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Correspondence

Minutes:

 

·         Letter dated 17th December, 2018 from Donegal County Council proposing that Donegal County Council support the demands from the public for an Irish Language Act in the Six Counties and if the motion is carried, that this information is circulated to all the political parties in the Six Counties and to all the City and County Councils throughout the country.

·         Letter dated 18th December, 2018 from Monaghan County Council calling on the Minister for Health to request the Health Service Executive to include the Medical Report, required by a person over 70 applying for a driving licence for a car, to be included in the Medical Card services. Currently if you are under 70 the fee for a 10 year licence is €55. It is free for over 70’s, but a Medical Report is required. This can cost €40 - €60 for a visit to your G.P. If the person over 70 has an illness that limits their licence to 1 year, that means a visit to the G.P. each year for 10 years, costing nearly 10 times the fee to an under 70’s person.

·         Letter dated 31st December, 2018 from Minister for Health, Mr. Simon Harris T.D. concerning the Central Sterile Services Department in Roscommon University Hospital.

·         Acknowledgement Email dated 3rd January, 2019 from Minister for Health Mr. Simon Harris T.D. concerning Home Help Hours and Home Care Packages.

·         Acknowledgement Email dated 2nd January, 2019 from Deputy Eugene Murphy’s office concerning Home Help Hours and Home Care Packages.

·         Letter dated 2nd January, 2019 from Limerick City and County Council calling on the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin, to consider the position of Minister Shane Ross following his proposals to increase fines and penalty points for speeding and the non-carrying of a drivers licence.

·         Acknowledgement Email dated 4th January, 2019 from TII in relation to the N60 between Ballymoe and Harristown.

·         Acknowledgement Email dated 8th January, 2019 from Minister Ross in relation to the N60 between Ballymoe and Harristown.

·         Letter dated 15th January, 2019 from Sligo County Council regarding a resolution to recognise the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), which represents 40,000 nursing professionals, have overwhelmingly balloted to strike in light of rejecting pay proposals brought forward by the Government in Budget 2019; and that that Government has failed to address matters such as pay quality and the over reliance of hiring of agency nurses; Sligo County Council affirms its support of nurses and midwives and that we support them in their demand for a better health service which treats them as essential skilled workers with dignity and value.

·         Letter dated 22nd January, 2019 from Leitrim County Council asking support from elected members to call on the Minister for Health, Simon Harris T.D. and the Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh, T.D. to work together in providing Speech Therapy in our Primary and Post Primary Schools for children with special needs.

·         Email dated 23rd January, 2019 from Minister Shane Ross, Minister for Transport Tourism and Sport advising Roscommon County Council that our correspondence was forwarded to TII for response.

 

 

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