Agendas 2020

Agenda of January Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council to be held on Monday, 13th January, 2020


Corporate Services,
County Hall,
Riverside,
Sligo

071 9111111

7th January, 2020

TO:  THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND EACH MEMBER OF SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL

The Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council will be held

ON:  Monday, 13th January, 2020    

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 Minutes of Audit Committee Meeting held on 19th November, 2019 (Copy attached).
  2. To confirm Minutes of Statutory Budget Meeting held on 25th November, 2019 (Copy attached).
  3. To confirm Minutes of Ordinary Meeting of Sligo County Council held on 2nd December, 2019 (Copy attached).
  4. To confirm Minutes of Adjourned Statutory Budget Meeting held on 2nd December, 2019 (Copy attached).
  5. To confirm Minutes of Adjourned Statutory Budget Meeting held on 6th December, 2019 (Copy attached).
  6. To consider report in relation to commencing the process of taking in charge the estate known as “Woodbrook”, Culfadda, Co. Sligo (Report previously circulated).
  7. To approve, pursuant to Section 183 of the Local Government Act, 2001, the disposal of property at 12 Abbeyville, Sligo to Mr. John Quinn (Report previously circulated)
  8. To approve in accordance with Section 183 of the Local Government Act 2001, the disposal of a demountable dwelling at Emlymoran, Corballa, Co. Sligo to Mr. and Mrs. Martin and Margaret Boland (Report previously circulated).
  9. To approve, in accordance with Section 183 of the Local Government Act 2001, the leasing of property to Busy Bees Daycare and Family Centre Limited, Rathmadder, Gurteen (Report previously circulated). 
  10. Update on the Atlantic Economic Corridor initiative. (Report to follow)
  11. To nominate a Member to the Northwest Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force (Correspondence attached).
  12. To note report on Draft Corporate Plan 2020-2024 (Report to follow).
  13. To note allocation from the Department of Rural and Community Development under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2019. (Report to follow)
  14. To note the Monthly Management Report for November 2019 (Report attached).

 

DEFERRED  MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor C. MacManus:
    “That the County Council list all the lands/plots in the Sligo harbour area that were transferred from Sligo Harbour Commission to Sligo County Council in 2006 or had at any stage been previously owned by the Harbour Commission.

    Further, to detail whether such lands are currently subject to leasehold or freehold; who the current leasee or freeholder is; the commencement and length of the lease or the year and value of the sale.”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor J. Queenan:
    “To call on the Minister for Environment to include houses in County Sligo for compensation regarding pyrite defects in their property.”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke:
    “Given the importance of Sligo Leader as an economic driver for this county, I believe the performance of the board of Sligo Leader has been dismal.  Their performance in the national rating has fallen to the bottom. Can this Council and the people of County Sligo continue to have any confidence in this Board?  I now call for a report from the Board of Leader, I call for the board to take responsibility.  This was flagged in 2018, action is required now this cannot be ignored any longer in my opinion.”
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Clarke:
    “To call on this Council to set a date for a review of the County Development Plan.”
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. Mullaney:
    “To call on the Director of Services for Infrastructure to investigate the most suitable route for traffic travelling west on the N4 from Carrick-on-Shannon to access Ballymote and provide the necessary upgrade.”
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. Mullaney:
    “To call on the Director of Services for Infrastructure to provide traffic calming measures in Marren Park, Ballymote between the School and the Health Centre.”
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Baker:
    “To call on Minister McGrath, in the interests of equality and fairness, to extend the scope of free travel pass for users of local link services to include passengers with special needs”
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Gilroy:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to issue guidelines on how best to apply for funding on roads which are partially Public Roads and Partially Private Roads as the former is applied for under an CIS Scheme and the Latter is applied for under an LIS Scheme.

    This has on a number of occasions led to additional paperwork and confusion for applicants and council staff. A possible alternative would be to apply an average and use the scheme that has the greatest amount of road in a particular application.”
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Gilroy:
    “To call for a report from Sligo County Council on what improvement works are planned and when works will be carried out on the Clooneen Road Rathcormac.”
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Gilroy:
    “To call for a report from Sligo County Council on safety at the Crossroads junction of the N15 and the roads to Carns School and Milk Harbour, and to report on what suggested safety measures can be put in place to make this junction safer for those accessing the School and the amenity of Milk Harbour.” 

 

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey:
    “I call on Sligo County Council to allocate funds to allow for bit mac surface dressings of the public path linking the new and old cemeteries Ballymote.”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey:
    “I call on Sligo County Council and the T.I.I. to investigate what traffic calming measures can be put in place on the N17 main national primary road entering Tubbercurry Town near Parklands housing estate.  This estate of over 70 houses is on one side of the road and children and elderly people have to cross this extremely busy stretch regularly to get to and from the Centra Shop, National School and Library.  As the main route from Sligo-Galway, large volumes of traffic and speeding in this area are a daily concern for residents.

    Can a pedestrian crossing or Traffic calming measures from the G.A.A. pitch coming into Tubbercurry town centre be costed and if possible applied for under a feasible scheme in the interest of safety.”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “For a survey to be carried out on the Oxfield road, to ascertain the need for drainage works, verge and surface repairs to be carried out.”
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. MacSharry:
    "That Sligo County Council engineering staff would assess the following as requested by IT Sligo, Students Union:
    1. The flooding on the Clarion Road especially around the back entrance (near the road to various student complexes) and at the Ballytivnan Training Centre.
    2. Poor lighting on the road towards the Clarion Village and the Grove.
    3. The need for a second pedestrian crossing at the said location”.
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Mulvey:
    “I call on Sligo County Council to work with the community in Coolaney towards securing safe parking facility adjoining Rockfield N.S. and Church owing to the daily traffic congestion at this location.”
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “To call on the Government to recognise early childhood education and care as a unique part of the education continuum, one that requires the same level of respect and support accorded to primary and secondary education”. 
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to provide a set down area for disabled people who use the Post Office in Grange.”
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To call on Sligo County Council for an update report regarding providing a footpath on the old Galway Road in Collooney in the interest of health and safety and to apply for funding under the low cost scheme if need be.”
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor C. MacManus:
    “To ask the Executive when the Connaughton Road Car Park will re-open for its intended use, recognising the potential for loss of car parking spaces with the development of Stephen Street Car Park as a public plaza.”
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That Sligo County Council once more write to Bus Éireann and the National Transport Authority requesting a Bus Service for the Maugheraboy-Ballydoogan area.”
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That Sligo County Council write to Minister Harris requesting that he allocates the necessary funding for the much needed 48 bed Medical Block at Sligo University Hospital seeing that planning permission has been granted.”
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor R. O’Grady:
    “That Sligo County Council request C.I.E. to upgrade the wall and embankment on the Eastern side of the new development on the Strandhill Road.”
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “To ask that Sligo County Council build an apartment complex where the vacant car park site on Connaughton Road.”
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “To ask that Sligo County Council does a C.P.O. on any houses over 7 years on the vacant registry list.”
  15. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor G. O’Boyle:
    “Sligo County Council calls for a ban on fox hunting.”
  16. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “To ask for an update on the O'Connell Street renovation works including a timeline for when the reinstatement of the designated pedestrian crossing will take place, and also when disabled parking and bus stop markings will be completed so that effective enforcement can commence. There is a significant issue with cars being parked in both disabled parking spaces and bus stops at the moment.”
  17. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “Noting that the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government has approved funding to Sligo County Council for the appointment of a HAP Place Finder, and noting that the Department indicates that the Place Finder Service is a targeted support for homeless households who are finding it difficult to secure HAP tenancies; this meeting requests a report on the HAP Place Finder service in Sligo.”
  18. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “To ask the Chief Executive what progress has been made with regard to the live streaming of Council meetings.”
  19. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Bree:
    “To ask the Chief Executive what plans the Council has to increase the planting of native tree species on Council property and to ask when the Council intends to develop a comprehensive tree planting programme/strategy.”
  20. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor C. MacManus:
    “That this Council views as a grave disservice to the honour of those who died for Irish Freedom to create an equivalence in official commemoration of those who fought for our independence with those who sought to deny it by upholding British colonial rule in Ireland.

    That Sligo County Council calls upon the Government to desist its ongoing plans to commemorate the Royal Irish Constabulary and its auxiliary force the Black and Tans.”
  21. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Walsh:
    “To ask Sligo County Council for an update on proposed Public Lighting Scheme as agreed during budget 2020.”
  22. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Walsh:
    “To ask Sligo County Council to address ongoing littering and illegal dumping around bottle bank sites in Collooney and Ballintogher and to introduce measures to tackle the same.”
  23. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor C. MacManus:
    “To ask the Executive: 
    1. The number of Council owned houses with existing tenancies;
    2. The number of households that Sligo County Council are assisting through either HAP or RAS via the private rental sector;
    3. Whether any changes in the current Differential Rent Scheme to calculate the rent of Council tenants is also applied to those availing of HAP or RAS;
    4. And if the Differential Rent Scheme is applied to those in private housing receiving availing of any payments as indicated in (b) will the Council take into consideration the increasing and excessive amounts that tenants pay directly to landlords above the thresholds set by the Department?”
  24. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Maguire:
    “Sligo County Council will prepare a report outlining the process by which properties are entered onto the derelict sites register, addressing the average length of time before a house is put onto the register and what action can be taken once a property is registered. In particular please address the outstanding properties at Garavogue Villas, Dominic St and Rathbraughan Park and when they might be added to the register.”
  25. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor S. Maguire:
    “Sligo County council will prepare an update with regard to the establishment of a Yeats Interpretive Centre.”
  26. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Gilroy:
    “To ask Sligo County Council to report on what works if any are planned to address the coastal erosion in North Sligo specifically at Lislary where the end of the coast road and the turning point are in imminent danger of falling into the sea and at Mullaghmore Path from the Beach Car Park to the beach is in imminent danger as the boulders that were supporting the path have been washed away”
  27. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Gilroy:
    “To ask Sligo County Council to report on what Planning or other requirements if any are required for Telecommunications masts adjacent to main roads especially in Scenic areas. If there is a limitation on height above ground level and if there is any limitation on the type or number of dishes that can be on any mast”.
  28. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Gilroy:
    “That a Report be submitted by the Chief Executive listing all lands and buildings (excluding social tenanted houses) in the Council ownership in each Municipal District, their current use and, if vacant, the state of repair and their proposed use. If any of these properties are vacant, with no immediate use, is it possible to realise the value of the assets and use these assets to provide much needed services for the people of the County?”
  29. Votes of Sympathy.
  30. Votes of Congratulations.
  31. Conferences/Training (Copy attached).
  32. To note the summary of proceedings of conferences attended in accordance with Section 142(5) (f) of the Local Government Act, 2001.
  33. Correspondence:
    1. Letter dated 26th November, 2019 from the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment re. coal ban,
    2. Letter dated 27th November, 2019 from Senator Robbie Gallagher enclosing reply to Parliamentary Question re. sustainable rural housing guidelines,
    3. Copy of resolution received from Donegal County Council re. Parental Alienation,
    4. Acknowledgement dated 4th December, 2019 from the Office of the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment concerning Broadband,
    5. Acknowledgement dated 6th December, 2019 from the Office of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection re. Free Travel Scheme in relation to HSE service users,
    6. Acknowledgement dated 5th December, 2019 from the Office of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport re. use of free travel passes,
    7. Acknowledgement dated 4th December, 2019 from the Office of the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government re. ‘Living over the Shop’ Scheme,
    8. Acknowledgement dated 4th December, 2019 from the Office of the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government re. local boundaries issue,
    9. Acknowledgement dated 6th December, 2019 from the Office of the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government re. g) above (referring correspondence to Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform),
    10. Acknowledgement received by e-mail on 10th December, 2019 from the Office of Minister of State for Finance, Michael D’Arcy, T.D. re. School Transport,
    11. Letter dated 10th December, 2019 from the Office of Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Michael D’Arcy, T.D. re. insurance,
    12. Copy of resolution from Waterford City and County Council re. Trade Union representation,
    13. Letter received on 12th December, 2019 from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection re. use of free travel pass on H.S.E. door to door transport,
    14. Copy of resolution from Laois County Council calling on Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to stop the rollout of 5G,
    15. Acknowledgement dated 11th December, 2019 from the Minister for Health, Mr. Simon Harris, T.D. re. respite services for Sligo/Leitrim area,
    16. Acknowledgement dated 11th December, 2019 from the Minister for Health, Mr. Simon Harris, T.D. re. criteria for use of H.S.E. door-to-door service,
    17. Acknowledgement dated 11th December, 2019 from the Minister for Health, Mr. Simon Harris, T.D. concerning Irish people with Multiple Sclerosis gaining access to Medicines,
    18. Copy of resolution adopted by Kerry County Council calling for the removal of a cap on County Enterprise Boards preventing them from dealing with enterprises with more than ten employees,
    19. Copy of resolution adopted by Monaghan County Council re. deposit return scheme for recyclable packaging, Climate Action Officer posts and introduction of carbon tax on aviation fuel,
    20. Copy of resolution adopted by Westmeath County Council re. Irish National Invincibles,
    21. Copy of resolution adopted by Westmeath County Council re. basic rate of L.P.T. and Letter (received by e-mail) dated 31st December, 2019 from the Office of the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform re. insurance.
  34. Matters arising from Minutes.
  35. Any other business.

 


Meeting Date 13/01/2020