Replies to Resolutions from Roscommon County Council:

·         3^rd March, 2023 – Acknowledgement of correspondence from Mr Eamon Ryan, Minister for Transport regarding the Local Improvement Scheme.

Resolutions from other Local Authorities:

·         23^rd February, 2023 – Resolution, Kerry County Council

“That Kerry County Council calls on the new Minister for Defence to award the medals as recommended by Commandant Pat Quinlan to the veterans of Jadotville. Failure to do so is a strain on the reputation of the State.”

·         27^th February, 2023 – Resolution, Cavan County Council

(i)                  That Cavan County Council request further protections for family farms by writing to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine demanding him to urgently intervene and prevent Semi-State body Coillte from entering into joint venture arrangements with the Gresham House Fund.

(ii)                That Cavan County Council write to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State Pippa Hackett to outline that the forestry deal between Coillte and Gresham House and selling Irish lands to an outside fund is not in the best interest of the people of Ireland.

(iii)               That Cavan County Council call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine to review the relationship between Coillte and Gresham House and the proper control of commercial afforestation.

·         3^rd February, 2023 – Resolution, Westmeath County Council

“That Westmeath County Council  would write to the Finance Minister to request immediate action using the expertise available to design and implement a comprehensive regional public banking system that makes full use of the remaining financial services infrastructure in local towns and other areas in this county to deliver an essential local banking service to local communities and businesses that would augment the work of post offices and credit unions and give local people and businesses real finance and borrowing options and keep local towns thriving.”

·         6^th March, 2023 – Resolution, Cork County Council

“That rather than its apparent aims of limiting public participation and access to justice, the new Planning & Development Bill would take the opportunity to address identified concerns with regard to Ireland’s need to meet the requirements of the Aarhus Convention, to which it is a signatory.”

·         15^th March, 2023 – Resolution, Clare County Council

“In the context of the acknowledged desire, necessity and urgency to bring derelict and vacant properties back into use, Clare County Council to write to the Minister for Housing and Local Government requesting that the laudable Croi Conaithe scheme targeted to assist this objective is adjusted to allow owners of qualifying properties to access the scheme subject to conditions that the property is subsequently used for long term occupancy either through sale or long term lease.”

·         15^th March, 2023 – Resolution, Tipperary County Council

“That Tipperary County Council explores the possibility of offering apprentice schemes within the Council and in addition looks at the possibility of including an apprenticeship clause for contractors tendering for large council led construction projects”.

·         15^th March, 2023 – Resolution, Tipperary County Council

“That Tipperary County Council request the Government to amend the Mother and baby Homes redress scheme to include the 24,000 survivors who were excluded from the redress scheme”.

·         20^th March, 2023 – Resolution, Sligo County Council

“That Sligo County Council will write to the Minister for health asking him to make the CF medication Kaftrio available to all patients who require it within the State.”