Agendas 2015

Agenda of December Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council to be held on Monday, 7th December, 2015 at 11am in The Council Chamber, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo


Sligo County Council
Corporate Services
County Hall
Riverside
Sligo

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1st December, 2015

TO: THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND EACH MEMBER OF SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL

The Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council will be held:

ON: Monday, 7th December, 2015

AT: 11.00 a.m.

IN: Council Chamber, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo

You are requested to attend.

K. Colreavy
Administrative Officer 

 

CLÁR

  1. To confirm Minutes of SPC3 Meeting held on Tues 8th September 2015 (copy by e-mail and posted on extranet).  
      
  2. To confirm Minutes of Meeting of the Municipal District of Sligo held on 21st September, 2015 (copy by e-mail and posted on extranet). 
      
  3. To confirm Minutes of Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council held on 2nd November, 2015 (copy by e-mail and posted on extranet). 
      
  4. To confirm Minutes of Budget Meeting of the Municipal District of Sligo held on 9th November, 2015 (copy by e-mail and posted on extranet).
      
  5. To confirm Minutes of Budget Meeting of Sligo County Council held on 23rd November, 2015 (copy by e-mail and posted on extranet).
      
  6. To consider proposed property disposal to the Holy Family School, Tobercurry pursuant to section 183 of the Local Government Act 2001 (Copy previously circulated and posted on extranet).
      
  7. “That Sligo County Council, being satisfied of their general public utility, declares the following roads as public roads in accordance with Section 11(1) of the Roads Act, 1993.”

    Road NumbersLocation
    L-56047-4 Roads situate in the development known as “Cornmill Park”, Ballymote, Co. Sligo.
    L-56047-3
    L-56047-2
    L-56047-1
    L-56047-0
    L-61052-0
    (existing public road)    		 Roads situate in the development known as “Ard Laighne” Coolaney, Co. Sligo.
    L-61053-0
    L-61053-1
    L-61053-2
    L-87051-0 Road situate in the development known as “Maiden Crescent” Tubbercurry.


    (Copy by e-mail and posted on extranet) 
      
  8. Presentation by West on Track.
      
  9. To note the Monthly Management Report for October 2015 (copy previously circulated and posted on extranet). 
      
  10. To provide an update on requirements of Section 128 of Local Government Act 2001 – Recognised Associations. 
      
  11. To note Report on Waste Management Issues in Sligo (Copy by e-mail and posted on extranet). 
      
  12. Report re. provision of recreational facilities at the Fairgreen, Sligo (Copy by e-mail and posted on extranet). 
      
  13. Update on Ireland 2016. 
      
  14. To note the appointment of Ms. Rosaleen Doonan as a member of SPC 1 following resignation of Mr. Paraic Colreavy.
      
  15. To consider the statutory audit report on the accounts of Sligo County Council for the year ended 31st December 2014 (Copy by e-mail and posted on extranet). 
      
  16. To note the ‘Roads Winter Service Plan 2015/16 (Copy by e-mail and posted on extranet). 
      
  17. To consider the Draft County Sligo Heritage Plan 2016-2020 (Report to follow).

  

DEFERRED MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy:
    “To ask Sligo County Council to remove the burden of commercial rates from early childhood care and educational facilities in Co. Sligo, as is the case with all other educational premises, both public and private throughout the country.”
      
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    "That Sligo County Council write to the Minister for Transport Paschal Donohoe requesting funding for the feasibility study of the disused rail route as a greenway from Collooney to Bellaghy in County Sligo.” 
      
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke:
    “To call on Sligo county council on the N59
    1. improvements carried out in the Village of Ballisodare
    2. the N59 dangerous bends at Coolaney turns
    3. pavements improvements at Templeboy/Dromore West and Camcuil areas
    4. report on any proposed sight line improvements on dangerous Junctions.”

 

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey:
    “I call on Sligo County Council to give an update on the progress of the €5 million National Biking Centre planned at Coolaney Co Sligo what assistance Sligo County Council can give on Planning Permission for this proposed venture.

    I wish to acknowledge the tremendous support from the executive of Sligo County Council officials Dorothy Clarke, Michael Carty and Ray O'Grady thus far, this is very much a community project in collaboration with the state.

    It is a shovel ready project, the feasibility study is complete and the landowner Sligo (Coillte) are on board, but It is imperative that we have a fast track planning permission as this is a huge Tourism project for the whole North West.”
      
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor E. Scanlon:
    “Seek clarification from the Council as to when Castleburn development in Ballymote will be taken in charge by Sligo County Council.”
      
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor E. Scanlon:
    “Request Sligo County Council to take in charge Rathosey estate situate at Rathosey, Coolaney.” 
      
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor E. Scanlon:
    “To call on the Minister of Environment to introduce a new Tenant Purchase scheme.” 
      
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley:
    “With the threatened loss of twenty jobs at Achonry due to the proposal by Aurivo to transfer the Butter Packing Operations to Mitchelstown, Co Cork this council calls on Aurivo to reverse its decision and to carry out the necessary improvements necessary to retain the facility at Achonry.” 
      
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey:
    “To call on Sligo County Council for an update on the recent extensive flooding along the banks of the Owenmore River, What drainage works have been carried out in the last few years, What drainage works are planned in light of the funding received yearly, I want to compliment the work carried out by the Ballymote / Tubbercurry Area Engineering staff and our former colleague, the late Councillor Gerry Murray, who worked extensively on this issue in conjunction with the Owenmore Relief Flooding Committee under the Chairman, Paddy Joe Hannon.” 
      
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Baker:
    “To ask Sligo County Council to take in charge Cherry Tree Park in Riverstown.” 
      
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Baker:
    “In the interests of safety to ask the Council to investigate the hazard caused by over-hanging trees on the Ballintogher - Sligo Road.” 
      
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley & Councillor P. Taylor:
    “That this Council calls on the Government and the OPW to provide funding to carry out drainage works on the Owenmore River which has caused serious flooding on lands and roads recently.” 
      
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan:
    “To ask the Director of Services to consider Taking in charge the Castlecove Estate, Enniscrone.” 
      
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke:
    “I call on Sligo County Council to support Saint Vincent De Paul in the efforts with their Christmas appeal and to acknowledge the extraordinary work they do in our county.” 
      
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke:
    “I call on Sligo County Council to prepare a report on unfinished estates in west Sligo (b) the Fairgreen, Dromore West etc.” 
      
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “I call on Sligo County Council to call on the government to respect the wishes of hundreds of thousands of people in this county and country by abolishing Irish water and returning the staff and financial resources to the local authorities to upgrade the water infrastructure throughout the country and having a vote of no confidence.” 
      
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to (a) contact the Department with the view to develop a home improvement grant scheme to enable people on low income to bring their private family homes up to an acceptable standard. young families that may need a extra room for over crowding, new roof, windows heating system, (b) to activate the old housing in lieu grants.” 
      
  15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey, Councillor P. Taylor, Councillor M. Casserly and Councillor J. Queenan:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to include the section of road near Mass Hill which is in poor state of repair in the schedule of Restoration and Maintenance works for 2016.

    The road in question is the CR 451 or LP 4701-0 and is 11.87km approximately from Bellanagraugh Bridge to Lough Easkey.” 
      
  16. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy:
    “Bridge over river situate at Ballyara/Rhue Tubbercurry requires immediate work.  The bridge is not capable of dealing with the volumes of water currently in the river.  The eyes of the bridge should be widened and the water table level lowered.” 
      
  17. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. MacManus:
    “That given that significant outstanding works have been carried out in Sandycove Estate, Strandhill, Sligo County Council will now commence the process of taking this estate in charge.” 
      
  18. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. MacManus:
    “To request that Sligo County Council take all appropriate actions to address the traffic problems and pedestrian hazards on Chapel Road, adjacent to Grange Hall.” 
      
  19. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon:
    “Sligo Municipal District, at its meeting on 16th February, 2015, passed motion no 21 re. traffic calming measures on Regional Road No. 286 in Calry.  That this meeting be provided with a Report outlining the Council’s proposals to address this matter.” 
      
  20. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon:
    “That a report be presented at the December Meeting on the new Town and Village Renewal Scheme, which was included in Budget 2016, what portion of the 30 million euro will be channelled to Sligo County Council.” 
      
  21. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    To call on Sligo County Council to ask the Minister for Justice, Frances Fitzgerald, to formally rescind the deportation order on Jimmy Gralton and acknowledge the injustice done to Jimmy and his family by the enactment of this order." 
      
  22. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “That Sligo County Council commends the INMO emergency nursing staff for taking industrial action for the purpose of improving care facilities for their patients. We call on Minister Leo Varadkar to immediately engage in meaningful and constructive dialogue with nursing representatives that will address their concerns.” 
      
  23. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To ask Sligo County Council to provide a full report on the following housing estates finished and unfinished which Sligo County Council wish to takeover and what stage are they at. In Ballisodare Millview, Bushy Park, Mill falls and Avena. In Collooney Ivy Grove, Bru Na hAbhainn, Ashbrook and Steeple View,  In Ballygawley Fairways and Riocht Na Si, Riverstown Cherrytree Park and in Ballintogher Kingsfort Manor.” 
      
  24. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “To ask the Chief Executive Officer (a) what progress has been made in regard to the implementation of the Traveller Accommodation Programme 2014-2018: (b) have the accommodation targets in the Programme for the years 2014 and 2015 been achieved; (c) how many meeting of the Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee have been held in the period since the newly elected Council appointed its representatives to the Committee on the 6th of June 2014.” 
      
  25. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “That the Council takes the necessary steps to ensure that the problem of flooding on the public road at Aughamore Near is resolved. (road Aughamore Near linking Cairns Road with R287).” 
      
  26. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “To ask the Chief Executive Officer to provide a report to the Council on the status of the proposed Sligo Town Centre Wine Street Car Park Development project, the report to include details as to the ownership of all properties which were included in the development project.” 
      
  27. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon:
    “That Sligo County Council request the National Transport Authority to include Grange in County Sligo for the erection of Bus Shelters in 2016.” 
      
  28. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “Given the success of the Fleadh over the past 2 years showing that Sligo is capable of hosting a significant national event and given the fact that there is a gap in the events calendar and a desire from the general public and the tourism industry for 2016, I propose that Sligo County Council facilitate a tourism workshop and/or marketing survey as early as possible with the goal of developing a significant annual event that will attract visitors and locals to Sligo.  This annual Summer event/festival can inform the 5 year tourism strategy framework and maintain and build on the energy and interest that has been created from the Fleadh.”
      
  29. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “This Council notes that Dublin is hosting the 9th World Meeting of Families in 2018 which is likely to include a Papal visit. Given Co Sligo's long association with Christianity, including being home to one of Europe's oldest surviving monastic settlement - Inishmurray, the Council extends a formal invitation to Pope Francis to visit Co Sligo during his visit to Ireland, and that such an invitation should be extended forthwith to the Papal Nuncio in Dublin Archbishop Charles John Brown.”  
      
  30. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy:
    “That Sligo County Council contacts the Office of Public Works to explore the possibility of draining the Owengarve River in the Parish of Curry where several public roads were flooded and extremely dangerous to motorists as a result of the recent heavy rainfall.” 
      
  31. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy:
    “To ask Sligo County Council to write to the Minister for Health and the H.S.E. in relation to the ongoing Medical Card crisis, which is causing huge distress to many people, especially to those who are ill and our senior citizens.” 
      
  32. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    "That Sligo County Council call on Central Government to acknowledge the extraordinary commitment of the people of Sligo in bearing the brunt of cuts necessary to meet the councils financial debts and therefore allocate a once off, immediate bail out of €50m in early 2016 before the general election to alleviate debts caused by the expansionary policies demanded by the Department of the Environment in pursuit of the targets and ambitions set out in the national spatial strategy." 
      
  33. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    "That Sligo County Council call on Central Government and the Minister for Justice in particular to re-establish Ballymote Court and re-open Garda stations closed in this area." 
      
  34. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    "That Sligo County Council call on the Minister for the Environment to urgently direct Irish Water to proceed with the upgrade of the sewage treatment works at Grange, Strandhill, and Tubbercurry." 
      
  35. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley:
    “That the Council carry out improvement works on the Rinbane Road, (R461/558) and that its part of the Roads Programme 2016.” 
     
  36. Votes of Sympathy 
      
  37. Votes of Congratulations 
     
  38. Conferences and Training 
      
  39. To note the summary of proceedings of conferences and training attended in accordance with Section 142(5) (f) of the Local Government Act, 2001. 
      
  40. Correspondence:
    1. Letter dated 30th October from the Office of the Taoiseach re. welfare support package in Budget 2016.
    2. Acknowledgement dated 3rd November from the Office of Minister James Reilly, T.D. re. “Magic Moments” childcare facility at Aclare.
    3. Letter dated 3rd November from the Office of the Minister for Social Protection re. Budget 2016 and Christmas Bonus.
    4. Letter dated 12th November from the Office of the Taoiseach acknowledging Sligo County Council’s resolution re. fracking.
    5. Acknowledgement dated 13th November, 2015 from the Office of the Minister for Education and Skills acknowledging resolution re. Guidance Counsellors.
    6. Letter dated 13th November, 2015 from the Office of the Minister for Education and Skills regarding a Technological University for the west and north west.
    7. Letter dated 12th November from the Office of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources re. the new Eircode postcode system.
    8. Letter dated 20th October, 2015 from Mr. John Hayes, Chief Officer, H.S.E. re. Primary Care Centre in Tubbercurry.
    9. Copy of resolution adopted by South Dublin County Council at their meeting on 9th November, 2015 re. Ibrahim Halawa.
    10. Letter dated 17th November, 2015 from the Office of the Minister for Education and Skills re. Guidance Counsellors.
    11. Letter dated 16th November from the Office of Minister James Reilly, T.D. re. “Magic Moments” childcare facility at Aclare.
    12. Acknowledgement dated 17th November from the Office of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government re. an investment programme for social housing in Sligo.
    13. Acknowledgement dated 17th November from the Office of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government re. Irish League of Credit Unions lending plans for Social Housing.
    14. Acknowledgement dated 18th November from the Office of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government re. Irish League of Credit Unions lending plans for Social Housing.
    15. Acknowledgement dated 17th November from the Office of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government re. merger of Cork Councils.
    16. Letter dated 25th November from the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources re. the Eircode postcode system. 
        
  41. Matters Arising from Minutes.
      
  42. Any Other Business.

 

 


Meeting Date 07/12/2015