Agendas 2018

Agenda of May Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council


Corporate Services,
County Hall,
Riverside,
Sligo

071 9111111

8th May, 2018

TO:  THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND EACH MEMBER OF SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL

The Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council will be held

ON:  Monday, 14th May, 2018         

AT: 10.00 a.m.

IN:  Council Chamber, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo

You are requested to attend.

K. Colreavy
Administrative Officer

 

CLÁR

  1. Minutes of meeting of County Sligo Placenames Committee meeting held on 19th September 2017 (Copy attached).
  2. To note Minutes of Corporate Policy Group held on 12th January, 2018 (Copy posted on Extranet).
  3. To confirm Minutes of S. P. C. 3 (Planning, Community and Economic Development, Arts and Culture) Meeting held on 24th January, 2018 (Copy posted on Extranet).
  4. To confirm Minutes of Ballymote-Tobercurry Municipal District Meeting held on 19th February 2018 (Copy posted on Extranet).
  5. To confirm Minutes of Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council held on 9th April, 2018 (Copy posted on Extranet).
  6. That Sligo County Council being satisfied of their general public utility declare the Roads named below to be Public Roads in accordance with Section 11(1) of the Roads Act, 1993.

    Road NumbersLocation and Terminal Points
    L-43027-0 and L-43027-1 The roads serving development known as “Flowerhill”, Bunninadden, Co. Sligo.
    L-94093 The roads serving development known as “Brookgrove”, Farmhill, Sligo.
    (Report previously circulated).
  7. To consider report in relation to commencing the process of taking in charge the estate known as “Salmon Court”, Ballisodare, Co. Sligo (Report previously circulated).
  8. To consider report in relation to commencing the process of taking in charge the estate known as “Collins’ Development”, Drum Road, Rathcormac, Co. Sligo (Report previously circulated).
  9. To approve, pursuant to Section 183 of the Local Government Act 2001, the disposal of property at Raughley, Ballinfull, Co. Sligo to Ann and John Watters (Report previously circulated).
  10. To approve, pursuant to Section 183 of the Local Government Act 2001, the disposal of property at Tobertelly, Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo to Robertas Naucas & Ramune Nauciene (Report previously circulated).
  11. To approve, pursuant to Section 183 of the Local Government Act 2001, the lease of property Bunowna, Easky, Co. Sligo to Easky Community Council C. L. G., Co. Sligo. (Report previously circulated).
  12. Developing Sligo – to hear an update.
  13. Report on Performance Indicators 2016.
  14. To consider the Draft Culture and Creativity Strategy for Sligo 2018–2022 (Report to follow).
  15. To note the Monthly Management Report for March 2018 (Report previously circulated).
  16. To set dates for the County Council and Municipal Districts Annual General Meetings.
  17. To note the decision of the Assessment Committee set up to oversee and assess the distribution of funds under the Regional Festival and Participative Events Scheme 2018 (Report attached).
  18. To approve allocation of Grant Awards under the Community & Voluntary Sector Grants Scheme 2018 (Report attached).
  19. To consider the Chief Executive’s Report and recommendation on the Draft Development Contribution Scheme 2018 – 2024 (Report attached).
  20. County Sligo Placenames Committee Report - Consideration and adoption of recommended placename proposals (Report attached).

 

DEFERRED MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to start taking in the applications for the older peoples grant immediately”.
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor C. MacManus:
    “To ask have Sligo County Council received any further information regarding either the recently announced revised Council loan scheme and an affordable home scheme, as the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government has indicated substantive local authority involvement in both schemes.”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “In light of the publishing of the National Planning Framework and its strong focus on sustainable transport, what funds are available from central government for the advancement of sustainable transport projects?  What plans have Sligo County Council to prepare for the huge investment in Sustainable Transport proposed in the plan?”
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan:
    “Ask the Director of Services to give updates
    1. will the markings be completed to indicate ramps on Main Street, Enniscrone and
    2. regarding commercial activity on Main Street, Enniscrone opposite the Fire Station”.
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Maguire:
    “Sligo County Council will begin the process of taking in charge of Beach view park in Strandhill”.
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “Sligo County Council calls for a ban on fox hunting and hare coursing”.

 

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy & Councillor D. Mulvey:
    “To ask the Council to explore the possibility of Sligo forming a “Twinning” with Birmingham in light of the recent visit of the Lord Mayor of Birmingham to south Sligo and Sligo city”.
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “To call on the Government to introduce a deposit refund system in Ireland to help tackle our worsening plastic waste crisis. Can this motion be shared with all local authorities in Ireland.”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “To call on the Minister for Housing to fund the purchase of suitable private housing in all counties for the purposes of reducing the ever increasing number of people who are homeless and in danger of becoming homeless.”
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “That Sligo County Council purchase a 'Property Marking Machine ' for community group use to make property a less attractive target for thieves, making it easier to reunite owners with their property.”
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “I request an update on the taking in charge of Glenview, Grange, Co. Sligo”.
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That Sligo County Council commence a programme of footpath and road upgrading where necessary at Cartron Estate”.
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor C. MacManus and Councillor D. Bree and G. O’Boyle:
    “Recognising:
    • That Israel’s ongoing building of settlements in the Palestinian West Bank is illegal under international criminal law and makes the establishment of a viable Palestinian state impossible;
    • That vast amounts of land and property, especially agricultural land, have been seized from Palestinians and transferred to the exclusive use of these illegal Israeli settlements thus having a devastating effect on Palestinians’ way of life;
    • That goods and services currently produced in these Israeli settlements, including agricultural produce grown and harvested on stolen Palestinian land, are freely tradable in Ireland;
    • That the Seanad will shortly consider the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill, 2018 introduced by Senator Frances Black and supported by organisations such as Trócaire, Christian Aid, I.C.T.U. and many others;
    • And that this Bill seeks to prevent such goods and services being sold in Ireland;

    That Sligo County Council urges Senators to support the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill, 2018”.
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    "That Sligo County Council take Dorrins Strand estate in Strandhill in charge".
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    "Considering the fact that Sligo has the highest commercial premisies vacancy rate in the country and the shocking rise of unfortunate business/retail closures in the recent past in Sligo town and cognisant of the rising costs of doing business and the sharp rise in online shopping, Sligo County Council calls on the Government to establish a retail taskforce to consider measures to assist new business start up together with traditional business assistance to address the sharp decline in street scape closures in Sligo."
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Maguire:
    “Due to the recent storms our dunes in Strandhill and on the 2nd beach in Rosses Point have been considerably damaged.

    The dunes are actively falling and have become very dangerous.  This motion seeks to have the council take immediate remedial action to combat this serious situation and to erect more signage to alert people to the danger to prevent a serious accident occurring.”
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    "That Sligo County Council engineering staff address the urgent Health & Safety issues posed by the imminent collapse of the property beside the Friary Church on High Street".
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “Sligo County Council support repealing the 8th amendment for the upcoming referendum on May 25th”.
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey:
    “I call on the members of Sligo County Council to support the motion calling on the executive of this Council to contact with urgency the C. E. O. of the O. P. W., Mr. Maurice Buckley and the Minister who were previous tenants of the former state occupied building adjacent to the Garda Station in Tubbercurry which is now for sale and to instigate meaningful negations to acquire this property for the state to be used as the new Garda Station for Tubbercurry region.

    This is a unique opportunity to acquire this cost effective, ready to go building which will meet all the requirements of the state.

    This endorsement from the Council will complement my correspondence already sent to the Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan T.D., the C.E.O. of O.P.W. and Minister for the O.P.W. Kevin Boxer Moran T.D. who deals directly with site accessions of buildings for state use.”
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan:
    “To ask Sligo County Council to support ‘Quirky Glamping Village’, Enniscrone to become a Flagship project by Fáilte Ireland”.
  15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan:
    “To ask Sligo County Council to proceed with taking in charge 8 house development ‘Cois na Farraige’, Enniscrone”.
  16. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan:
    “To ask the Director of Services to give update report on closure of N59 from Camphill to Culleens during upgrade of road”.
  17. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey:
    I call on Sligo County Council to support Iarnród Éireann’s application for approval to the National Transport Authority to increase the current 7 services daily to 8 services daily in their Autumn schedule on the Sligo line. Sligo is one of the busiest intercity services carrying 1.3 million passengers last year.

    The majority of Sligo services are operated by four carriage trains. The exceptions are 05.45 Sligo-Connolly and 17.05 Connolly-Sligo every day which are both 7 carriage trains, and on Fridays 15.05 Connolly-Sligo is increased to a 7 carriage train,(2 seven carriage trains on a Friday) so the introduction of 8 services each way per day would considerably help with peak overcrowding on certain train departures.  I call on the Sligo County council to write to the National Transport Authority to make a strong case for this approval.”
  18. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Maguire:
    “This Council will organise and run workshops similar to those held in other counties to assist people with recycling in line with the new recycling requirements.”
  19. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor K. Henry:
    “That Sligo County Council Environment Section purchase anti dog fouling spray paint stencils for use as an awareness method to reduce the amount of dog fouling occurring throughout the county.”
  20. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to carry out a survey on the condition of the main road that runs through the village of Ballintogher as the surface of the road is deteriorating and for funding to be made available to address this situation.”
  21. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley:
    “That this Council calls on the H.S.E. to have a G.P. ‘out of hours’ service provided at the New Primary Care Centre at Ballymote”.
  22. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That Sligo County Council seeks funding for the provision of C.C.T.V. at Mud Lane, Cartron”.
  23. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy:
    “I will ask for an update report on the taking in charge of ‘Knoxville Manor’ estate in Bellaghy, Co. Sligo.”
  24. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “Noting that the visit of Pope Francis will take place in August, this Council requests the Pope to visit Tuam to apologise to the families of those who suffered and died in the Mother and Baby Home run by the Sisters of the Bon Secours and to all the victims of clerical abuse in Ireland” .
  25. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “To ask the Chief Executive what progress has been made with regard to the live streaming of Council meetings.”
  26. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley:
    “To seek a report on progress for the completion of works on Fairways Estate, Tubbercurry”.
  27. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor C. MacManus:
    “To ask what further progress has been made regarding the provision of a modern, fit-for-purpose Central Library in Sligo Town”.
  28. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to consider increasing the number of disabled car park spaces in Sligo when they are reviewing the Car parking bye laws.”
  29. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor K. Henry:
    “Can the Council be provided with an update on the uptake of the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loans for County Sligo including the number of applications received, approved, pending and rejected.  That the Council forward a letter to the Department of  Housing, Planning and Local Government asking for the credit criteria to be published”.
  30. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor C. MacManus:
    “That this Council welcomes the passing of the Domestic Violence Bill by the Seanad earlier this month and calls on the Government to take all the necessary steps to ensure that the protections and safeguards enshrined in this Act are available as soon as possible.

    Further, recognising the vital frontline work and support services provided nationally and locally by agencies such as Women’s Aid, SafeIreland, Rape Crisis Centres and DVAS, this Council calls on the Government and the HSE to confirm that adequate resources and funding will be available as a matter of urgency. This Act will only mean something if the victims of domestic abuse and violence, both now and in the future, can use the new provisions to help ensure their safety.”
  31. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor H. Keaney:
    “That Sligo County Council calls on the Minister for Environment to consider giving the management and updating of the Voters’ Register to An Post”.
  32. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley:
    “Following the announcement by Minister Kevin Boxer Moran that funding of €50,000 is being made available as part of the CFRAM programme for works on the Owenmore River, I am requesting that we are provided with a report as to what works will be carried out and that it’s in consultation with the drainage committee.”
  33. Votes of Sympathy.
  34. Votes of Congratulations.
  35. Conferences/Training (Copy posted on Extranet).
  36. To note the summary of proceedings of conferences attended in accordance with Section 142(5) (f) of the Local Government Act, 2001.
  37. Correspondence:
    1. Copy of resolution adopted by Members of Donegal County Council re. Community Employment Schemes,
    2. Copy of resolution adopted by Leitrim County Council regarding the National Parks and Wildlife Service’s designation of areas as S.A.Cs, N.H.A. etc.
    3. Acknowledgement dated 12th April, 2018 from the Office of the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment re. fibre broadband,
    4. Acknowledgement dated 12th April, 2018 from the Office of the Taoiseach re. fibre broadband,
    5. Acknowledgement dated 12th April, 2018 from the Chairman’s Office of the O.P.W. re. Court Abbey Cemetery and Monument,
    6. Acknowledgement dated 20th April, 2018 from the Office of the Minister for Health concerning the provision of a cardiac catheterisation lab at Sligo University Hospital, together with copy of letter dated 23rd March, 2018 from the General Manager of Sligo University Hospital, Ms. Grainne McCann,
    7. Letter dated 23rd April, 2018 from Mr. Maurice Buckley, Chairman of the Office of Public Works re. Court Abbey,
    8. Acknowledgement for Sligo County Council Members’ Vote of Sympathy from the family of the late Winnie Seery of Kilcummin, Cloonacool,
    9. Acknowledgement from the Office of Public Works re. Court Abbey, Mullinabreena   (Reply previously received – please see (g) above),
    10. Copy of resolution adopted by Kerry County Council re. restrictions on use of Versatis pain relief patches for Patients in chronic pain,
    11. Reply to Chief Executive from ‘BreastCheck’ dated 1st May, 2018 re. siting of mobile unit in Sligo and
    12. Letter dated 2nd May, 2018 from the Northern and Western Regional Assembly regarding the introduction of their ‘Cathaoirleach’s Newsletter’.
  38. Matters arising from Minutes.
  39. Any other business.

  


Meeting Date 11/05/2018