Minutes:
1. Resolution from Killarney Municipal District in regard to payment of student
nurses.
2. Resolution from Tipperary County Council in regard to Mother and Baby homes.
3. Resolution from Sligo County Council in regard to Community & Voluntary Sector Funding.
4. Resolution from Sligo County Council in regard to Post Office contracts.
5. Resolution from Sligo County Council in regard to Independent Meat Regulator.
6. Resolution from Sligo County Council in regard to Local Development Agency Bill 2021.
7. Acknowledgement from Minister Burke in regard to Centenary of Partition.
8. Acknowledgement from Minister Donnelly in regard to Medical Cards.
9. Resolution from Dun Laoighaire Rathdown in regard to the Housing Crises.
10. Acknowledgement from Deputy Marian Harkin in regard to the Centenary of Partition
11. Acknowledgement from Minister Noonan in regard to pesticide cypermethrin to control pine weevil.
12. Acknowledgement from An Taoiseach regarding Partition Events
13. Reply from Minister Catherine Martin in regard to support for local newspapers.
Councillor Enda McGloin said in the last 10 days funding has been announced for local radio and he hoped ongoing discussions would continue with a view to find funding for local newspapers who provide a valuable service. He asked that Leitrim County ask Minister Martin to reconsider the current position so that her Department can provide similar funding to local print media as given to local radio.
Cathaoirleach, Councillor Mary Bohan supported the proposal.
14. County Leitrim Society of New York March Newsletter
15. Reply from Minister McConalogue in regard to the Beef Regulator and Beef Prices
Councillor Brendan Barry said he hoped that a Beef Regulator would be put in place as an Ombudsman would not have the same powers as a Regulator. Councillor Padraig Fallon outlined his support in this regard.
16. Acknowledgement from Senator Peppa Hackette in regard to the pesticide cypermethrin.
17. Resolution from Kerry County Council in regard to the Land Development Agency Bill 2021.
18. Resolution from Wicklow County Council in regard to the Land Development Agency Bill 2021.
19. Reply from the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage in regard to the Land Development Agency.
20. Resolution from Galway County Council in regard to the Land Development Agency Bill.
21. Resolution from Louth County Council in regard to the Land Development Agency Bill.
22. Resolution from Mayo County Council in regard to the Land Development Agency Bill.
23. Resolution from Limerick City and County Council in regard to the National Union of Journalists.
Councillor Des Guckian supported the motion from Limerick and City Council.
Councillor Guckian welcomed the response from other Local Authorities regarding the Land Development Agency Bill.
24. Reply from Minister McConalogue in regard to pesticide cypermethrin.
25. Resolution from Monaghan County Council in regard to the World Health Organisation’s plea for the global equitable distribution of all vaccines, treatments and therapies developed to combat covid.
26. Resolution from Cork City Council in regard to the Lord Mayor of Dublin.
27. Co Leitrim Society of New York April Newsletter.
28. Acknowledgement from Minister McGrath in regard to the Centenary Partition Event.
29. Letter from HSE in regard to vaccine rollout for people who are not registered with a GP.
30. Reply from Bank of Ireland regarding service changes.
31. Resolution from Roscommon County Council in regard to the National Fund for cemeteries
Councillor Brendan Barry proposed that Leitrim County Council support the resolution and he acknowledged funding in Leitrim is restricted and it would be better to have a National Programme.
32. Resolution from Donegal County Council to support Rosses Community School in their campaign address period poverty.
33. Resolution from Sligo County Council in regard to tax increases post covid.
34. Resolution from Sligo County Council in regard to insurance crises facing our community sector.
35. Resolution from Limerick City and Council in regard to Land Development Agency Bill 2021.
36. Resolution from Limerick City and Council in regard to one off housing.
37. Ballinaglera GAA raising awareness regarding the difficulties experienced by young people when looking to build a house in the parish.
38. Letter from the Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment in regard to CETA.
39. Letter from the Office of the Minister for Social Protection in regard to Community Employment.
Other Matters raised under Meeting Correspondence.
Councillor Justin Warnock proposed that Leitrim County Council request An Taoiseach Michael Martin and the Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney, to put a resolution before the United Nations to call for a global ban on fracking.
Councillor Sean McGowan and Councillor Des Guckian supported the proposal