The following items were raised-

·         Cllr. Shanagher congratulated the 25 towns and villages who participated in this year’s Tidy Towns Competition in County Roscommon and thanked all the volunteers for their hard work during 2021.  The groups received the following awards, Roscommon Town gold, Cloontuskert and Ballintubber bronze with Ballyleague receiving a highly commended award in the water and community’s category.  Kilteevan won a heritage award for biodiversity for the Cloonlarge Bog Walk and Granlahan an endeavour award.

·         Congratulations were also extended to the community of Cloontuskert who won a special An Taisce Green Flag Community Award for the Cloontuskert Community Orchard marking it as a quality green space of international standards.

·         The members complimented the work of all community groups despite the limitations of Covid-19 and remarked that Cloontuskert is an example of what can be achieved through their sustainable communities’ energy master plan with features such as community garden and sculptures.

·         Cllr. Waldron acknowledged the great work being carried out in Ballintubber and Ballymoe on the Suck Valley Way which will hopefully attract tourists to this region.

·         The members commented on how the collaboration approach involving the various groups working in association with Roscommon County Council is very effective and that the towns and villages are looking really well. 

·         Cllr Waldron requested that the fence on the right hand side of the road as you exit Castleplunkett village heading to Tulsk be replaced with barriers.

·         Cllr. Fitzmaurice enquired about progress at Cloonkeen junction.Neal Geraghty confirmed that we have the signs and they will be erected soon.

·         Cllr. Fitzmaurice requested an update on ramps at the Fairways

Neal Geraghty agreed to follow this up with Colm Kennelly as they have been procured

·         Cllr. Fitzmaurice enquired about the one-hour parking spaces in Castlerea as they are quite faded

Neal Geraghty agreed to speak to the lining contractor to see what we could do in the short term.

·           The members acknowledged the great work at Ardeevin and thanked the residents for their patience

Neal Geraghty confirmed that the Ardeevin surfacing will be carried out in 2022, probably in January.

·           Cllr. McDermott spoke about how dangerous the junction is at Corrib Oil and the number of bad accidents at this location.  The traffic coming from Castlerea is going too fast and the people are parking on the road outside Corrib Oil.  Cllr. McDermott suggested writing to the TII and asking them to install a camera system similar to what was fitted at Oran to get feedback on driver behaviour and the extent of speeding at this location.  Hopefully this will lead to additional road signage and other safety measures such as a driver feedback radar system to alert people that they are speeding and get them to slow down.

Neal agreed to follow the matter up with the TII and advised that it could be included as part of ongoing issue at Cloverhill National School and the proposed periodic speed limit coming into Roscommon town.

·           Cllr. Shanagher spoke about the Social Inclusion Campaign in connection with “Wear Purple Day” due to take place on Friday 3^rd December.  It is an International Day of persons with disabilities.