Resolutions from Other Local Authorities:

·         Letter dated 16^th October, 2019 from Monaghan County Council regarding resolution:

“That Monaghan County Council calls on the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, Richard Bruton TD, to legislate for the banning of all non-recyclable materials used in food/drinks packaging by the end of 2021 and ensure that only recyclable and biodegradable packaging be used”.

·         Letter dated 22^nd October, 2019 from Westmeath County Council regarding resolution:

“For Westmeath County Council to call on the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence, Leo Varadkar TD to establish without delay a Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces in Ireland and also to establish a Permanent and Independent Defence Forces Pay Body”;

·         Letter dated 21^st October, 2019 from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council regarding resolution:

“That the Chief Executive, once again writes to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy, TD and the Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, TD to express this Council’s complete dissatisfaction with the requirement for all Councils to decide on the variation of the Local Property Tax (LPT) basis rate in the absence of comprehensive budgetary information which is impossible to achieve within the existing timescale i.e. end of September each year. This Council calls on both Ministers to undertake to move the date required for that all local authorities to inform the Revenue Commissioners of the basic rate of LPT to no earlier than the end of October and that a copy of this motion is sent to all local authorities across Ireland”;

·         Letter dated 25^th October, 2019 from Fingal County Council regarding resolution:

“That this Council congratulates the Community Development Office for their presentation to representatives from 27 Local Authorities at the recent “Developing and Implementing Local Migrant Integration Strategies” and asks that copies of the presentation be forwarded to all Elected Representatives in Ireland in the hope it will prevent future discriminatory comments being made by politicians similar to the offensive comments made recently in Oughterard”;

·         Letter dated 25^th October, 2019 from Carlow County Council regarding resolution:

“Carlow County Council calls on the Minister for Health to immediately reinstate the Rehabilitative Training Bonus for people with disabilities”:

Acknowledgements to Resolutions from Roscommon County Council:

·         Acknowledgment Email dated 16^th October, 2019 from Minister Regina Doherty, TD Office, Employment Affairs and Social Protection re

o   Resolution on Carers Allowance – Sept 2019 137.19(b)

·         Acknowledgement Email dated 16^th October, 2019 from Minister Eoghan Murphy, TD Office, Housing Planning and Local Government re

o   Resolution on Rural Water Allocation Dates – Sept 2019 137.19(a)

·         Acknowledgment Email dated 18^th October, 2019 from Minister Simon Harris, TD Minister for Health re

o   Resolution on Carers Allowance – Sept 2019 137.19(b)

Replies to Resolutions from Roscommon County Council:

·         Letter dated 21^st October, 2019 from the Office of Public Works;

o   Lough Fuinshinagh Analysis Report – Sept 2019

·         Reply dated 6^th November, 2019 from Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection re

o   Carers Allowance – Sept 2019 137.19(b)

·         Reply dated 15^th November, 2019 from Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government;

o   Rural Water Programme – Sept 2019 137.19(a)