Mayo County Council Annual Report 2011 MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................ 2 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 4 MISSION STATEMENT ................................................................................................ 5 MEMBERS OF MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL ............................................................... 6 STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES .......................................................................... 9 LIST OF EXTERNAL BODIES ON WHICH MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL ARE FORMALLY REPRESENTED BY COUNCILLORS IN 2013 ..................................... 14 SERVICE INDICATORS ............................................................................................. 17 MAYO ENTERPRISE AND INVESTMENT UNIT ..................................................... 34 WALKING AND TRAILS DEVELOPMENT .............................................................. 41 ROADS TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY............................................................. 45 N60 HEATHLAWN...................................................................................................... 49 N59 MULRANNY FOOTPATHS ................................................................................. 50 N59 WESTPORT TO MULRANNY PROJECT ........................................................... 51 ROAD SAFETY ........................................................................................................... 56 GROUP WATER SCHEMES ....................................................................................... 58 WATER SERVICES ..................................................................................................... 59 WATER SAFETY......................................................................................................... 64 PIERS AND HARBOURS 2013 ................................................................................... 66 OUR ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS…ENFORCEMENT…PROTECTION ............ 68 2 HOUSING AND BUILDING........................................................................................ 75 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................... 80 FIRE SERVICE ............................................................................................................ 83 FINANCE ..................................................................................................................... 91 PROCUREMENT ......................................................................................................... 92 MAYO COUNTY CHILDCARE COMMITTEE (MAYO CCC) .................................. 96 MAYO SPORTS PARTNERSHIP .............................................................................. 100 ARTS .......................................................................................................................... 107 HERITAGE ................................................................................................................ 114 MAYO COUNTY LIBRARY ..................................................................................... 120 INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES (ICTS) .......................... 129 RETIREMENTS IN 2013............................................................................................ 130 CORPORATE ............................................................................................................. 131 REGISTER OF ELECTORS/EDITED REGISTER 2013/2014 ................................... 132 OIFIG NA GAEILGE ................................................................................................. 134 MAYO CIVIL DEFENCE .......................................................................................... 140 ENERGY USAGE IN 2013 ......................................................................................... 145 CONTACT DETAILS................................................................................................. 147 APPENDIX 1 .............................................................................................................. 149 APPENDIX 2 .............................................................................................................. 149 3 INTRODUCTION This Annual Report highlights the main programmes, services and other activities undertaken by the Council in 2013. Some of the highlights included are: The Gathering The Quiet Man Sculpture, Cong 4th Annual Mini Marathon with Sonia O’Sullivan Monsenior Horan Scultpture, IWAK Opening of Swinford Library Official opening of Jackie Clarke Library, Ballina Official opening of the N59 Westport to Mulranny Road Spirit of Place Project 4 MISSION STATEMENT “We work to improve the quality of life for people living in Mayo and enhance the attractiveness of the County as a place in which to live, work, invest in and enjoy”. 5 MEMBERS OF MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL Electoral Areas Ballina Electoral Area Cllr. Gerry Ginty Cllr. John O’Hara Cllr. Jarlath Munnelly Cllr. Annie May Reape (NP) (FG) (FG) (FF) Cllr. Eddie Staunton Cllr. Seamus Weir (FG) (FG) 6 Castlebar Electoral Area Cllr. Cyril Burke Cllr Frank Durcan Cllr. Blackie K. Gavin Cllr. Henry Kenny (FG) (NP) (FF) (FG) Cllr. Michael Kilcoyne Cllr. Eugene McCormack Cllr. Al McDonnell (NP) (FG) (FF) Claremorris Electoral Area Cllr. Michael Burke Cllr. Tom Connolly Cllr. John Cribbin Cllr. Richard Finn (FG) (FG) (FG) (NP) Cllr Patsy O’Brien Cllr. Damien Ryan (FG) (FF) 7 Belmullet Electoral Area Cllr. Rose Conway-Walsh Cllr. Gerry Coyle Cllr. Michael Holmes Cllr. Micheál McNamara (SF) (FG) (NP) (FF) Swinford Electoral Area Cllr. Eugene Lavin Cllr. Jimmy Maloney Cllr. Joe Mellett Cllr. Gerry Murray (FG) (FF) (FG) (SF) Westport Electoral Area Cllr. Margaret Adams Cllr. Peter Flynn Cllr. Austin F. O’Malley Cllr. John O’Malley (FF) (FG) (FG) (FG) 8 STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES SPC COUNCILLORS REPRESENTATIVES HOUSING Cllr. John Cribbin, Chair Kieran Mulhern, Community Cllr. Eddie Staunton Forum Cllr. Gerry Coyle Francis Brennan, Community Cllr. Brendan Heneghan Forum Cllr. Annie May Reape Padraig Heverin, ICTU Cllr. Frank Durcan Helena McElmeel, Chambers of Cllr. Gerry Ginty Commerce CULTURAL, EDUCATION, HERITAGE Cllr. Al McDonnell, Chair Mary G. Duffy, Community AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS Cllr. Peter Flynn Forum Cllr. Eugene McCormack P.J. Lynn, Community Forum, Cllr. Joseph Mellett Tony Deffely, ICTU Cllr. Peter Clarke Joe Queenan, Chambers of Cllr. Margaret Adams Commerce Cllr. Cyril Burke ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION Cllr. Jarlath Munnelly, Chair Stephen Meenaghan, Community Cllr. Gerry Coyle Forum Cllr. Patsy O’Brien Eddie Lavelle, ICTU Cllr. Ollie Gannon Margaret Tallot, Environmental Cllr. Michael Holmes Pillar Cllr. Jimmy Maloney Brian Bourke, Chambers of Cllr. Blackie Gavin Commerce WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE Cllr. Tom Connolly, Chair James O’Malley, Community Cllr. Eugene Lavin Forum Cllr. Austin Francis O’Malley Brendan O’Mahony, IFA Cllr. Johnny O’Malley Lucy Weir Bingham, Cllr. John O’Malley Environmental Pillar Cllr. Blackie Gavin Ray Gilboy, Chambers of Cllr. Rose Conway-Walsh Commerce 9 PLANNING, ECONOMIC Cllr. Eugene McCormack, Chair Seamus McCormack, Community DEVELOPMENT AND EMERGENCY Cllr. John O’Hara Forum SERVICES Cllr. Michael Burke, Mary Muldoon, Environmental Cllr. Ger Deere, Pillar Cllr. Al McDonnell, John O’Donnell, IFA Cllr. Damien Ryan, Patricia Calleary, Chambers of Cllr. Gerry Murray Commerce ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND Cllr. Peter Flynn, Chair Johnny Groden, Community AGRICULTURE Cllr. Seamus Weir, Forum Cllr. Myles Staunton, Michael Biggins, IFA Cllr. Henry Kenny, Margaret Leahy, Environmental Cllr. Micheál McNamara, Pillar Cllr. Richard Finn, Billy Heffron, Chambers of Cllr. Michael Kilcoyne Commerce The policy making function of the Council is supported by a system of Strategic Policy Committees (SPC’s) which consists of elected members and sectoral representatives, who formulate policy recommendations for consideration by the Council. Each SPC comprises of seven Councillors and four sectoral representatives, working together in a more participative form of democracy, thereby providing a more effective policy focus on the functions and activities carried out by Mayo County Council. Each SPC is supported in its work by a Director of Services. While each SPC formulates and develops policy, the final decisions rest ultimately with the full Council. Mayo County Council has six Strategic Policy Committees. Housing Strategic Policy Committee The Housing SPC comprises of the following members: Cllr. John Cribben, Chairman, Cllr. Eddie Staunton, Cllr. Gerry Coyle, Cllr. Brendan Heneghan, Cllr. Annie May Reape, Cllr. Frank Durcan, Cllr. Gerry Ginty. Mr. Kieran Mulhern and Mr. Francis Brennan, Mayo County Community Forum Mr. Padraig Heverin, Trade Union Pillar Representative Ms. Helena McElmeel, Business Pillar Representative The Housing SPC held a number of meetings throughout the year. Topics discussed included: Department Housing Policy Statement Housing Capital Allocation / Programme Voluntary Housing Code of Practice Mortgage Arrears Resolution Policy (MARP) 10 Housing Grants Review Radon Testing Septic Tank Registration process Rural Housing Programme Housing Strategy 2014 – 2020 Regional Homeless Plan Draft Traveller Accommodation Plan 2014-2018 Housing Reform Programme Cultural, Education,