Minutes of the January Monthly Meeting of Clare County Council held in the Council Chamber, Áras Contae an Chláir, New Road, , Co. Clare on Monday, 10th January, 2011 at 3:45 p.m.

Present:

Councillors J. Flynn, P. Murphy, S. Scanlan, P. Daly, T. Brennan, J. Breen, T. Mulqueen, T. McNamara, B. Meaney, M. Conway, M. Hillery, R. Nagle, J. Arkins, J. Cooney, P. Hayes, P. Burke, P. Fitzgerald, M. Begley, C. Crowe, C. Curtin, O. Garry, P.J. Kelly, P. Keane, B. Chambers, G. Keating, J. Crowe, T. Mulcahy, P. McCarthy, P.J. Ryan, P. McMahon, G. Flynn.

• Mr. Tom Coughlan, County Manager. • Mr. Michael McNamara, Meetings Administrator. • Mr. Finbar Tuohy, Staff Officer. • Mr. Ger Dollard, Director of Service. • Mr. David Timlin, Director of Service. • Ms. Nora Kaye, A/Director of Service. • Ms. Noeleen Fitzgerald, A/Head of Finance. • Mr. Sean Ward, Senior Engineer. • Mr. Gordon Daly, Senior Planner. • Mr. Brian McCarthy, Senior Executive Planner. • Ms. Fiona Mooney, A/Senior Executive Officer. • Ms. Mairead O’Donovan, Administrative Officer. • Mr. John Bradley, A/Senior Executive Officer. The Mayor, Cllr. C. Curtin presided.

Vote of Sympathy.

At the outset a vote of sympathy was extended to the following: • John Kelleher, on the death of his mother Margaret. • The Lynch family, Latoon on the death of their daughter Patricia. • Cyril Feeney, Area Office on the death of his father Andy. • The family of the late Liam McInerney, O’Callaghans Mills. • The family of the late Ann Heaney, . Prayers were then recited for the deceased.

The following correspondence was circulated at the meeting:

• Information on Elected Member’s Training Seminar entitled “Local Authority Water Supply” being held in the Glenroyal Hotel, Straffen Road, Maynooth, Co. Kildare on 28th – 30th January, 2011. Fee €170. • Report on Councils response to the recent adverse weather conditions.

Item 1: Minutes of Council Meetings. a. Ar moladh Cllr. T. Brennan Cuidithe ag Cllr. P. Fitzgerald agus glacadh leis.

“That the Minutes of the December Meeting of Clare County Council held on 13th December, 2010 be adopted and signed.”

Correction.

Cllr. G. Flynn and Cllr. J. Breen requested that the wording of Items No. 15 and 16 of December agenda be inserted in the minutes of the December meeting and this was agreed.

At the request of Cllr. P.J. Kelly records were circulated from the Mid West Regional Authority. These referred to Item 29 on the December agenda and provided clarification in relation to the motion Cllr. Kelly had moved at that meeting. b. Ar moladh Cllr. P. Fitzgerald Cuidithe ag Cllr. T. Brennan agus glacadh leis.

“That the Minutes of the Adjourned December Meeting of Clare County Council held on 21st December, 2010 be adopted and signed.” c. Ar moladh Cllr. P. McCarthy Cuidithe ag Cllr. J. Cooney agus glacadh leis.

“That the Minutes of the Budget 2011 Meeting of Clare County Council held on 21st December, 2010 be adopted and signed.”

Item 2: Minutes of the Electoral Area Meetings.

a. Ar moladh Cllr. G. Flynn Cuidithe ag Cllr. P.J. Ryan agus glacadh leis.

“That the Minutes of the Shannon Electoral Area Meeting held on the 19th October, 2010 be noted.”

Item 3: Minutes of the Corporate Policy Group Meetings.

The members noted the minutes of the meeting held on 6th December, 2010 as presented.

Item 4: Disposal of property pursuant to Section 183 of the Local Government Act, 2001 and Section 211 of the Planning & Development Act, 2000. Proposed disposal of area of land at Dulick Townland, Gort Road, Ennis, Co. Clare.

Report dated 14th December, 2010 from Mairead O’Donovan, Administrative Officer, Planning, Land Use and Transportation was circulated with the agenda. Th