Agenda item

Correspondence

Minutes:

1.       Letter dated 26th September 2019 from Leitrim County Council – Resolution – “That Leitrim County Council call on the Minister for the Environment to introduce a moratorium on the granting of planning permission for new wind farms until such time as the long overdue new guidelines are issued by the Minister”

 

2.       Letter dated 26th September 2019 from Leitrim County Council – Resolution – “That Leitrim County Council calls on the Minister of Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, to reverse the decision he made in June 2019, when he agreed to a proposal from the Central Bank to substantially increase the current industry levy on Credit Unions up to 50% by 2022.  This increase can be regarded as a tax on Credit Union member’s loans and savings.  Credit Union Directors are fully aware of the need for the current regulatory environment however an increase in the levy off this magnitude threatens the very existence of Credit Unions in County Leitrim”.

 

3.       Letter dated 26th September 2019 from Leitrim County Council – Resolution – “That Leitrim County Council call on the National Transport Authority, The Minister for Transport and his Department to extend the area of operations for Local Area Hackney licenses from 5-7 kilometres to 16-20 kilometres”.

 

4.       Letter dated 26th September 2019 from Leitrim County Council – Resolution – “That Leitrim County Council unanimously support The Beef Plan Campaign in seeking to get its members and all producers a much fairer percentage share of the income from the livestock they are producing.  In particular, we want to see all thirteen of their key grievances, concerning policy and technical issues, addressed in full by the meat factories.  Also, that this motion is forwarded to the Minister for Agriculture and to all other Councils seeking their full support”

 

“That Leitrim county Council call on the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed and the Government to reject the Mercosur Trade Deal in light of the threat that is posed to our main industry and more specifically to our beef industry which is already experiencing great difficulty in the marketplace with diminishing returns to the primary producer.  The Mercosur deal coup-led with the proposals coming from the National Climate Change Council which is proposing to terminate beef production via the suckler herd has potential to shut down rural Ireland particularly the Northwest where the land type does not lend itself to any other type of production”.

“That Leitrim County Council supports The Beef Plan Movement and farmers in their campaign for a fair share of profits that are being made from beef and lamb sales, and calls on the Minister for Agriculture to help free farmers from the beef baron’s shackles of slavery”.

 

“That Leitrim County Council calls on the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed T.D. to take some positive action to alleviate the crisis that is looming in the beef sector at the moment”.

 

5.       Letter dated 3rd October 2019 from Monaghan County Council – Resolution – “That Monaghan County Council supports the ongoing campaign by the National Ambulance Services Representative Association in their efforts to have Trade union representation rights advocated on their behalf through the Psychiatric Nurses Association and further calls on Health Minister Simon Harris to instruct the HSE to resolve this issue through the Workplace Relations Commission and negotiation”

 

6.       Letter dated 9th October 2019 from Sligo County Council – Resolution – “That Sligo County Council request, in consultation with Coillte, for signage to be places at local woodland areas and forest recreation walks in order to increase awareness of Lyme disease, to advise the public of the dangers of contracting Lyme disease from ticks, and how to protect yourself when visiting the outdoors. And also to request for this motion to be forwarded to all local authorities for consideration”.

 

7.       Letter dated 11th October 2019 from Donegal County Council – Resolution – “That Donegal County Council supports a vote of no confidence in the Mercosur Trade Deal”.

 

 

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