Ballymote - Tubbercurry Minutes 2024

Minutes of the Budget meeting of The Municipal District of Ballymote-Tubbercurry held on Monday 4th November, 2024 at 9:30 am in The Council Chamber, County Hall, Riverside, Co. Sligo.


COUNCILLORS PRESENT:

  • Councillor Joseph Queenan (Cathaoirleach)
  • Councillor Dara Mulvey
  • Councillor Liam Brennan
  • Councillor Paul Taylor
  • Councillor Gerard Mullaney
  • Councillor Barry Gallagher
  • Councillor Michael Clarke

 

OFFICIALS IN ATTENDANCE:

  • Ms. Emer Concannon, A/Director of Services
  • Ms. Marie Whelan, Head of Finance
  • Mr. Noel Haran, Senior Executive Engineer
  • Ms. Sarah McNamara, Staff Officer

 

CATHAOIRLEACH:

Cathaoirleach, Councillor Joseph Queenan presided and welcomed everyone to the meeting.

 

1. TO CONSIDER THE DRAFT 2025 BUDGETARY PLAN FOR THE BALLYMOTE – TUBBERCURRY MUNICIPAL DISTRICT:

Ms. Whelan informed Members that the draft budgetary plan contained items of discretionary expenditure that apply to all three Municipal Districts.

Ms. Whelan went on to advise Members as follows:

  • The additional 15% LPT for the Council equated to be €735,000 for 2025; an increase on the 2024 amount of €17,919.
  • In 2025 Sligo County Council are continuing to provide a gross amount of €400,000 for Housing Grants that will be match funded with €80,000 from the additional LPT 15% increase.
  • €305,000 from the LPT towards the Local Roads Programme and ongoing Footpath Improvement Scheme along with €100,000 from Development Levies.
  • D05 Tourism Development and Promotion includes €100,000 from LPT.
  • €75,000 is included for E09 – Maintenance of Burial Grounds.
  • €100,000 is included for funding salaries within dereliction E1004.
  • €75,000 is included at F0204 – Purchase of Library Books.
  • The additional Rates Income for borrowings for the Regional Growth Centre Projects is included in D0901 – Urban and Village Renewal.  €700,000 potentially allows borrowings of €15m @ 3.25% interest over 40 years for part of the matching funding required.

Ms. Whelan confirmed that with no other additional income all other lines in the draft budgetary plan are stated at the 2024 budget amounts.

Cathaoirleach, Councillor Joe Queenan thanked Ms. Whelan and staff for the concise presentation. 

Members in turn thanked Ms. Whelan and staff for the work in preparing the Annual Budget.

While the €75,000 budget for Maintenance of Burial Grounds is welcomed, Members requested that a priority list be drawn up for the works programme in Burial Grounds.  A query was also raised whether a grant scheme could be introduced for BG Committees to enable them to carry out the works locally.    Ms. Emer Concannon A/Director of Service agreed that this proposal can be considered and agreed that a priority list be drawn up in due course.

PROPOSED BY: COUNCILLOR G. MULLANEY
SECONDED BY: COUNCILLOR P. TAYLOR

AND AGREED

“To consider the Draft 2025 budgetary Plan for the Ballymote Tubbercurry Municipal District.”

The Budget was noted by all members.

 

Meeting ended at 9.50 am.

 


Meeting Date 04/11/2024