Agendas 2022

Agenda of March Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council to be held on Monday, 7th March 2022 at 10 am


Sligo County Council
Corporate Services,
County Hall,
Riverside,
Sligo

071 9111111

1st March 2022

TO:  THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND EACH MEMBER OF SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL

The Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council will be held:

ON:  Monday, 7th March 2022

AT:  10.00 a.m.

IN:  Council Chamber, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo.

You are requested to attend.

Kevin Colreavy
Meetings Administrator

 

CLÁR

  1. To note the minutes of Meeting of Sligo Borough District held on 18th October 2021 (Copy attached).
  2. To note the minutes of Budget Meeting of Sligo Borough District held on 20th October 2021 (Copy attached).
  3. To note the minutes of Meeting of Sligo-Drumcliff Municipal District held on 13th December 2021 (Copy attached).
  4. To note the minutes of Meeting of Corporate Policy Group held on 10th January 2022 (Copy attached).
  5. To note minutes and report of Procedures Committee meeting held on 2nd March 2022  (Copies to follow).
  6. To confirm Minutes of Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council held on 7th February 2022 (Copy attached).
  7. Presentation by Mr John Feerick, CEO Sligo Leader.
  8. Report on Burial Ground facilities at Ahamlish and Rosses Point.
  9. To appoint Mark Kupczak as PPN representative on the Disability Consultative Committee to fill the vacancy caused by resignation of Clare Heslin.
  10. To consider report in relation to commencing the process of taking in charge the estate known as “Kingsfort Manor”, Ballintogher, Co Sligo (Report previously circulated).
  11. To note the 2021 Financial Outturn (Reports attached).
  12. To approve in accordance with Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992, and Regulations thereunder, provision of assistance to Approved Housing Body Newgrove Housing Association, in the form of Capital Assistance Scheme Loan in the sum of €673,222, the revised Budget approved by the Department  of Housing, Local Government & Heritage, for Dwelling “Killeshin” and construction of self contained apartment at “Killeshin” First Sea Road, Sligo (Report previously circulated).
  13. Consideration of the First Chief Executive’s Report on pre-draft Submissions – Review of Sligo County Development Plan 2017-2023 and preparation of new Development Plan (Report to follow).
  14. To note Report on Match Funding/Rates Incentive Scheme (Report attached).
  15. To approve the recommendation of the Arts Assessment Committee to the allocation of funds under the Contribution to the Arts Grants Schemes, 2022 (Report to follow).

 

DEFERRED  MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan and Councillor M. Clarke:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to activate Section 34 6 of the Planning Act so that the development of surfing accommodation on former IDA lands at Easkey, Co Sligo can be considered for planning.”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “To ask for an update on the Sligo Docklands Master Plan as to what plans are in place for the buildings and lands that are council owned to develop said lands into accommodation and commercial projects.”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to set up a committee regarding Pyrite in homes in Co Sligo.  The committee would comprise of chair, vice chair council officials and representatives from each party.  Donegal has a committee in place for mica, it is important that we follow suit.”
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “Sligo County Council review the junction at Markievicz Road/Connaughton Road due to recent traffic accidents and if possible, to put a railing up to protect footpath users .”

 

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “Following on from the positive news that Atlantic University will also include the campus of St. Angela's College, can Active Travel funding be accessed to make improvements in infrastructural access between both campuses ensuring safer walking and cycling conditions for residents and students in that area.”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “That Sligo County Council calls for a zero tolerance approach for those who commit burglaries and especially aggravated burglaries on vulnerable family homes and that the Department of Justice introduce tighter sentencing guidelines and provide greater supports for victims of these crimes.”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “To propose to have a 'European Year of Poetry' supporting The Irish in Europe Association Year Theme for 2022 "Building Bridges in Europe and Around the World."
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Fox:
    “Conscious of the fact that 2022 is designated European Year of Youth, also the approval in principle for the incorporation of IT Sligo and St Angela’s College into our new Atlantic Technical University. Has Sligo County Council a plan in place to promote the significance of 2022 European Year of Youth.”
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to write to Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan to includethe West of Ireland from funding under the Core TEN-T Network. This European funding is crucial in order to develop the Northern and Western Region, particularly given the downgrading of the region to being one ‘in transition’. In addition, this European funding will be vital for our railways, roads, ports, and airports.”
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to write to the Minister of Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to set a date when we will see the establishment of an Independent Meat Regulator to tackle unfair trading practices and cartel-like practices in the sector.”
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey:
    “I call on Sligo County Council to write to the Government seeking to ensure that Co Sligo is selected as a location for a SEAI ONE STOP SHOP to assist and enable people to access and apply for the recently announced National Retrofit Scheme. I welcome this scheme, I have had numerous enquiries about it and it is very important that interested applicants wishing to avail of the grants have a local office to assist and inform on the benefits of it to the homeowner.”
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillors Clarke, Queenan, Mulvey, Maguire, Casserly, Gilroy, Connolly, Baker, Walsh, Mullaney, Fox, MacSharry and Taylor:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to seek funding for a €100,000 pilot scheme to enhance and upgrade existing CCTV systems at Businesses (Shops, Post offices, schools, Council premises, community centres and any strategic location like farms or private homes) throughout this county. A grant of €1,000 to cover the cost of one number plate recognising camera, fitted professionally and strategically focused on access roads. That this Council write for support and funding to Garda Commissioner Drew Harris, The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee TD, The Minister for Rural Affairs Heather Humphreys TD, The Taoiseach Micheal Martin TD, the Minister for Local Government Peter Burke TD, and our four Dáil Deputies.”
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Fox and Councillor J. Queenan:
    “To ask Sligo County Council to urgently request that the Department of Transport increase the 2022 grant allocation for the Community Involvement Scheme.”
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Walsh:
    “In light of the recent robberies, growing culture in organised crime in the region and the increasing culture of drug use and availability of illicit substances that Sligo County Council again call on An Garda Siochána to permanently position an Armed Support Unit in Sligo to ensure that members of An Garda Síochána in Sligo and Leitrim have rapid access to armed support.

    I understand from a response from An Garda Siochana on the 22nd June 2021 that “the geographical and human resource allocation of the Armed Support Units are subject to regular reviews as part of the roll-out of the Garda Operating Model nationally. The allocations within the North-Western Region will be considered with local Garda Management as part of these reviews”.

    That Sligo County Council write to the Garda Commissioner, the Minister for Justice, the Regional Chief and the Chief Superintendent in Sligo Leitrim to ask when did the last review of the Armed Support Unit take place?

    And will the provision of an Armed Support Unit Base be considered for Sligo and if not, why?”
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Walsh:
    “Following the announcement of the exciting plans to develop a new 160 acre Woodland Park at Cloonamahon, Collooney that Sligo County Council consider making application to the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) for feasibility study to explore further recreational opportunities for this ambitious project. Further projects could include zip lining, water sports, a digital hub, eco-tourism facilities, orienteering course, sports fields and sensory gardens.

    That Sligo County Council write to the CEO of Western Forestry, Marianna Conway and HSE Estates Manager, Martin Beirne to thank them and their teams for their work to date on the project and reiterate our full support and willingness to work with them.”
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “That the meeting be provided with a report on the Council’s Active Travel programme, the report to include (A) details relating to the establishment of an Active Travel Team; (B) progress on the development of the Local Transportation Plan for Sligo City and Environs; (C) progress on the Cycle Strategy for Sligo City and County; (D) details on the number of schools participating in the ‘Safe Route to Schools Programme’.”
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “Conscious of the fact that at its monthly meeting in July 2019, Sligo County Council unanimously adopted the following motion: “Noting that serious allegations of fraud have been made in relation to the distribution of postal votes in the Ballymote/Tubbercurry electoral area this Council calls on the Garda authorities to carry out a full and comprehensive investigation into the matter”; and conscious of the correspondence of the 27th July 2021 from Superintendent Mandy Gaynor indicating that a file on the matter was to be forwarded to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; this meeting resolves to ask the Minister for Justice and the Garda Commissioner and the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions if the full and comprehensive investigation has been completed and the outcome of same.”
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That Sligo County Council compose a list of all grants available to Community Organisations for the year 2022 and make it available to them.”
  15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “To commend the Sligo County Council Roads and Emergency Service staff for their work in responding to recent storm damage, and to seek a report on major flooding in affected areas round the county such as Gibraltar, Ahamlish etc.”
  16. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to prepare a report on what safety measures will be carried out on access to Corkamore graveyard Templeboy, Given that on the advice of the undertaker on health and safety grounds, two funerals in the last 12 months, had to be diverted  to another burial ground, i.e. a woman couldn't be buried with her predeceased husband and a daughter couldn't be laid to rest with her predeceased father, the indigenous people are unable to attend to their family plots and the graveyard is continuing to fall into a serious disrepair and dereliction.”
  17. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. Mullaney and Cllr. M. Baker:
    “That this Council writes to the Minister for Transport requesting him to increase the allocation of funding for the Community Involvement Schemes to the 2021 level of €700,000.”
  18. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “Sligo County Council calls on the government to introduce a reimbursement scheme on the medical card and drugs payment scheme for women suffering from hyperemesis and provide necessary supports.”
  19. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “To ask for an update on the review of the lease on Easkey house.”
  20. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “Sligo County Council calls on the government to expel the Russian ambassador to Ireland.”
  21. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “That this Council condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine and expresses its  solidarity with the people of Ukraine and with the anti-war movement in Russia which has called for withdrawal of Russian forces; we further call on the Irish government to expel the Russian ambassador and  seek  an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and a political solution within the UN-negotiated Minsk Agreement, so as to ensure a demilitarised and neutral Ukraine whose sovereign borders are respected and guaranteed internally and externally.”
  22. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor A. Gibbons:
    “This local authority calls on the government of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green party to initiate a policy of zero tolerance on any individual who inflict domestic violence on another person .”
  23. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor A. Gibbons:
    “That this local authority calls on the government of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green party to reduce the VAT on all domestic utility bills to help reduce the costs for citizens particularly the less well off in our society.”
  24. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor A. Gibbons:
    “This local authority would carry out an energy efficient audit on our stock of houses in Caltragh Crescent to help our tenants to reduce the soaring energy costs.”
  25. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor P. Taylor:
    “To ask this Council to seek a further allocation to the Community Involvement Scheme to deal with Class 2 & Class 3 roads throughout the county.”
  26. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Gilroy:
    “That the Members of Sligo County Council be provided with a report on how many
    1. Residential dwellings exist in each of the three Municipal Districts
    2. Residential dwellings are liable for Residential Property Tax exist in each of the three Municipal Districts
    3. And what is the total amount of Residential Property Tax collected in each of the three Municipal Districts is.”
  27. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Gilroy:
    “That the Members of Sligo County Council be provided with a report on the revised overnight parking bye laws passed in 2021. Report should include details of estimated compliance with the Bye Laws and details of how many fines were issued and how many vehicles were instructed to move from the designated areas by either Sligo County Council officials or Gardai.”
  28. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Maguire:
    "Please outline what if any plans there are to develop a footpath in Strandhill from the Rugby club to the roundabout."
  29. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Maguire:
    "That Sligo County Council will write to the Minister to enquire when the Occupational Therapy vacancy will be filled and the service reinstated at the Children's Disability Network Service in Sligo."
  30. Votes of Sympathy.
  31. Votes of Congratulations.
  32. Conferences/Training.
  33. To note the summary of proceedings of conferences attended in accordance with Section 142(5) (f) of the Local Government Act, 2001.
  34. Correspondence:
    1. Copy of resolution passed by the Members of Cork County Council regarding provision of courtesy parking spaces at schools in the county for people with hidden disabilities.
    2. Letter dated 8th February 2022 from General Manager, Acute Operations, HSE regarding National Review of Cardiac Services in Ireland.
    3. Email dated 10th February 2022 from the Office of the Minister for Health regarding payment for bonus to all frontline workers following resolution agreed at January Ordinary Meeting.
    4. Response email received from Mr. Charlie Bird following issue of vote of congratulations letter which issued to Mr. Bird by email on 10.02.2022.
    5. Email dated 15th February 2022 from the Office of the Minister for Education regarding review of the DEIS Scheme.
    6. Email dated 15th February 2022 from the Office of the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth regarding the Mother and Baby Home Redress Scheme.
    7. Letter dated 15th February 2022 from the CEO, Saolta University Health Care Group regarding the new 42 bed medical block at SUH.
    8. Acknowledgement letter dated 14th February 2022 from the Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence regarding delays in issue of passports.
    9. Letter dated 14th February 2022 from Ms. Ann Henry, President, County Sligo Social & Benevolent Association of New York regarding invitation to Cathaoirleach to attend the County Sligo Social & Benevolent Association of New York Annual Dinner Dance on 12 March 2022.
    10. Acknowledgement letter dated 15th February 2022 from the Office of the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Ms. Hildegarde Naughton regarding Rescue 118.
    11. Acknowledgement letter dated 15th February 2022 from the Office of the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Ms. Hildegarde Naughton regarding the Active Travel Programme.
    12. Email dated 17th February 2022 from the Office of the Ms. Marian Harkin, T.D., regarding introduction of legislation to make stalking a standalone criminal offence in Irish Law.
    13. Acknowledgement letter dated 17th February 2022 from the Office of the Minister for Justice regarding introduction of legislation to make stalking a standalone criminal offence in Irish Law.
    14. Letter dated 17th February 2022 from Inland Fisheries Ireland regarding restrictions on salmon fishing on Lough Gill for the 2022 fishing season.
    15. Acknowledgement email dated 18th February 2022 from the Office of the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment in relation to a meeting with the Minister regarding the closure of BBraun in Collooney, Co Sligo.
    16. Acknowledgement email dated 18th February 2022 from the Office of the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, T.D. regarding considerations for year three of the Active Travel Programme.
    17. Copy of resolution passed by the Members of Clare County Council regarding Household Benefits Package.
    18. Copy of resolution passed by the Members of Clare County Council regarding Licensing system for Forestry.
    19. Email response dated 23rd February 2022 from the Office of the Minister for Health regarding completion date for the ‘National Children’s Hospital’.
    20. Letter dated 23rd February 2022 from the Office of the National Director, Acute Operations, HSE regarding ‘In-patient Charges – Debt Collection Agencies’.
    21. Letter dated 22nd February 2022 from Ms. Gráinne McCann, General Manager, Sligo University Hospital regarding ED staffing assessment and new 42 bed medical block at SUH.
    22. Acknowledgement email dated 28th February 2022 from the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding housing adaptation grants.
    23. Copy of resolution passed by the Members of Kerry County Council regarding Bill to be brought forward in relation to granting of planning permission for LNG infrastructure in Ireland.
  35. Matters arising from Minutes.
  36. Any other business.

 


Meeting Date 07/03/2022