Agendas 2017

Agenda of April Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council to be held on Monday, 3rd April 2017


Corporate Services,
County Hall,
Riverside,
Sligo

071 9111111

28th March, 2017

TO: THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND EACH MEMBER OF SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL

The Adjourned Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council will be held

ON:  Monday, 10th April, 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 Meeting of S.P.C. 3 (Planning, Community and Economic Development, Arts and Culture) held on 15th December, 2016 (Copy posted on Extranet).
  2. To confirm Minutes of Meetings of Ballymote-Tobercurry Municipal District held on a)16th January, 2017 and b) 20th February, 2017 (Copies posted on Extranet).
  3. To confirm Minutes of Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council held on 6th March, 2017 (Copy posted on Extranet).
  4. To confirm Minutes of Special Meeting of Sligo County Council (to consider submission to the National Planning Framework – Ireland 2040) held on 15th March, 2017 (Copy posted on Extranet).
  5. To confirm Minutes of Sligo County Council’s Audit Committee Meetings held on
    1. 14th December, 2016 and
    2. 23rd January, 2017 (Copies posted on Extranet).
  6. To approve, pursuant to Section 183 of the Local Government Act, 2001, the disposal of land at Knockbrack, Keash, Ballymote, Co. Sligo to Mr. Padraig Henry (Report previously circulated).
  7. To approve, pursuant to Section 183 of the Local Government Act, 2001, the disposal of property at 8 Rusheen Crescent, Caltragh, Sligo to Mr. Noel McDermott (Report previously circulated).
  8. To consider report in relation to commencing the process of taking in charge the estate known as “Brookgrove”, Farmhill, Co. Sligo (Previously circulated).
  9. To consider the Annual Financial Statement of Sligo County Council for the year ended 31st December 2016.
  10. To authorise over expenditure of €4,022,601 reported in the 2016 Annual Financial Statement in accordance with section 104(7) of the Local Government Act 2001.
  11. To consider the report of Sligo County Council’s Audit Committee, prepared in accordance with section 121 of the Local Government Act 2001 (Copy posted on extranet).
  12. To note the Annual Report of Sligo County Council’s Audit Committee for 2016, prepared in accordance with Regulation 15 of the Local Government (Audit Committee) Regulations 2014. (Copy posted on extranet).
  13. To consider and adopt Sligo County Council’s Audit Committee “Annual Work Programme” for 2017 (Copy posted on extranet).
  14. Presentation by Ms. Marie O’Byrne, Director of Hawk’s Well Theatre.
  15. To note new Communities Facilities Grant scheme 2017 (Report posted on Extranet).
  16. To consider the recommendations of the Assessment Panel for Grants under the Contributions to the Arts Scheme, 2017 (Report to follow).  
  17. To note report on National Resettlement Programme for Refugees in Sligo (Report to follow).
  18. To note the Monthly Management Report for February 2017 (Copy to follow).

 

DEFERRED MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy:
    “In the interest of business and economic development in County Sligo, I will ask what is the Council’s/National Roads Authority (T.I.I.) Policy on business advertising signs already erected along the National Primary road, the N17”.
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Maguire:
    “That this Council write to the Minister for Health advocating that we adopt an organ opt out system similar to that recently introduced in France.”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Maguire:
    “That Sligo County Council will conduct a survey of the roundabout at Strandhill to establish a safer crossing system for pedestrians.”
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy:
    “To ask for a report on
    1. the Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2017 and
    2. the Revitalising Rural Ireland Scheme”.
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy:
    “I will ask Sligo County Council and T.I.I. to put measures in place to reduce the speed of traffic on the Circular Road, Tubbercurry (N17), in the interest of road safety, and to help reduce the risk of accidents to Motorists and Pedestrians alike”.
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to apply for funding to extend Pullaheany Pier and to carry out repairs on Pulladivva Pier”.
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “That Sligo County Council supports the Independent Alliance’s, ‘Keeping People in their Homes Bill 2017’ which has been introduced to the Dáil and aims to provide protection to home owners facing repossession and gives clarity to Irish courts on examining the proportionality of granting or executing repossession orders on people’s homes.”

 

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “That this Council writes to the management of Sligo University Hospital to ask that efforts are made to ensure free car parking for cancer patients or a designated family member or carer during their treatment.”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “That this council requests the management of Sligo University Hospital and the HSE to provide free car parking for cancer patients or a designated family member or carer during the cancer patients treatment at the hospital.”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon:
    “Sligo County Council calls on the Minister for Planning, Housing and Local Government Mr. Simon Coveney, T.D. to make available additional resources to Sligo County Council to support the increased social and economic demands due to Brexit.

    Should this motion be agreed by Sligo County Council, I request that it is circulated to all Local Authorities along the Border.”
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That Sligo County Council write to the Management of Sligo University Hospital to ask that efforts are made to ensure free car parking for cancer patients or a family member or carer during their period of treatment.”
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That Sligo County Council upgrade the road surface along the L3202 at the junction where it meets the L3203 at Streedagh.”
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor K. Henry:
    “That Sligo County Council write to the Minister for Transport and the RSA opposing any proposal to for an "NCT" like test for tractors that will add additional expense for farmers and contractors.”
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan:
    “To call on the Minister for Education to include Rathlee N.S. on the list of rural Deis Schools”.
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan:
    “To call on the Minister for Transport to use the opt out clause with the E.U. regarding NCT for tractors”.
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor C. MacManus:
    “That Sligo County Council prepare a report of current staffing levels and projected staffing levels for end-of-year 2017 for:
    1. Sligo Central Library
    2. Tubbercurry Community Library
    3. Ballymote Community Library
    4. Enniscrone Branch Library
    5. Reference and Local Studies Library;

    Further, that this report should include the non-staffing costs associated with each of a, b, c and d above for the years 2015, 2016 and end-of-year 2017.”
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor C. MacManus:
    “That Sligo County Council prepare a report on provision of roadside barriers or other viable alternatives to prevent vehicles coming off the road on the R284 at Carrownadargney, Geevagh.”
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor C. MacManus:
    “That Sligo County Council calls on the Government to establish an Oireachtas all-party group to bring forward a Green Paper for Unity.”
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan:
    “To ask Sligo County Council to commence the process of taking in charge St. Andrew’s Estate, Enniscrone”.
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon:
    “To request Sligo County Council to write to Minister Heather Humphreys as to why her Department had a 13 million euro under spend in 2016 and will the Minister ensure that the 13 million carried over, as well as the full Budget for 2017, is spent this year.”
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy:
    “That Sligo County Council writes to Management of Sligo Regional Hospital to ask that efforts are made to ensure free car parking for cancer Patients or a designated family member or Carer during their treatment”.
  15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy:
    “That Sligo County Council writes to the Minister for Local Government, Simon Coveney T.D., requesting the following:
    1. Additional resources to be made available to each Local Authority to support the increased social and economic demands due to Brexit.
    2. Further additional resources for Local Authorities along the Border, including Sligo.
    3. Government support and approval to establish an additional powerful and special purpose S.P.C. in each Border Regional Council, including Sligo.”
  16. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley:
    “To request a report on progress for the completion of works on Fairways Estate, Tubbercurry to enable it be taken in charge”.
  17. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor K. Henry:
    “That Sligo County Council write to the Ulster Bank Chief Executive strongly opposing the move to close its Ballymote Branch.”
  18. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    "That Sligo County Council Roads department would resurface road no L7404, specifically in the townland of Cullaghbeg, Drumcliffe in the interests of Health and Safety."
  19. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    "That Sligo County Council would provide the following as requested by the Carraroe and District Regeneration Association
    1. Erect a directional sign on the roundabout at Carrraroe for St John's RC Church.”
  20. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    "That Sligo County Council engineering department fence off the boundary that has opened up between Heather view and Meadowvale estates to prevent anti-social behaviour".
  21. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “That Sligo County Council calls on Agriculture Minister, Michael Creed, to call an emergency meeting of E.U. Ministers to implement an immediate ban of Brazilian beef and other food products following shocking weekend revelations about the alleged behaviour of Brazilian beef and poultry exporters.”
  22. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon and Councillor K. Henry:
    “To request Sligo County Council to write to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Mr. Shane Ross TD. calling for his support that Galway's Harbour be up graded to a minimum status as a Tier 2 Harbour.

    The development of Galway Harbour to a Tier 2 Harbour has the potential to benefit the entire region.”
  23. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke:
    “Given that, In Ireland an average of 30,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year. The number is expected to rise to over 40,000 per year by 2020. we will have 25% more Cancer patients so we need to plan for the capacity required, which means we need more capacity in our existing centres of excellence and a number of new centres of excellence. Now that the economy is recovering its now time to act. We the members of Sligo county council call on the Minister for Health, Simon Harrison TD, to plan and develop a new centre of excellence for cancer patients at Sligo General to provide a world class service for the 400,000 people of the North West.”
  24. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey:
    “That Sligo County Council would write to Ulster Bank CEO Gerry Mallon in response to the announcement that the Ballymote branch of Ulster Bank which is in existence since the 1800s and now is confirmed as one of the 22 branches listed for closure, requesting that training, counselling and workshops should be provided for the loyal customers like business owners, farmers, householders etc. who are now been forced to switch to online banking.

    This will be a completely new challenge for certain customers particularly those in rural areas that may have poor broadband and no knowledge of how this service works, and also explain to business customer what measures can be put in place to avoid greater security risks for having to hold extra cash etc on their premises.

    People in south Sligo will now have to also look at what options are available at other facilities such as Credit Unions and I am calling on the Government to re examine and increase the services Credit Unions can provide for customers.”
  25. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That Sligo County Council commences the process of providing footpath and lighting from Lissadell Park to Oxfield GAA and Community Centre.”
  26. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That Sligo County Council review the speed limit on the Grange to Streedagh Road.”
  27. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “That this Council calls on the Minister for Transport Mr Shane Ross, to ensure that a Sectoral Employment Order (SEO) is issued as a matter of urgency for bus workers. Such an order under the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 would protect bus drivers’ terms and conditions of employment in both the public and private sectors.  It would mean that any competition between Bus Éireann and private operators would be based on the quality and efficiency of the service provided and not on driving down workers’ pay and conditions; and further the Council calls for the restoration of State funding/state subvention, for Bus Éireann, which was cut from €50 million to €33.7 million in the period 2009 to 2015.”
  28. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley:
    “That this Council expresses its disappointment at the proposed closure of The Ulster Bank in Ballymote and calls on the CEO (Ulster Bank) Gerry Mallon to reverse the decision”.
  29. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “That the Council be provided with a full report relating to the Fr. Flanagan Terrace Housing Project”.
  30. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “Sligo County Council calls on Independent Alliance and Minister for transport Shane Ross to intervene in the current Bus Éireann dispute.”
  31. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “Sligo County Council writes to RTE Director General Dee Forbes and state that we as a council are against any increases in the television licence.”
  32. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “That this council writes to management of Sligo Regional Hospital to ask that efforts are made to ensure free car parking for cancer patients or a designated family member or carer during their treatment.”
  33. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley:
    “Calling on the Council to carry out emergency repairs on the first section of road L5601 from Five cross roads leading to Templehouse and have it included in Road Works Scheme 2018 or if other funding comes during 2017 it gets priority”.
  34. Votes of Sympathy.
  35. Votes of Congratulations.
  36. Conferences/Training (Copy attached and posted on Extranet).
  37. To note the summary of proceedings of conferences attended in accordance with Section 142(5) (f) of the Local Government Act, 2001.
  38. Correspondence:
    1. Letter dated 1st March, 2017 from Westmeath County Council supporting resolution in respect of Credit Unions,
    2. Copy of resolution from South Dublin County Council re. pilot programme for moving from Social Welfare and Taxation Systems to a Basic Income System,
    3. Acknowledgement dated 8th March, 2017 from the Minister for Health, Mr. Simon Harris, T.D. concerning home care packages,
    4. Acknowledgement dated 9th March, 2017 from the H.S.E. concerning resolution re. review of Community Occupational Therapy services in the North West region,
    5. Acknowledgement dated 9th March, 2017 from the Office of the Director General, H.S.E. re. Community Occupational therapy services,
    6. Acknowledgement dated 9th March, 2017 from the Office of the Minister for Education and Skills re. nearest school rule for school transport,
    7. Acknowledgement dated 9th March, 2017 from the Minister for Health, Mr. Simon Harris, T.D. concerning freestyle libre sensors,
    8. Acknowledgement from the Minister for Health, Mr. Simon Harris, T.D. dated 9th March, 2017 concerning Sligo University Hospital,
    9. Acknowledgement from the Department of Education and Skills re. school transport,
    10. Acknowledgement from the Office of the Taoiseach concerning resolution re. motor insurance costs,
    11. Acknowledgement from the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine re. resolutions concerning the Areas of Natural Constraint (A.N.C.) Scheme,
    12. Acknowledgement dated 15th March, 2017 from the Legal Aid Board concerning Sligo County Council’s resolution re. victims of domestic violence,
    13. Copy of resolution adopted by the Members of Kilkenny County Council re. review on the standard of cancer care in Ireland from 10 years to 5 years,
    14. Letter dated 21st March, 2017 from the Office of the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government re. library service in County Sligo,
    15. Letter dated 22nd March, 2017 from the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine re. Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Dunally.
  39. Matters Arising from Minutes.
  40. Any Other Business.

 

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Meeting Date 03/04/2017