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Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor R. Nolan
Responsibility:
Tom O'Neill

That this Council calls on Health Minister Leo Varadkar to update the leaflet giving to parents of 1st year secondary school girls who will receive the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil. That this leaflet includes the results from the HPRA report issued in may 2015 which shows 846 reports of suspected HPV vaccine adverse reactions since the schools program launched here in 2010. Also to include the countries that have stopped the Gardasil program, thus giving a more informative choice to the parents of these girls.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor A-M. Dermody
Responsibility:
Tom O'Neill

That this Council calls on the Minister for Education to bring parity for the hundreds of secretaries and caretakers employed directly by the Boards of Management of schools with the terms and conditions of similar personnel employed by the Department. The staff concerned are paid directly by the schools through an ancillary grant and are paid a variety of rates, but virtually all are believed to receive amounts below the common pay scales of those paid directly by the Department of Education.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor A-M. Dermody
Responsibility:
Tom O'Neill

That this Council calls on the Minister for Education to bring parity for the hundreds of secretaries and caretakers employed directly by the Boards of Management of schools with the terms and conditions of similar personnel employed by the Department. The staff concerned are paid directly by the schools through an ancillary grant and are paid a variety of rates, but virtually all are believed to receive amounts below the common pay scales of those paid directly by the Department of Education.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor A-M. Dermody
Responsibility:
Tom O'Neill

That this Council calls on the Minister for Education to bring parity for the hundreds of secretaries and caretakers employed directly by the Boards of Management of schools with the terms and conditions of similar personnel employed by the Department. The staff concerned are paid directly by the schools through an ancillary grant and are paid a variety of rates, but virtually all are believed to receive amounts below the common pay scales of those paid directly by the Department of Education.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. O'Connor
Responsibility:
George Sinclair

To ask the Chief Executive to confirm if he has had any contact from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions in respect of their major national initiative to help ensure every person at work in Ireland would be treated fairly and have access to a decent income and  will he state if he has plans to facilitate a meeting that would allow Congress address members of the Council.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. O'Connor
Responsibility:
Philip Murphy, Mary Maguire, Jennifer McGrath

To ask the Chief Executive if he would update the Council on his plans to deal effectively this year with the challenges always presented by the annual Bonfire season; will he confirm plans to protect our Open Spaces and will he also outline proposals to support Community Initiatives in this regard.  

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. O'Connor
Responsibility:
Helen Griffin

To ask the Chief Executive  to outline what plans he now has in place to deal with the menace of Dog fouling throughout our County and in reporting will he appreciate the concern of many communities in respect of this issue.

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. O'Connor
Responsibility:
Alison Scanlon

To ask the Chief Executive  to confirm the current number of applications for Housing in our County and will he provide as such details of each electoral areas.  

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. O'Connor
Responsibility:
Bernie Meenaghan

To ask the Chief Executive to present an update on plans for the development of the excellent Mobile Library Service in our County?

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor B. Bonner
Responsibility:
Elaine Leech

This council commends the work of our 2016 co ordinator on the National Flags for Primary Schools Initiative.  It also recognises the great work of the Defence Force teams who are currently engaged in delivering the flags and in conducting ceremonies in national schools across the country.  These ceremonies are a very moving and memorable start to the centenary celebrations and will probably live in the memories of our children for many years.  That the council would write to the organisers of this initiative in Casement Aerodrome and in the other Barracks involved in school ceremonies congratulating them on the work of their personnel on the Flags for Primary Schools ceremonies.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor B. Bonner
Responsibility:
Elaine Leech

This council commends the work of our 2016 co ordinator on the National Flags for Primary Schools Initiative.  It also recognises the great work of the Defence Force teams who are currently engaged in delivering the flags and in conducting ceremonies in national schools across the country.  These ceremonies are a very moving and memorable start to the centenary celebrations and will probably live in the memories of our children for many years.  That the council would write to the organisers of this initiative in Casement Aerodrome and in the other Barracks involved in school ceremonies congratulating them on the work of their personnel on the Flags for Primary Schools ceremonies.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor B. Bonner
Responsibility:
Elaine Leech

This council commends the work of our 2016 co ordinator on the National Flags for Primary Schools Initiative.  It also recognises the great work of the Defence Force teams who are currently engaged in delivering the flags and in conducting ceremonies in national schools across the country.  These ceremonies are a very moving and memorable start to the centenary celebrations and will probably live in the memories of our children for many years.  That the council would write to the organisers of this initiative in Casement Aerodrome and in the other Barracks involved in school ceremonies congratulating them on the work of their personnel on the Flags for Primary Schools ceremonies.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. Higgins
Responsibility:
Tom O'Neill

That this Council calls on the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government to develop a National Planning Framework to replace the National Spatial Strategy and that additional housing and corporate development areas be identified. Furthermore, that the Minister enacts the actions set out in the Social Housing Strategy as a matter of urgency. 

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Performance & Change Management
Responsibility:
Performance & Change Management

New Works (No Business)

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Environment
Responsibility:
Environment

New Works (No Business)

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Water & Drainage
Responsibility:
Water & Drainage

New Works (No Business)

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Environment, Water & Climate Change
Responsibility:
C AC Meeting Administrator

Confirmation and Re-affirmation of Minutes of Meeting of 16th September 2015 

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Community
Responsibility:
Sharon Tobin

Application for Community Grants (No Business)

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Planning
Responsibility:
Breda Fogarty

Planning Files A. Large Applications Under Consideration B. Files Requested by Members

Headed Item
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Libraries & Arts
Responsibility:
Bernie Meenaghan

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