Borough District of Sligo 2021 Agendas

Agenda of meeting of the Borough District of Sligo to be held on Monday, 18th January 2021 at 10 am


Corporate Services
County Hall
Riverside
Sligo

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12th January 2021

TO:  THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOROUGH DISTRICT OF SLIGO

A meeting of the Borough District of Sligo will be held:

AT:  10.00 a.m.

ON:  Monday, 18th January 2021

IN:  Council Chamber, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo

You are requested to attend.

C. Quinn
Staff Officer

 

CLÁR

  1. To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of the Borough District of Sligo held on 16th November 2020 (copy attached and posted on extranet).
  2. Matters Arising.
  3. To note the recent Town and Village Renewal Scheme Accelerated Measures 2020 Round 3 Funding Allocation awarded to the Borough District of Sligo.
  4. To receive details on the N4-N15 Per Cent for Art Commission located at the R291 Rosses Point junction.

 

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Maguire:
    “This Council will undertake an assessment of the traffic situation at Dorrins Strand and implement appropriate measures to prevent further destruction of the SAC is prevented and ensure that access to homes is maintained at all times”.
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Maguire:
    “To confirm whether a traffic assessment has been carried out on the Ballydoogan road and to provide the report on same. If no assessment has been carried out, to request that one be undertaken to review speed and parking on the road and also the current situation with regard to gullies being clogged”.
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “That this meeting of the Sligo Borough District calls on the Government to:
    • consult closely with disabled people and their representative organisations in policy development as enshrined in Article 4.3 of the UNCRPD
    • engage effectively with the current review of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021, particularly actions No. 69-71 which are nominally about independent living to ‘achieve maximum independence’ for disabled people in Ireland; and
    • sign and implement the Optional Protocol of the UNCRPD to commit to expenditure on disability services like personal assistance; and
      Requests the Dáil to legislate to provide for the establishment of a Commissioner for Independent Living within the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection tasked with the following functions:
    • to consult with a disabled persons’ organisation as defined by the UNCRPD to devise a universally accepted definition of the personal assistance service in Ireland and address the chronic lack of understanding of the term ‘personal assistance service’ which has led to inconsistencies in standards and quality of service provision across all Health Service Executive (HSE) areas;
    • to facilitate the separation of the personal assistance service from home help hours and home care and develop a strategy to oversee the transition of personal assistance service to come under the remit of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection from the Department of Health, recognising personal assistance not as a health issue but as a State service under the purview of the Commissioner for Independent Living;
    • to seek an end to the practice of assigning home help hours to disabled people instead of a personal assistance service;
    • to ensure individuals do not end up with a service that does not support independent living as per the personal assistance model of service and risk individuals being help hours instead;
    • to establish a roadmap towards the provision of ring-fenced funding for personal assistance services to facilitate the continued investment of independent living supports in Ireland;
    • to introduce a single standard assessment of need across all HSE Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) areas, which must include the provision and support for independent assessment of need as per the Disability Act 2005, and the creation of systems that allow for portability of services across CHO areas, meeting the social, personal and employment needs of those who avail of the personal assistance service, with no bureaucratic barriers;
    • to ensure that all those who could benefit are made aware of the personal assistance service in order that those who wish to live their lives independently can access the necessary supports to do so;
    • to ensure that policy regarding independent living includes a comprehensive assessment of the individual’s needs to determine the amount of personal assistance an individual will receive in order that they live full and active lives in education, employment and society; and
    • to ensure that any new legislation or Government policy on independent living conveys the right to access a personal assistance service in this country so that disabled people have choice, control and freedom to participate in society as equals.”
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That the ongoing traffic issues adjacent to Summerhill Village are again reviewed”.
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That repairs be carried out to the road leading to the Killaspugbrone loop”.
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That CIE be requested to upgrade their site adjacent to the new Council development on the Strandhill road”.
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “That the meeting be provided with a report indicating where it is proposed that beach wheelchairs will be located during the summer months and outlining any proposal which the Council has for the provision of additional beach wheelchairs on Sligo’s beaches.”
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “To consider adopting Part III of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 for the Borough District of Sligo”.
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Maguire:
    “The Council will undertake an assessment of the cost of putting public lighting in Mitchell Curley Park similar to that at Cleveragh Park and outline if this is possible in the short term”.
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor A. Gibbons:
    “That this Council is provided with a full progress report on the social housing development that is proposed for Strandhill, adjacent to the golf course”.
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor A. Gibbons:
    “That this Council is provided with a full up-to-date report on what measures are being put into place to alleviate the dangers that is envisaged  at the Maugheraboy / Treacy Avenue junction due to the social housing development that is taking place within Maugheraboy”.
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor A. Gibbons:
    “That a disabled parking bay be provided outside of Sligo Garda Station, also requesting full consultation to be sought between An Garda Síochána, Disabled Drivers Association & Sligo County Council Roads Department”.
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “Can Sligo County Council clean up the stream in Rathbraughan Park?”.
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “When do Sligo County Council propose to clear the drains at 1 – 12 Benbulben Terrace, Barrack Street?”
  15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “Can Sligo County Council give an update on when work will start on new windows and doors in the Woodlands, Ballytivnan?”
  16. Correspondence (none).
  17. Any Other Business.

 


Meeting Date 18/01/2021