The Chair of Clare’s Housing Committee says that the government needs to revise its “open door policy” in relation to immigration. Reacting to the announcement of a new emergency accommodation centre opening in Scariff, Independent Councillor Gerry Flynn says the government has been overly ambitious in relation the amount of asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees […]
A Shannon Councillor claims the consultation process on both offshore and onshore wind turbines is currently ‘not accessible’ for the affected communities. At this month’s meeting of Clare County Council, Fianna Fáil Councillor Cillian Murphy proposed that the local authority put forward a submission to the Department of Housing to have the development area for […]
Clare County Council is to consider implementing new bye laws in an attempt to reduce the number of dog attacks happening across the county. It follows concerns expressed by elected representatives at the Council’s monthly meeting last evening, with calls for extendable leads to be banned locally and to have dangerous breeds muzzled. The local […]
The Mayor of Clare says the town council model should return for areas with large populations. It follows calls from a Fianna Fail Senator for their return, with local Government powers in Ireland behind those of other European countries. Local Government reform led to the abolition of 80 town councils back in 2014, including four […]
Clare County Council’s being asked to ‘plan ahead’ with ongoing maintenance of its housing stock. This week’s full meeting of elected representatives has heard how the local authority is averaging 5,000 calls relating to maintenance issues each year. Only three million euro out of a ten million loan acquired by the Council to assist with […]