Agendas 2013

Agenda of July Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council to be held on 1st July 2013


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

 

Phone: 071 9111111

25th June, 2013

 

TO:     THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL

An Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council will be held:

ON:     Monday, 1st July, 2013

AT:     11.00 am

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

 

You are requested to attend.

 

F. Mac Nabb
Meetings Administrator

CLÁR

  1. To confirm the minutes of the Ordinary June Meeting held on 10th June, 2013. (copy attached)
  2. To confirm the Minutes of the Sligo County Council Corporate Policy Group Meeting held on 13th May, 2013.  (copy attached)
  3. To consider report in relation to commencing the process of taking in charge the estate known as “Fairgreen”, Easkey, Co. Sligo”
  4. “To consider report in relation to commencing the process of taking in charge the estate known as “Newtown Estate”, Grange, Co Sligo.
  5. “To consider report in relation to commencing the process of taking in charge the estate known as “Cluainin Na mBo”, Enniscrone, Co Sligo.
  6. “To note the allocation to Sligo County Council by the Department of Transport of €50,000 in “seed funding” for the development of a cycle route along the SLNCR – Collooney to Ballintogher. (Report and copy of grant allocation letter attached).
  7. “To note additional funding from Department of Transport of €1,208,408 under the Restoration Improvement Programme, 2013 Regional and Local Road Grant (letter from Dept. of Transport dated 12th June, 2013 attached).”

DEFERRED MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke
    “To call on Sligo County Council to return town-lands and areas previously taken from Stokane National School the former voting booth, so that Stokane NS can regain a viable voting booth status.”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “Due to the 3 million reduction in road funding to Sligo County Council for 2013 and the continuing deteriorating of county roads and the damage being caused to vehicles as a result, that this Council calls for the suspension of the NCT testing until such time as the Government provide the necessary funding to put roads in a proper state of repair.”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillors M. Barrett and J Queenan
    “That this Council provide appropriate signage and safety measures on the R297 at Colaiste Iascaigh”

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillors D. Bree, S. MacManus and M. Gormley
    “That Sligo County Council expresses its abhorrence at Minister Phil Hogan’s decision to slash the Rural Development Programme funding for the Sligo Leader Partnership Company by €1.1 million; and further the Council demands, at a minimum, that the original allocation of €10,888,673 be provided for the Sligo Leader Partnership Company”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. Mullaney
    “To call on Sligo County Council to liaise with Sligo Leader Partnership Company and the Department of Heritage to secure permission for the RSS to allow proposed work to proceed of a repair and maintenance nature for graveyards throughout the County”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. McGarry
    “That Sligo County Council calls on the Minister for Education, Mr. Ruairi Quinn to fully back the proposals of NUI Galway and St. Angela’s College, Sligo to operate as one and that he advises the HEA to progress the incorporation of St. Angela’s College, Sligo into NUI Galway”
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “That we the members of this Council be provided with a report on the unfinished building site in Gurteen opposite the health centre which is a cause of concern to residents”.
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Barrett and J. Queenan
    “In the light of the new boundary changes we ask that the Engineers and area office remain in Enniscrone”
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor V. Cawley
    “That following on from the identification of an additional water source for the North Sligo Water Scheme that the Council be given a report on when the additional source will come into operation, the capacity and what improvement it will bring to the supply of water”
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “Aware that Ahamlish cemetery has almost reached capacity level this Council resolves that a report be provided at the September monthly meeting to update the Council on efforts made to provide an alternative burial ground in the North Sligo area.”
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree
    “That in the interest of safety the necessary restoration work be carried out on the path leading to the second beach at Rosses Point.”
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Lyons
    “To ask Sligo County Council to place additional bins at selected locations in Rosses Point for the summer season”.
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Lyons
    “That Sligo County Council requests the owner of a boat in the car park of the harbour at Rosses Point which is in a state of disrepair and an eyesore to remove it”.
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Lyons
    “That Sligo County Council calls on the government to amend the draft Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill and remove suicidal ideation as grounds for abortion. Furthermore that this Council calls on all local Oireachtas representatives to vote against the Bill in its current form”.
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley
    “ As Post Offices are providing an excellent service to the general public  this council calls on the Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton to drop the proposal to transfer pension payments, child benefit payments and other social welfare payments from Post Offices to banks”.
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke
    “To call on Sligo County Council to carry out a review of the locations of the newly erected signs along the N59 and to put a sign on the N59 indicating Ballinleg NS school”
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor V. Cawley
    "That the speed limits at Calry village be reduced to 50km as the current 80km limit is to high and dangerous for the level of activities in the general Village area"
  15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy
    “That this Council calls on the Minister for Health and the HSE to have all Medical Card Applications processed locally, as the centralised plan is not working and causing great distress to many people”.
  16. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke
    “That this council calls on the Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn to resign as he has failed on the following issues  - 1. College Fees   2. SNA’S  3. Career guidance staff  4.  SUSI  5. Newly appointed teachers contracts    6. School transport”.
  17. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. MacManus
    "In an effort to cut education costs to parents, Sligo County Council calls on the Minister for Education to introduce legislation to provide for a schoolbook rental scheme and the banning of crested school uniforms."
  18. Votes of Sympathy
  19. Votes of Congratulations
  20. Conferences
  21. Correspondence
    1. Letter dated 29th May, 2013 from Monaghan Town Council regarding resolutions passed by the Town Council regarding Minister Joan Burtons intention to make people of retirement age sign on for the State Pension.  Also resolution passed requesting Minister for Justice to review criteria in assessing applicants wishing to enter the state.
    2. Letter dated 5th June, 2013 from An Garda Síochána regarding Garda manpower levels in Tubbercurry.
    3. Letter dated 7th June, 2013 from the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding fodder shortage.
    4. Letter dated 14th June, 2013 from Tony McLoughlin TD regarding Mammography Services to Sligo Regional Hospital.
    5. Letter dated 14thJune, 2013 from Monaghan County Council regarding a resolution passed with regard to the publication of the Regional Qualify of Life report from the Central Statistics Office.
    6. Email dated 14th June, 2013 from Ennis Town Council with regard to a resolution passed regarding hydraulic fracking.
    7. Letter dated 18th June, 2013 from the Office of the Minister for Justice and Equality with regard to Garda Recruitment.
    8. Letter from South Tipperary County Council with regard to a resolution passed calling on the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to prioritise the introduction of postcodes to assist emergency services.
    9. Letter from HSE dated 20th June, 2013 regarding Ballymote Primary Care Centre
    10. Letter from Leitrim County Council dated 21st June, 2013 regarding ASSIST Suicide Prevention Programme
    11. Letter from Waterford City Council dated 21st June, 2013 regarding the establishment of a web page with particulars of unidentified remains/bodies
    12. Letter from Clare County Council regarding Shannon Airport Letter from the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine dated 21st June, 2013 regarding redistribution of CAP funds
  22. Matters Arising from Minutes
  23. Any Other Business

 

 


Meeting Date 01/07/2013