Sligo councillor says extra allocation from Department of Housing will be needed
Any increases that Local Authorities will receive form the collection of property taxes will be needed to cover the mounting costs facing County Councils on an annual basis. The the view of a Sligo Ballymote Tubbercurry Councillor. There is speculation that the Local Authorities in Sligo, Leitrim and…
County Council’s must hire & retain skilled tradespeople
Local Authorities are being urged to start a process where skilled tradespeople are hired and retained by the respective County Councils across the region. The Suggestion is being put forward by Manorhamilton Municipal Sinn Fein Councillor Padraig Fallon. Cllr Fallon has a motion tabled for today’s Municipal District…
Call for more women to be local authority chief executives
In Connacht/Ulster, there is no local government CEO job filled by a woman. Now, a Fianna Fail TD is calling for steps to be taken to ensure there are more women in the chief executive role. Longford/Westmeath Deputy Robert Troy says only 28 per cent of chief executives in local…
Road safety and housing discussed at AILG conference in Sligo
A number of issues such as road safety is being discussed at the Association of Irish Local Government conference. The event is being held in the Sligo Park Hotel and is a coming together of all County Councils in Ireland where a range of issues is discussed. Minister of State…
Councils confident of supplies as cold spell set to continue
The County Councils in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim say they have enough salt and grit supplies to deal with a prolonged cold spell. The three Councils say that their winter maintenance plans were confirmed earlier this month and they are confident they have enough grit to deal with a longer…