At the September 2012 monthly meeting of Clonmel Borough Council the following Notices of Motion were put forward by Workers and Unemployed Action Group Councillors:
Notices of Motion in the name of Cllr Billy Shoer, Mayor of Clonmel:
Notice of Motion 3146: “That palisade fencing be erected on the lane way wall beside house no. 1 St Oliver Plunkett Terrace to stop youths coming through resident’s front garden”.
Notice of Motion 3145: “That the lane way to the rear of 245 – 251 Elm Park be cleared of over grown trees/weeds, and resurfaced”.
Notices of Motion in the name of Cllr Teresa Ryan, Deputy Mayor of Clonmel:
Notice of Motion3142: “That Clonmel Borough Council requests the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to change the current housing guidelines to allow single parents who reside with their parents to be approved for housing.”
Notice of Motion 3149: “That this Council call on Minister Phil Hogan T.D. to reverse his decision to withdraw €170m from Local Authorities in the 2012 Budget”.
Notices of Motion in the name of Cllr Pat English:
Notice of Motion3143: “That Clonmel Borough Council provides CCTV cameras at William Street, Clonmel to prevent anti – social behaviour taking place in this area”.
Notice of Motion 3148: “That Clonmel Borough Council requests the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, to honour his election pledge to bring accountability and transparency to Government by the eradication of waste and duplication of state bodies.
Far from reducing the number of quangos in state bodies, it now emerges there are 34 new quangos on Mr. Kenny’s watch”.
Notices of Motion in the name of Cllr Brian O’Donnell:
Notice of Motion 3152: “That Clonmel Borough Council clean and tarmac the laneway to side and rear of houses on the eastern side of St. Oliver’s Square, Elm Park as all the other lanes in Elm Park have been done”.
Notice of Motion 3153: “That Clonmel Borough Council clean and tarmac the laneway’s between houses 21 – 36 at Bianconi Drive”.
Notices of Motion in the name of Cllr Helena McGee:
Notice of Motion 3144: “That Clonmel Borough Council installs CCTV at the cemetery to deter the taking of memorials etc. from graves”.
Notice of Motion 3157: “That speed ramps be installed at Highfield Grove along the straight stretch of Road adjacent and parallel to the Frank Drohen Inner Relief Road”.
At the June meeting of South Tipperary County Council Cllr Pat English put forward the following Notice of Motion:
“That South Tipperary County Council repairs the road gully near the roundabout at Ard Gaoithe, Clonmel as the area floods during heavy rain.”
Response from South Tipperary County Council at 11 June 2012:
South Tipperary County Council have carried out a number of repairs to this gully to try to relieve the flooding in the area. However, as this gully does not appear to be connected to an outlet, substantial works will be required to install a new pipe across the road into a surface water drain. Unfortunately, there are currently no funds available to carry out such works.
At tonight’s meeting of Clonmel Borough Council Cllr Billy Shoer put forward the following Notices of Motion:
Notice of Motion (3134):
“That the pot holes outside House No’s 64/65 Highfield Grove be filled in as soon as possible”
Borough Engineer’s Report in response:
“Repairs have been carried out on the roadway outside House No’s 64/65 Highfield Grove”.
Notice of Motion (3135):
“That the footpath and roadway be reinstated outside House No. 1 St Mary’s Place. The ESB replaced a damaged pole there and never reinstated the road/footpath”.
Borough Engineer’s Report in response:
“The road/footpath at this location has been examined and the matter will be referred to the ESB for their immediate attention”.
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