Agendas 2017

Agenda of January Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council to be held on Monday, 9th January, 2017 at 11am


Corporate Services,
County Hall,
Riverside,
Sligo

071 9111111

3rd January, 2017

TO:  THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND EACH MEMBER OF SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL

The Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council will be held:

ON:  Monday, 9th January, 2017     

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 SPC 3 Meeting (Planning, Community and Economic Development, Arts and Culture) held on 13th September, 2016 (Copy attached and posted on Extranet).
  2. To confirm the Minutes of Meeting of the Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee (LTACC) held on 7th September, 2016 (Copy attached and posted on Extranet).
  3. To confirm Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council held on 12th December, 2016. (Copy attached and posted on Extranet).
  4. To confirm Minutes of Sligo County Council’s Audit Committee Meetings held on a) 25th April and b) 24th October, 2016 (Copies attached and posted on Extranet).
  5. To confirm Minutes of Meeting of Sligo Municipal District held on 17th October, 2016.  (Copy attached and posted on Extranet).
  6. To confirm Minutes of Sligo Municipal District Meeting held on 9th November, 2016 to consider draft Budgetary Plan (Copy attached and posted on Extranet).
  7. To approve entering into an agreement with Mayo County Council under Section 85 of the Local Government Act 2001 in respect of the upgrading of public lighting on the N4 Curlews Bypass and N4 Collooney/Sligo Inner Relief Road (North West National Road Bypasses – Public Lighting and Energy Efficiency Project) whereby Mayo County Council will be enabled to undertake appropriate works in County Sligo on behalf of Sligo County Council.  (Report attached and posted on Extranet).
  8. Update on European Capital of Volunteering 2017.
  9. To note the Monthly Management Report for November 2016 (Copy to follow).
  10. To note amendment to Article 28 of the Articles of Association of Enniscrone Leisure Limited (Report attached and posted on Extranet).
  11. To appoint Member as a representative to the Local Authorities Members Association to replace Councillor Tom MacSharry.
  12. Chairmanship of Strategic Policy Committees.

 

DEFERRED MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “That Sligo County Council call on the Government to keep their promise, as stated in the Programme for Government document (P.48), to protect and enhance the services available in our local Post Offices.”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to immediately develop the Council’s site at Knocknacullen, Dromore West, to provide houses for people on the Council’s housing waiting list”.
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    "That Sligo County Council call on the Government (FG & The Independent Alliance) to appoint a Minister to deal exclusively with the ramifications of Brexit on Ireland".
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Maguire:
    “Regarding the upgrading of the sewage plant at Strandhill, can Sligo County Council clarify from Irish Water whether the increased loading, resulting from the classification of Strandhill as a point of interest along the Wild Atlantic Way has been included in the capacity design calculations for the new waste water treatment plant. Can the up to date monitoring figures for those using the WAW also be provided to the Council.”
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. MacManus:
    “To ask for a report on the resources, either human, financial or otherwise, given to date by Sligo County Council in support of Sligo Business Improvement District (BIDS) and the projected annual support for this scheme.”

 

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor K. Henry:
    “That Sligo County Council apply for the WIFI4EU initiative which promotes free Wi-Fi connectivity for citizens and visitors in public spaces such as parks, squares, public buildings, libraries, health centres, etc.”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan:
    “Ask County Librarian to confirm that the Enniscrone library services will be maintained after August 17 when the present staff retire.”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke:
    “Following a Presentation by Sean O’Connor - Northwest Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force (NWRDATF) Co-ordinator, made to the Meeting of County Sligo Joint Policing Committee on 16th December 2016, in An Chroí South Sligo Enterprise Centre, Tubbercurry. I call on Sligo county council to discuss the issue of alcohol abuse, lobby the Government, to have all alcohol addictive drug product removed from Shops and supermarkets, to train and provide qualifications for people to safely retail alcohol. and to revitalise the traditional Irish Pub industry.”
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “That the possibility of a pedestrian crossing be explored at or close to the playground at Doorly Park.”
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “That Sligo County Council submits a request to the Department looking to obtain sanction to recruit school wardens.”
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon:
    “To request Sligo County Council to call on the Minister for Health Simon Harris TD and the HSE to urgently review the current home care package for older persons.  The current scheme is totally inadequate and is causing serious hardship for families.”
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon:
    “I propose that Sligo County Council write to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Employment, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, seeking assurances that County Sligo will be high on the list for new jobs in 2017 as Sligo is the key centre of economic growth in the North West.”
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon:
    “I propose that Sligo County Council calls on the Minister for the Environment to provide adequate funding for the maintenance of our County Roads network and, as a matter of urgency, a ring fenced allocation for the re-introduction of local improvement schemes.”
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To ask Sligo County Council to help the Order of Malta who are currently seeking a larger premises and that the Council would consider the Fleadh office building to accommodate them.”
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley:
    “That this Council calls on Irish Rail to put measures in place to accommodate wheelchair users at stations where there is no person on duty.”
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “That Sligo County Co recognises Traveller ethnicity and calls on the government to recognise Traveller Ethnicity”.
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “I call on Sligo County Council to ban the use of animals as circus acts”.
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “That Sligo County Council writes to Minister Michael Noonan to put the revenue that will be generated by sugar tax into doubling P. E. hours and sporting activities.”
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Baker:
    “To ask Sligo County Council to erect barrier along the regional road R824 at Gleann, Sooey.”
  15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Baker:
    “To ask Sligo County Council to replace footpath at Ardkeeran, Riverstown (beside post office) in the interest of health and safety.”
  16. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “That a report be provided outlining the preparation of plans to seek grant aid for the refurbishment of the Gibraltar amenity area and for the development of a linear park system along the seashore from Gibraltar to the Sligo urban area at the docks.”
  17. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “Noting that on the 8th of December 2016 the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government granted approval in principle to proceed to the exchange of draft lease terms between the Council and the Department in respect of the proposed Pier and Pontoon scheme in Rosses Point, and further noting that the case was to be referred to the Chief State Solicitor’s Office for drafting of the Lease; this meeting requests a progress report and information as to when it is expected that the Foreshore Lease will be executed which will allow the Council to make an application for grant aid for the scheme.”
  18. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “Noting that a protected structure is a structure that the planning authority considers to be of special interest from an architectural, historical and cultural, point of view; and noting that the Gate Lodge at Doorly Park is designated as a Protected Structure; this Council requests the executive to take the necessary steps to carry out necessary repairs and maintenance on the building pending the refurbishment of the structure.”
  19. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That Sligo County Council, as a matter of urgency, seeks an update from Minister Simon Harris and the local Government T.D.s on the provision of a cardiac catheterisation laboratory at Sligo University Hospital”.
  20. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    That Sligo County Council assess the need for a pedestrian crossing in the general area of the Chemist, SuperValu on the western side, and Lowe’s Petrol Pumps and Five Star Fun on the eastern side of the N15 at Grange village”.
  21. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That Sligo County Council’s Environment Section address the problem of illegal dumping on the Killery road leading to the Mountain at Killery”.
  22. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To ask Sligo County Council if any funding has been made available to address the ongoing concerns with flooding on the R287 between Slishwood and Correagh”.
  23. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To ask Sligo County Council if they made contact with the N.R.A. in relation to working along with Collooney Tidy Towns and Collooney Village Redevelopment with regards to the two main roundabouts on the N4 in Collooney”.
  24. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley:
    “What is the up-to-date position on the taking in charge of;
    1. Flowerhill Estate, Bunninadden
    2. Fairways Estate, Tubbercurry.”
  25. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey:
    “To ask Sligo County Council to seek clarity from the NDLS {National Driving Licence Service} as to what is the status of non-EU citizens driving licence is in Ireland and what services are available to assist them in obtaining an Irish driving licence.”
  26. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey:
    “To ask Sligo County Council to seek information from Dublin County Council on the recent announcement that it plans to install 800 solar powered compacting litter bins which can hold up to 8 times the amount of regular bins in public areas and thus create a cleaner environment, can Sligo County Council apply for any funding for the purchase of such bins?

    Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council have already installed 400 of these bins and have been named the most Efficient municipality in waste management in a competition entered by 500 councils around the world.”
  27. Votes of Sympathy.
  28. Votes of Congratulations.
  29. Conferences/Training (Copy attached and posted on Extranet).
  30. To note the summary of proceedings of conferences attended in accordance with Section 142(5) (f) of the Local Government Act, 2001.
  31. Correspondence:
    1. Copy of resolution from Leitrim County Council re. Citizens’ Assembly,
    2. Copy of resolution from Leitrim County Council re. selling broadcasting rights of Gaelic Games,
    3. Letter dated 16th December, 2016 from the Office of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport concerning rail network,
    4. E-mail received on 19th December, 2016 from the Office of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport concerning request to meet deputation,
    5. Letter dated 19th December, 2016 from the Office of the Minister for Finance in relation to introduction of a tax credit for those travelling to work,
    6. Letter dated 20th December, 2016 from the Office of the Minister for Finance in relation to motor insurance costs,
    7. Acknowledgement dated 20th December from the Office of the Minister for Social Protection and letter dated 21st December, 2016 from the Department of Social Protection in relation to contracts under the Rural Social Scheme,
    8. Letter dated 21st December, 2016 from the Office of the Taoiseach regarding resolution in relation to Post Offices,
    9. Letter dated 22nd December, 2016 from the Office of the Taoiseach regarding resolution in relation to the Coroner’s Bill,
    10. Letter dated 22nd December, 2016 from the Office of the Taoiseach regarding resolution in relation to Tenants,
    11. Letter dated 22nd December, 2016 from the Office of the Taoiseach in relation to resolution regarding the direct provision system,
    12. Letter from Mr. Paddy Mahon, Chief Executive of Longford County Council requesting support to secure funding to progress the N4 Mullingar to Longford (Roosky) Road Scheme,
    13. Acknowledgement dated 21st December from the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding an increase in ANC payments
    14. Acknowledgement dated 23rd December, 2016 from the Office of the Taoiseach regarding resolution in relation to an all Island promotion agency,
    15. Acknowledgement dated 29th December, 2016 from the Office of the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to direct provision Scheme and
    16. Invitation to Cathaoirleach from Mayor of Mirand da Douro (Portugal) to attend annual Festival (17th to 19th February, 2017).  (Copies posted on Extranet).
  32. Matters Arising from Minutes.
  33. Any Other Business.

 

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Meeting Date 09/01/2017