A meeting is proposed on Thursday 17th May 2012 in Blackrock Community Centre between 5.00pm and 7.30pm as part of the public consultation process to determine the views of the public in relation to the proposed uses in the park.
I welcome the additional public hours announced recently for Douglas pool, on foot of a motion I put to Council. Now, along with the usual lunch hour available from Monday to Friday, the pool will also be open to members of the public on Saturdays from 1pm - 4pm. This is something that I have campaigned for in City Hall since I was elected and I am glad to see that some progress has been made.
At the recent Fine Gael Ard Fheis, I was elected to sit on the party's National Executive Council, exceeding the quota on the first count.
The Irish people will shortly be asked to ratify the European Stability Treaty. The importance of the ratification of this Treaty to Ireland's future cannot be underestimated.
Age Action is a charity for older people and Care & Repair is a programme where volunteers do odd-jobs and DIY work in older peoples homes free of charge and provide regular social visits. The programme has had city-wide coverage since November 2010 and they are continuing to grow. There are now 75 active volunteers in Cork,
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I’m sure you are aware of the Council’s involvement in The Irish Sky Garden, designed by Diarmuid Gavin and exhibited at the 2011 Chelesea Flower Show. It achieved Gold Medal at the Show in the large garden category.
The garden exhibited at the 2011 Chelesea Flower Show was Phase I of a larger landscape project for the Mardyke.
Mar 12
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The Jack Lynch Tunnel opened to traffic in June 1999. Since then the safety requirements for tunnels in the European context have been reviewed and subsequently revised.
In-line with the requirements of a European Directive 2004/54/EC, additional fire protection measures are required to enhance public safety, asset protection and route protection of the Jack Lynch tunnel.
The National Roads Authority has agreed to fund these fire safety enhancements. The cost of which is in the order of €10 million.
I have submitted a motion to City Council requesting that the number of public hours at the Gus Healy pool in Douglas would be increased to match the demand for such hours.
Last October, the Government announced €340,270 grant aid under the Department of Transport, Sport and Tourism’s sport, energy upgrade and disability improvements grants scheme. City Hall also spent a further €100,000 on decoration with new tiles in the shower and changing areas, the installation of external CCTV and other items.
Jan 12
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The Household Charge is an annual charge introduced by the Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 which is payable by owners of residential property.
The EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland commits the Government to the introduction of a property tax for 2012. We are one of the last countries in Europe that does not fund local services through local property-based charges.
Revenues from the household charge will support the provision of local services. These services are essential to your community. They include: fire and emergency services; maintenance and cleaning of streets; planning and development; public parks; street lighting; libraries; open spaces and leisure amenities. These are essential local services which benefit all members of the public, including business.
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The Lord Mayor’s Tea Dance 2012 is taking place in City Hall Cork Sunday January 29th, 3pm-6pm. Tickets are €6 and are available from Pro Musica.
Entertainment is provided by the Cork Pops Orchestra conducted by Evelyn Grant and we expect some of our dancers to out-dance ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
Rona Coulter and her dancers from Viva Dance Studios will provide an entertaining
interlude with a selection of dances.
At a recent meeting of council, the City Manager briefed council on our preparedness for a severe winter this year.
Cork City Council is responsible for the maintenance of roads within the Cork City area. Winter maintenance is a key component of this service and is vital to the local economy and road safety. It is carried out to assist the safe movement of road users which include buses, cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians and to minimise delays caused by adverse weather conditions.
Cork City Council’s aim is to provide an effective and efficient winter maintenance service within the city boundaries with all its available resources. The three primary objectives of the winter maintenance plan are to:
Dec 11
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Following this week’s Budget announcements by both Ministers Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin, I have put the following information together.
The decisions in this budget are difficult – but we have to make them to get Ireland working again. No government likes to make decisions like this – but we have an 18 billion euro deficit to fill.
I hope this information will be useful to you in calculating what impact the budget will have on you and your household.
Address by Brendan Howlin, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (read here)
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