• Your Council
• Mayor's and Town Manager's Welcome
• Councillors
• Meetings
• Clare Local Authorities
• Your Vote & Electoral Register
• Careers

Agenda for October 2007 Meeting of Ennis Town Council

1. Adoption of the Minutes of the September Monthly Meeting of Ennis Town Council held on Monday, 3^rd September 2007 at 3:30 p.m. 
2. To approve agreement pursuant to Section 9 of the Planning and Development Act 2000.
3. Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (Part VIII) – Proposed revision to layout at Westbourne, Watery Road, Ennis.
4. To nominate an elected member to the RAPID Area Implementation Team.
5. To consider further Town Centre Pedestrianisation.
6. Project Update.
7. Notice of Motion submitted by Cllr. Johnny Flynn.
   • "Ask the Town Engineer to provide a progress report on the condition of public lighting, service level agreement with the E.S.B. for same and whether he is now happy with the current arrangements to deal with faulty lights."
8. Notice of Motion submitted by Cllr. Johnny Flynn.
   • "Ask the Town Manager to provide a report on what have been, and are likely to be the financial impacts on Ennis Town Council Annual Budgets of the interim water treatments plant and how they are/will be funded."
9. Correspondence.
   • Letter received from Office of the Taoiseach in response to the Council’s concerns over Shannon/Heathrow route to Belfast.
   • Letter received from Martin Moroney, Director, Shannon Airport Board to Ennis Town Council regarding the implications for Shannon Airport of Public Service Obligation.
   • Letter received from Noel Dempsey, T.D., Minister of Transport regarding the withdrawal by Aer Lingus of its Shannon to Heathrow Air Service.
   • Letter dated 25^th September 2007 received from Veronica Scanlan, Private Secretary to Noel Dempsey, T.D., Minister of Transport regarding the Shannon-Heathrow service.
   • Letter received from Jacqui Deevy, Chairperson of the Clare Ethnic Minority Strategy Steering Group requesting financial  assistance for a local initiative offering support services to Refugees, Asylum Seekers and migrant population living in Co. Clare.
10. Conferences and Seminars.
    • Training Seminar for Councillors Health and Safety in Local Government on Friday 26th and Saturday 27^th October 2007 at the Carraig Hotel, Main Street, Carrick on Suir, Co. Tipperary.
    • Preliminary Notice, Association of Irish Regions 10^th Annual Conference "The Challenge of Climate Change for the Island of Ireland" at the Malton Hotel (Formerly the Great Southern Hotel), Killarney on Friday 19^th October 2007.
    • The Annual Dr. Doughlas Hyde Conference hosted by Roscommon County Council will be held in St. Nathy’s College, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon on Friday 26^th to Sunday 28^th October.
    • A Journey of Remembering, Island of Ireland Peace Park, Pathfinding Conference in Flanders and the Somme on Friday 5^th – Monday 8^th October 2007, Novotel Centrum, leper, Belgium.
    • Local Authorities Members Association, Annual Winter Conference, Dolmen Hotel, Carlow on 9^th and 10^th November 2007 hosted by Carlow County Council.
    • Association of Irish Festival Events, 15^th Annual Conference "Working towards a stronger, sustainable festival and events sector." Being held at Carlton, Shearwater Plaza Hotel, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway on 8^th, 9^th, and 10^th November 2007.
    • The Ceifin Centre for Values-Led Change Conference 2007 "Tracking the Tiger – A Decade of Change" being held on Tuesday 6^th and 7^th November 2007 at the West County Hotel , Ennis, Co. Clare.
    • Developing Competitive Knowledege-based Regional Economies on 11^th and 12^th October 2007 being held in the Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny.
    • "Irish Housing - Do we know what we are doing?" International Conference 2007, hosted by Respond! In the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, Dublin 9 on Thursday 11^th and 12^thOctober 2007.
    • Comhar SDC National Conference  "Making It Happen – towards a sustainable Ireland" being held on 7^th/8^th November, 2007 at Radisson SAS St. Helen’s Hotel, Stillorgan Road, Dublin.
    • Local Authorities Members Association – Annual Winter Conference on 9^th & 10^th November, 2007 in The Dolmen Hotel, Carlow.
    • Local Economic Development Conference 2007, organised by Chambers of Ireland will take place at Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Co. Westmeath on Wednesday 17^th October 2007.
11. Any Other Business.