KILKENNY COUNTY COUNCIL - COMHAIRLE CHONTAE CHILL CHAINNIGH

Agenda for the Ordinary Meeting of Kilkenny County Council to be held on Monday 21st of February 2011 at 3 p.m. in Council Chamber, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny.

Clár do Ghnáth-Chruinniú Chomhairle Chontae Chill Chainnigh le reachtáil ar an Luan 21st Feabhra ar a 3.00 i.n. i Seomra na Comhairle, Halla an Chontae, Sráid Eoin, Cill Chainnigh.

1. Confirmation of Minutes - Dearbhú Miontuairiscí:
(a) Minutes of Ordinary Meeting of Kilkenny County Council held on Monday 17th of January 2011 (copy of minutes attached)
(b) Minutes of SPC 5 - Arts, Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Education Meeting held on Thursday 25th November, 2010 (copy of minutes attached)

2. Business prescribed by Statute, Standing Orders or Resolutions of the Council. - Gnó forordaithe do réir Reachtaíochta, Orduithe Seasta, nó Rúin an Chomhairle.
(a) Other Disposal Díuscairt Eile
"That Kilkenny County Council hereby approves of the disposal of its interest in property at Danesfort, Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny, to Tim Drea, Danesfort Road, Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny, in accordance with Section 183 of the Local Government Act, 2001". (Notification issued on 10th February, 2011)

(b) Roads – Bóithre
Part 8 Planning Report – R703 Kiljames Bridge Improvement Scheme. (report attached)
Road Grants Allocations for 2011 (attached)

(c) Environment
Presentation by Anne Marie Brennan – County Veterinary Officer.

(d) Corporate Affairs - Gnóthaí Corparáideacha
Annual Report of the Kilkenny County Council Audit Committee for 2010 (report attached)

3. Urgent Correspondence - Comhfhreagras Práinneach

4. Business adjourned from a previous Meeting - Gnó ar athló ó chruinniú roimhe seo:

5. Fix Dates and Times of Meetings - Dátaí agus Amanta do chruinnithe a shocrú:
Schedule of meetings for February – April (attached)

6. Consideration of Reports and Recommendations of Committees of the Council - Plé ar Thuairiscí agus Moltaí ó Choistí an Comhairle:

(a) Report on SPC 5 Meeting held on Thursday 25th November, 2010. (report attached)

7. Other Business set forth in the Notice convening the Meeting - Gnó Eile romhainn i bhFógra reachtála an Chruinnithe

8. Education & Training
Conferences – Request for approval to attend as per circulated list.
Summary of proceedings at Conferences have been received from

Councillor	Date of Conference	Title of Conference
C. Connery	5th November	White Paper- White Collar Crime
T. Maher P. Crowley	25th-27th November	Achieving World Class Tourism

9. Matters Arising from Minutes - Gnótha ag éirí as Miontuairiscí

10. Any Other Business - Aon Ghnó Eile

11. Notices of Motion - Fógraí Rúin:

2(11) Cllrs. M. Doran, P. Millea, S. Treacy, A.McGuinness, C. Long, E. Aylward, M.H. Cavanagh, M. Brett, J. Coonan, P. Cuddihy, F. Doherty, B. Ireland, M. Fitzpatrick, J. Brennan, P. Dunphy, T. Breathnach, A. Phelan, M. Shortall, M. O' Brien, P. O' Neill, A.M. Irish, T. Maher, C. Connery, P. Crowley, M. Noonan, B. Manning.
"That Kilkenny County Council write to the National Roads Authority to urge them to abandon its current preferred route for the Carrick-on-Suir By Pass with a view to examining an alternative route corridor which would have less negative impact on local people and the future viability of Carrick-on-Suir"

3(11) Cllrs. Tomas Breathnach, Ann Phelan, Marie Fitzpatrick, Michael O' Brien and Maurice Shortall.
"That in view of the recent European Court of Auditors report on the international sugar industry that the Council writes to the Department of Agriculture & Food and to the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment to consider measures which would result in Ireland reacquiring its sugar beet production quota and to encourage the re-establishment of the sugar processing industry in Ireland".

4(11) Cllrs. Pat Dunphy, Anne Marie Irish, Fidelis Doherty, Tomas Breathnach, Cora Long and Eamon Aylward.
"That Kilkenny County Council keep the Newrath recycling facility open and that finance is made available in future council budgets to put towards the new recycling centre planned for Grannagh".

12. Notices of Motion from other local authorities seeking support of Kilkenny County Council County Council - Fógraí i dtaobh Rúin ó Údaráis Áitiúla eile ag lorg tacaíochta ó Chomhairle Chontae Chill Chainnigh:

4(11) Clonmel Borough Council
"That Clonmel Borough Council calls on the Government to recognize the unique and vital role of the postal service in Ireland, and particularly rural Ireland, as a means of communications, as a vital economic tool and as an intrinsic part of the fabric of the community. Our postal service has a social and economic value, these must be properly protected as the Government draft legislation to open the postal market to full competition. Post men and women provide very important public service and also function as an integral part of the social fabric of their community, particularly for the elderly and isolated citizens whose only human contact might be the post person. Furthermore An Post's extensive delivery and collection network, is an intrinsic part of the economic and business infrastructure of the country. Reaching every corner of the country and by delivering to every front door An Post is an essential partner in business from a marketing, payment collection and business generation point of view. As Ireland prepares to liberalise its postal market it is essential that the Government acknowledges this important public service, ensures that the Universal Service Obligation is protected by legislation and does not allow the opening of the market to lead to wide spread job losses, social dumping and an erosion in service levels as has happened in other countries who have already opened their postal market to competition".

5(11) South Tipperary County Council.
"That in view of the recent European Court of Auditors report on the international sugar industry, this Council calls on the Government to consider measures which would result in Ireland acquiring its sugar beet production quota and encourage the re-establishment of the sugar processing industry in Ireland and further that this Council would facilitate a meeting of interested parties with a view to progressing any proposal in this regard".