Agendas 2018

Agenda of March Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council to be held on Monday 5th March, 2018 at 10 am


Corporate Services,
County Hall,
Riverside,
Sligo

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27th February, 2018

TO: THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND EACH MEMBER OF SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL

The Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council will be held

ON: Monday, 5th March, 2018
AT: 10.00 a.m.
IN: Council Chamber, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo

You are requested to attend.

K. Colreavy
Administrative Officer

 

CLÁR

  1. To confirm Minutes of Ballymote-Tobercurry Municipal District Meeting held on 18th December, 2017 (Copy posted on Extranet). 
      
  2. To confirm Minutes of Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council held on 5th February, 2018 (Copy posted on Extranet). 
      
  3. To consider the report in relation to commencing the process of taking in charge the estate known as “Highfield (Phase 2)”, Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo (Previously circulated). 
      
  4. 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
    L82095-0, L82095-1 L82095-2, L82095-3 and L82095-4 The roads serving developments known as ‘Springvale’ and ‘Springvale Heights’, Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo
         
  5. To approve, pursuant to Section 183 of the Local Government Act, 2001, the disposal of property at Ballure, Calry to Ms. Colette Flynn (Report previously circulated). 
      
  6. To approve in accordance with Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992, and Regulations thereunder, provision of assistance to Respond!,in the form of Capital Assistance Scheme for the acquisition of a dwelling house at Tullycusheen, Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo (Report previously circulated). 
      
  7. To approve the recommendations of the Arts Assessment Committee on the Contribution to Arts Grants Scheme 2018. 
      
  8. To consider the draft Casual Trading Bye-Laws 2018 (Copy posted on Extranet). 
      
  9. To note the development of the County Sligo Diaspora Strategy, 2018-2022 (Report to follow). 
      
  10. To consider and approve the Schedule of Ballymote/Tobercurry Municipal District Works for 2018 for Roads, Transportation & Infrastructure and the Schedule of the Sligo Municipal District Works for 2018 for Roads, Transportation & Infrastructure (Report for each Municipal District and associated maps posted on Extranet). 
      
  11. To note the Monthly Management Reports for December 2017 and January 2018 (Previously circulated).

 

DEFERRED MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor K. Henry:
    “To ask for a table to be produced showing the amount of roads funding spent in each engineering area for 2017 and 2016 categorising it by road type (regional, class 2, class 3, LIS etc)”. 
      
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “Concerned at the damage caused to the North and South piers of Mullaghmore Harbour by recent storms and the major silting at the pontoon and mouth of the harbour, this Council calls on Government and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the necessary grant aid to allow the Council:
    1.  to repair and restore the piers to their original condition, and
    2. to remove the silt from the mouth of the harbour.” 
        
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan:
    “What funding have Sligo County Council available to promote tourism in west Sligo for 2018?” 
      
  4. 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”. 
      
  5. 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.” 
      
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy:
    “I will ask the Council to write to the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. T.D. to put the undocumented Irish in the U.S. on the top of the agenda when he visits the White House on St. Patrick’s Day”. 
      
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy:
    “Due to the recent funding allocated to improve the N17 junction known locally as ‘Cashel Gates’ in Curry, I will ask what works are planned for this very dangerous junction and when will these works start”. 
      
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Maguire:
    “Seeking Sligo County Council to conduct a survey of all speed bumps within the town of Sligo to establish whether they meet the criteria set down by the department and establish whether companies are following the established guidelines”. 
      
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to place a traffic counter on the main road through Culfadda village, south Sligo as there is growing concern with residents in the village with regards to excessive speed.  There are a lot of families with young children and elderly people living in Culfadda”. 

 

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “To receive an update on the motion I proposed last year - That Sligo County Council facilitate emigrants abroad who wish to interview for upcoming posts with said local authority by introducing remote methods including Skype”. 
      
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor C. MacManus:
    “Recognising the multitude of international awards and nominations received by Martin McDonagh for his acclaimed film ‘Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri’ and his strong family connection with West Sligo and Easkey in particular, this Council adds our full congratulations to the many laurels bestowed upon him.

    Further, we encourage him to give some consideration to filming within County Sligo in the future, and that this Council would positively engage with any production team to make such a project viable”. 
      
  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, Councillor M. Clarke and Councillor D. Mulvey:
    “To Call on Sligo County Council to set a date to hold a plebiscite under Section 77 of Local Government Act 1946 (as amended) of the registered electors and ratepayers of Enniscrone to decide if they want the official name of Enniscrone to be changed from ‘Inishcrone’ to ‘Enniscrone’ in English and from ‘Inis Crabhann’ to ‘Inis Eiscir Abhainn’ in Irish.  This motion is being brought in recognition of the growing concern of the residents of ‘Enniscrone’ that their village has been officially misnamed”.
      
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to write to minister of Housing Planning and local Government to make funding available to construct a boundary wall to protect a number of homes in the Woodlands estate which is prone to flooding”. 
      
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey:
    To ask Sligo County Council what plans it has to upgrade road L2101 Coolaney to Collooney and if it can be included in upgrade works for 2018. This is a very busy stretch of road with a serious of bad bends there has been some accidents and there are no road markings. The past number of years has seen an increase of local population as well as an increase in general traffic on this main link road.  School buses, delivery trucks, large commercial vehicles (e.g. refuse and fuel trucks) and Coillte vehicles (carrying timber logs from the surrounding forests) are all utilising this narrow road.  
      
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “In welcoming the upgrading of the Maugheraboy road between Cedar Drive and the Oakfield roundabout, I request that the Roads Department put a pedestrian crossing in place as part of the road upgrading”. 
      
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to write to the Minister for Education and Skills highlighting the concerns of parents regarding the lack of autism units in schools in Sligo”. 
      
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “That Irish Water notify all residents in an area of all works that are to take place, at a reasonable time before commencement. Can Irish Water staff carrying out these works on the ground also be updated with information about these works so they can be in a position to inform residents when asked”. 
      
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan:
    “Ask the Director of Services to outline what impact will the Government’s Planning Framework have on one off rural houses in county Sligo”. 
      
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “Can Sligo County Council buy or build 2 family sized emergency accommodation houses in a suitable location”. 
      
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor C. MacManus:
    “Recognising that no Cath Labs are located anywhere in this state north of the Galway-Dublin line, this Council calls on the Minister for Health to initiate the provision of a Cardiac Catheterisation Lab at Sligo University Hospital to cover the North-West region”. 
      
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor K. Henry:
    “To ask Sligo County Council for the full list of grants provided under Community, Voluntary and Arts section and their deadlines either in the year gone by or this year if known, and if there is a way of streamlining these grants to reduce duplication of paperwork and awards of funding”. 
      
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That Sligo County Council, as a matter of urgency, assess and repair the footpath on southern side of the R292 between the second Sea Road and Woodville Road”. 
      
  15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That Sligo County Council provide an update on the provision of sewerage system on R292 at Cummeen and Rathonoragh”. 
      
  16. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey:
    “To ask Sligo County Council to support the call to get life-saving defibrillator machines placed in all Irish schools.

    If passed, this new law will “require the management boards of schools to install and maintain defibrillators so that they are available for public use” — in a similar fashion to the rules around first aid kits, for example.

    The law if passed would require school officials to provide training and be responsible for the maintenance of the defibrillators. Up to 5,000 people die of sudden cardiac arrest every year”.
  17. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Lundy:
    “The Civil Service Mobility Scheme reveals huge demand for relocation outside Dublin.  This Council calls on the Government to consider Tubbercurry again as a suitable location for a Government Department in the interest of the local economy”. 
      
  18. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon:
    “Now that Sligo is designated a Key Regional Centre in Project Ireland 2040, Sligo County Council calls on Government to relocate more Civil Servants to Key Regional Centres like Sligo.

    More than 700 applications requesting to move out of Dublin have been lodged since November 2017.” 
      
  19. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to put in place coastal protection for road L 2401-0 at Easkey before the sea takes the road away”. 
      
  20. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to provide a report on the recruitment process
    1. How many applied to be put on the panel?
    2. How many were offered the aptitude test?
    3. How many sat the aptitude test?
    4. How many will be added to the Panel?
    5. How many will retire in 2018? and
    6. How many is envisaged to be offered employment?” 
        
  21. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor C. MacManus:
    “Recognising that Sligo has been identified as a Regional Centre for growth in the recently announced Project Ireland 2040 and recognising that many Sligo-based statutory and non-statutory agencies made submissions to the National Framework Plan at its draft stage seeking such a designation; to ask what the role of this Council is in furthering this designated status and further to consider establishing a working committee or framework of all significant stakeholders. That the Chief Executive report back for the April Monthly Meeting”. 
      
  22. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To call on Sligo Council Council to make some of the Drainage work funding in 2018 available to address the ongoing concern to motorists and residents that live and use the R290 from Collooney to the Leitrim Border and also the R287 from Aughamore to Correagh crossroads”. 
      
  23. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley:
    “That this Council calls on the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed T.D. to clarify the position on the future of the Regional Veterinary laboratory at Doonally which is the subject of much concern among the farming community”. 
      
  24. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Kilgannon and Councillor M. Baker:
    “Sligo County Council calls on the Department of Education for urgent action to address the serious shortage of Teachers in our schools.  Shortages are most acute in key subjects such as Irish, European Languages, Home Economics and Maths”. 
      
  25. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “Noting the failure of the State to award 1916 centenary commemorative medals to members of the fire service, this Council asks the Irish Association of Local Government (IALG) to:
    1. draft proposals for the for provision of such medals and the presentation of such medals to members of the fire service who served in the centenary year (2016) in each local authority area in the state;  
    2. request each local authority to contribute the necessary funding to cover the costs of the commemorative medals; 
    3. request the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government to assist the local authorities and to make a financial contribution towards the costs.” 
        
  26. 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”. 
        
  27. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “That the Council be provided with a report indicating
    1. when work will commence on the refurbishment of O’Connell Street
    2. when the refurbishment work is expected to be completed
    3. the outcome of consultations with the O’Connell street traders
    4. the estimated total cost of the refurbishment project.” 
        
  28. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “That the Chief Executive provides the Council with an up to date report on the Vacant Sites Register.” 
      
  29. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley:
    “That the Council carry out repair works on road from Keash through the townland of Treanmore to Lough na Leibe, and if extra funding becomes available that it be given priority”. 
      
  30. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    "That Sligo County Council would support the Sligo to Enniskillen Greenway in conjunction with all other relevant Local Authorities & engage with the relevant Government Departments in relation to securing funding". 
      
  31. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    "That Sligo County Council Engineering staff would engage with all relevant land owners to clear the old storm drains on Knocknarea & surrounding areas to address the serious flooding issues at Drinaghan, Scarden, Breeogue, Ransboro and other affected areas in Strandhill". 
      
  32. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    "That Sligo County Council Engineering staff would address the serious problems at the pedestrian crossing at Cartron Hill in consultation with the residents of Old Cartron in the interests of Health and Safety". 
      
  33. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Gormley:
    “That a survey of the structural soundness of the parapet wall of Oldrock Bridge on Regional Road 296 is carried out to assess what works might be required to make it safe, as a number of gaps are appearing in it, also the capping is damaged”. 
      
  34. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Maguire:
    “Bearing in mind the huge volume of road use both pedestrian and vehicular in Strandhill. The growth in popularity of walking and in particular the various walking trails which have been developed around the village and the promotion of encouraging the children to walk to school there is a vital need to provide a safe system of crossing the road at the roundabout in Strandhill that this council will lobby the department to re- instigate the significant improvement scheme”. 
      
  35. 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”. 
      
  36. Votes of Sympathy. 
      
  37. Votes of Congratulations. 
      
  38. Conferences/Training (Copy posted on Extranet). 
      
  39. To note the summary of proceedings of conferences attended in accordance with Section 142(5) (f) of the Local Government Act, 2001. 
      
  40. Correspondence:
    1. Acknowledgement dated 31st January, 2018 from the Office of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport re. funding for roads and storm damage,
    2. Letter dated 31st January, 2018 from the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, T.D. re. provision of a Primary Care Centre for Tubbercurry,
    3. Acknowledgement dated 31st January, 2018 from Simon Harris, T.D., Minister for Health re. employment Speech Therapist and Behaviour Therapist at Cregg House (enclosing copy of reply from Mr. Frank Morrison, Head of Social Care),
    4. Copy of resolution agreed by the Elected Members of Galway County Council re. Illegal parking of caravans/camper vans on public and private roads,
    5. Acknowledgement dated 7th February, 2018 from Mr. David Franks, Chief Executive of Iarnród Éireann re. fares determination,
    6. Acknowledgement dated 12th February, 2018 from the Office of the Minister with responsibility for Defence re. 1916 Commemoration medals for Fire Services personnel,
    7. Acknowledgement dated 13th February, 2018 from the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, T.D. concerning the closure of the Alzheimer’s Unit in St. John’s Hospital,
    8. Acknowledgement dated 13th February, 2018 from the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, T.D. re. the ‘Sláintecare’ report,
    9. Copy of resolution from Leitrim County Council re. ‘Disabilities Tax Relief Scheme’,
    10. Acknowledgment dated 16th February, 2018 from the Office of the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government re. purchase of Council homes,
    11. Acknowledgement dated 19th February, 2018 from the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding funding for Areas of Natural Constraint, the GLAS Scheme and Fodder,
    12. Acknowledgement dated 19th February, 2018 from the Office of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport re. St. John’s Hospital, Sligo,
    13. Copy of resolution adopted by Limerick City and County Council re. provision of pain relief patches on the Drug Payment and Medical Card Schemes for chronic pain,
    14. Acknowledgement dated 20th February, 2018 from the Office of Minister for Education and Skills regarding abolition of Student Fees (forwarding details to the Minister for Higher Education, Ms. Mary Mitchell O’Connor, T.D.)
    15. Acknowledgement dated 20th February, 2018 from the Office of Minister for Education and Skills regarding free training for S.N.A.s in ‘Lámh’ manual sign communications,
    16. Letter dated 20th February, 2018 from the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, T.D. re. Occupational First Aid Training in Primary and Secondary Schools and
    17. Acknowledgement dated 26th February, 2018 from the Office of the Minister for Higher Education re. abolition of Student Fees. 
        
  41. Matters arising from Minutes. 
      
  42. Any other business.

 

 


Meeting Date 05/03/2018