Replies to Resolutions from Roscommon County Council:

·         20^th August 2020 - Reply email on behalf of Eamon Ryan, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment regarding letter dated 7^th August 2020 - Notice of Motion – Request for Stricter Penalties for Illegal Dumping and Littering.

Resolutions from other Local Authorities:

·         14th August, 2020 – Notice of Motion from Kerry County Council

“That Kerry County Council write to the Minister for Finance and request that a state pension public service fund be put in place for public service workers as a matter of urgency”. 

·         20th August, 2020 – Notice of Motion from Louth County Council

“That Louth County Council establishes a special taskforce with the relevant stakeholders and the local community in light of the impact Cpovid-19 is having and will continue to have on people’s mental health and wellbeing.

·         7th September, 2020 – Notice of Motions from Meath County Council

 “That Meath County Council engages with Facebook about the proliferation of bogus waste collectors advertising on the platform, with a view to ensuring that such advertisements must in future contain a permit number, be reportable by members of the public and should be removed by Facebook where illegal services are being operated. The Council commends on-going efforts by legitimate waste collectors and members of the public to address this issue and will continue to support and complement these efforts, where possible. Further, given the nationwide impact of this issue, that Meath County Council shares this campaign with all Local Authorities, as appropriate.”

 “That Meath County Council calls on the Minister for Housing, Local Government & Heritage to conclude the baseline review of Local Authority funding models and act on its recommendations and include the findings as part of his Departments submission to the 2021 Budget discussions soon to commence.” 

“That Meath County Councillors call on the Minister for Finance, the Minster for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, to immediately fund the LPT Equalisation Fund from the Central Exchequer and leave the 20% that is currently withheld from Local Authorities in the areas where the LPT is generated.”

·         14th September, 2020 – Notice of Motions from Sligo County Council

“For Sligo County Council to write to the relevant Ministers to address the issue of extending the timescale and conditions of employment of Tus and CE participants on various employment schemes. These participants are greatly contributing to their local communities and helping out in so many ways, and are also benefiting socially from these schemes. However, after a certain period of time they must leave the scheme and cannot avail of it again until another period of time has passed. This is unsatisfactory for many participants and also for the sponsor groups in the communities where they work. Can this motion be shared with all other local authorities” 

Other Correspondence:

·         31^st August, 2020 - Letter from the office of Public Works regarding Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme – a Review of Flood Analysis Report on Lough Funshinagh.