·         Report for October 2024

·         Lands comprising 1.81 Ha at Claremont House, Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon to Ballyforan Area Transition Team CLG.

·         Lease of Office Space, An Rioga, Boyle to SGL Logistics

• To nominate one (1) member to the Roscommon Outdoor Recreation Committee.

·        To nominate a new Chairperson for the Housing, Integration, Community, Culture Strategic Policy Committee.

·        To nominate a new member for the NWRA.

·        To nominate a new member for LAMA.

·        To nominate a new member for the Standing Orders Committee.

·         To nominate a new member for the MRTSC.

I request that this Local Authority writes to Eir and National Broadband Ireland (NBI) regarding the delay in the roll out of Fibre Broadband in areas of the County.

Eir are not prioritizing fibre connection where there is old narrowband copper speed of up to 30 MPS.

In rural locations where NBI are faring a lot better with connections, there seems to be delays where the fibre connection is made to the nearest pole, but connection to the house is taking weeks or months thereafter.

The success of rural businesses and remote working relies on fast and reliable broadband connection.

That Roscommon County Council formally submits a proposition to the Taoiseach requesting the incoming Government enact legislation that would give authority to the Government to address instances where judicial reviews taken by third parties delay or prevent the advancement of infrastructure projects imperative for mitigating risks of harm. 

Examples of such events are the flooding in Lough Funshinagh ongoing now for almost 10 years, as well as the opposition to the construction of the 4km section of the N61 from Clashaganny to Tulsk, which has been constantly on the agenda of the Council for the past thirty years.

That this council calls on the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications to prioritise Water and Electricity Infrastructure in Roscommon during the term of the next government. 

There are a lot of promises currently around the delivery of housing across the country, but I along with my colleagues, am very familiar with the lack of investment in the water and electricity grid throughout Roscommon.

For our County to be ready for the projected increase in population we need major investment in both the water and electricity grid throughout Roscommon.

I Cllr Anthony Waldron, call on the incoming government to carry out an in-depth investigation why the criminal justice system is not operating effectively.

I call on Roscommon County Council to extend the Winter gritting programme, to include the approach roads to the rural schools that are not currently on this programme, and this would be to extend 500 metres in each direction from these schools. 

Although this may be expensive, it would be for a very short period when you take into account Christmas holidays etc.  This would greatly enhance the safety around our schools at peak times.