to An Bord Pleanála for approval of the Environmental Impact Study and Compulsory Purchase Orders”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor P. McGrath
    “Taking in Charge of estates in Ballymote”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor P. McGrath
    “To ask Sligo County Council for an update on the proposed safety barriers/railing at the railway bridge (opposite the RC Church) in Ballymote.  Has a proposal been submitted under a low cost accident? and has a costing been carried out?
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Healy McGowan
    “To ask that this Council review its tendering process for the textile bring banks in this county”.
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke
    “To call on Sligo County Council to prepare a report on any progress on the derelict site of the former Dun Maeve hotel, Ballisodare”.
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. MacManus
    “That in the interests of pedestrian safety on the R296 at Ballydrennan, Ballymote, Sligo County Council would consider providing a footpath out as far as the Tente and Ophard Factories.  Alternatively that this Council would install safety signs along this section of road warning of pedestrian traffic and also consider extending the 50km speed limit out as far as these factories”.
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “That this Council calls on Minister for Justice Alan Shatter to honour his commitment made at the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors conference which took place in Sligo recently to restart recruiting Garda this year”.
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “Noting with deep concern that the Minister for the Environment Mr Phil Hogan, and his Minister for State Ms Jan O’Sullivan, have cut funding for the provision of Council Housing in Sligo by 50%; and further noting that the funding allocation for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability Schemes in Sligo has been cut by over 70%; this Council resolves to call on the government, at a minimum, to maintain its Housing Allocations at the 2012 level; and further, should the funding not be maintained at the 2012 level, this Council resolves to call on the Ministers in question to resign from office.”
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “That this Council welcomes the recommendations contained in the Report of the Controller and Auditor General on the Administration of the National Health and Local Authority Levy Fund.”
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “To ask the County Manager what steps he is taking to ensure that the Council complies with the Department of the Environment’s Prompt Payments of Accounts requirement, to pay suppliers within 15 days of receiving a valid invoice.”
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke
    “To call on Sligo County Council to confirm that an application will be made this year to the Department for pedestrian crossings at Main Street, Ballisodare and Dromore West”.
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. MacManus
    “That Sligo Co. Council complete the process of Taking in Charge both Ocean Links and Radharc na Mara estates in Strandhill.” 
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “That this Council calls on HSE and the Minister for Small Business John Perry to indicate what is the up-to-date position regarding the provision of the primary care centre which has been announced for Ballymote when is it expected this much needed facility will be available which will cater for areas such as Ballymote, Bunninadden, Ballinacarrow, Culfadda, Keash and other areas”.
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy
    “As farmers in County Sligo and across the country are struggling to keep their livestock alive during the worst fodder crisis in decades, this Council call on the Department of Agriculture, the Government and the banks to help these farmers to feed their animals, and continue that help until the fodder crisis has ended”.
  15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “Due to the fodder and income crisis experienced by the farming community over the past number of months that this Council calls on The Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney to revert back to the 2011 regulations for the disadvantaged area payment 2013 that is  0.15 livestock units to the hectare and retention period four connective months.”
  16. Votes of Sympathy
  17. Votes of Congratulations
  18. Conferences
  19. Correspondence
    1. Letter dated 5th April, 2013, from the Office of the Minister for Justice, Equality & Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter, TD., regarding closure of Garda Stations.
    2. Letter dated 8th April, 2013 from the Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources acknowledging receipt of letter regarding mobile phone coverage.
    3. Letter dated 8th April, 2013, from Senator Michael Comiskey, enclosing copy of letter received from Mr. Michael Noonan, TD, Minister for Finance regarding the upgrading of the N4 & N17.
    4. Letter dated 26th April, 2013, from Senator Marc MacSharry enclosing letter of acknowledgement from Mr. Michael Noonan, TD, Minister for Finance regarding upgrading of the N4 & N17.
    5. Letter dated 1 May 2013 from the Minister for Finance, Mr. Michael Noonan, TD acknowledging receipt of letter regarding mortgage difficulty.
  20. Matters Arising from Minutes
  21. Any Other Business

 

 

 


Meeting Date 13/05/2013