Motions
Kieran’s Question and Motions and to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 13 May 2013
Question to the Manager:
To ask the City Manager for the litter regulations with regard to displaying posters in the city advertising public meetings? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That an annual summer Cork Proms programme be created in Fitzgerald’s Park, especially in light of the revamp of the park (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That this Council protests against the giving of an annual salary of E.843,000 to the Chief Executive of Bank of Ireland (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Question to the City Manager and Motions, Cork City Council Meeting, 22 April 2013
Question to the Manager:
To ask the manager to give an update on the revamp of the Lee Rowing Club pier (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
To provide a traffic calming measure at the top of Flaherty’s Lane (out of Glencoo Estate) as it meets Ballinlough Road (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That the City Council upgrade the public realm along Albert Street adjacent the Elysian Tower and the National Sculpture Factory including the central traffic island strip (to include flowers, trees) (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Question to the City Manager and Motions, Cork City Council Meeting, 8 April 2013
Question to the Manager:
To ask the manager on when the plastic bollards at the intersection of Churchyard Lane and Well Road, will be removed and replaced by proper traffic calming measures? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That the Council patch over the growing potholes in the road leading down to Douglas Swimming Pool Car Park (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That the Council patch over the growing potholes in Beaumont Court and Drive (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Question to the City Manager and Motions, Cork City Council Meeting, 27 March 2013
Question to the Manager:
To ask the Manager what is the City’s connection with the former unemployment centre on North Main Street and the question of the resolution of debt owed on the property to the Council (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That the monument of Our Lady’s Well and environs in Blackpool be cleaned up (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
That a second nameplate be added at the entrance to Whitethorn on Douglas Road. Currently it only has one plaque on the eastern entrance house wall (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
Kieran’s Question to the City Manager and Motions, Cork City Council Meeting, 11 March 2013
Question to the Manager:
To ask the manager on the status of the conservation report on Boole House on Batchelor’s Quay (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That the Council patch over the growing potholes in Endsleigh Park on Douglas Road (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That this Council calls on the government to reform the Mobility Allowance and the Motorised Transport Grant schemes immediately, and to re-instate the transport grants available to disabled people (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Question to the City Manager and Motions, Cork City Council Meeting, 25 February 2013
Question to the Manager:
To ask the manager, what remedies will now be put in place to counter the cars now parking in the new cycle lane from Skehard Road junction to the Silver Key Pub? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That the Council would consider using Abbeycourt House on George’s Quay as another Arts/ Festival House in the city? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
To get a report on the Creative Cork & vacant premises initiative and its successes and weakness to date (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Question to the City Manager and Motions, Cork City Council Meeting, 11 February 2013
Question to the Manager:
To ask the Manager how much was the spend on Christmas in the Park for 2012 compared to 2011 and 2010? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That the Coal Quay be marketed and rebranded as a heritage quarter and that a marketing strategy be employed to support it (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
To get a summary report on ongoing initiatives to combat dereliction on Barrack Street and Blackpool (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Question to the City Manager and Motions, Cork City Council Meeting, 28 January 2013
Question to the Manager:
To ask the manager for the commercial rate struck each year from 1995- present day? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That the Council check and fix the drainage on and around Cusheen Road (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
In light of the Good Shepherd Convent fire, that the Council work with the HSE to secure Our Lady’s Hospital, and to remove valuable artefacts like the organ in its church and identify other aspects of value and put them aside for protection against the elements (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Question to the City Manager and Motions, Cork City Council Meeting, 14 January 2013
Question:
To ask the Manager what was the cost of compilation of the most recent Docklands report, as discussed at December’s Council meeting? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That Loreto Park be added to the 2013 re-surfacing estates list (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That this Council oppose the E.13.5m central government funding cut to the Vocational Education Committee (VEC) sector, along with an increase to the pupil-teacher ratio at post Leaving Cert (PLC) level (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Question to the City Manager and Motions, Cork City Council Meeting, 10 December 2012
Question to the Manager:
To ask the manager, on the issues of rate collection, how many businesses were on the Council’s books? In 2011 and 2012, how many of these went out of business. How many clients of the Council appeared before the courts pleading a rates remission in 2011 and 2012?
Motions:
To improve the painted kerbing from the intersection from Carrigageen Park to the South Link Road. Motorists have noted they can’t see the warning to keep left at the first set of traffic lights (opp. the gates of Rockboro School) approaching the link road (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
To develop a tourist package/ basket/ hamper of goods at the English Market in association with the traders of the market itself- goods that can be posted to other countries; It is clear that many tourists especially on the bus tours don’t have euros on them and that credit card facilities would be of assistance to any tourist that wants to purchase goods. The same basket/ hamper product could be marketed online on the English Market website as well (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
Kieran’s Question to the City Manager and Motions Cork City Council Meeting, 26 November 2012
Question to the Manager
To ask the manager what is the plan going forward to improve traffic flows from Skehard Road to and from Mahon Point and beyond, to and from the tunnel (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That any bid to make Cork a UNESCO World Music Centre would include musicians, venue owners, bookers etc in the city. They should also be involved, if the city is successful, in the programme itself (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That this Council implore the government to sort out the mess that is the On-line Student Grant Application System (Susi). More than 50,000 third-level students are still waiting to see if they will get a grant because a new online system is in chaos. The system was designed to speed up the process but instead only one in 16 grant applications have been approved (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 12 November 2012
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the Manager for the number of engineers (and where) employed in middle to senior management positions, between the various directorates in the Council? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That a full and proper traffic management plan be pursued and implemented in Ballinlough, Ballintemple and Mahon with regard to the traffic activity around GAA matches in Pairc Uí Rinn and Pairc Uí Chaoimh. Local residents in the area are frustrated by the lack of a proper traffic plan. Most weekends residents witness supporters’ cars parking illegally, and parking on public realm spaces, footpaths, blocking driveways, greenways etc. It is time now to implement a proper plan whereby resident parking only will be provided in the latter areas and that proper park and ride facilities be developed in association with the GAA (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
That this Council implore the government to support the work of the COPE Foundation, which caters for 2,150 adults and children with intellectual disabilities. The group, with the national budget 2013 approaching, have strongly noted they cannot guarantee its current levels of service and supports if hit with further budget cuts (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 22 October 2012
Question to the City Manager
To ask the manage for an update on the revamp project of Boole House on Batchelor’s Quay (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
In light of An Bord Pleanála’s overturning of the City Council’s decision on Model Farm Road, that a review/ swot analysis be pursued on Policy 4.14 in the City Development Plan, 2009-2014, i.e. the section on the development of local business centres (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
That the Council consider holding a ‘People’s Parade’ as part of ‘The Gathering 2013 project. In Dublin for their St. Patrick’s Festival, the City is inviting up to 8,000 people around the world to march in their parade (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 8 October 2012
Question to the manager:
To ask the city manager on the up to date status of the redevelopment of Blackrock Pier? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That the Council give consideration to erecting a “Stop” sign on Castle Road at the junction of Castle Road / Convent Road so that in conjunction with the “Stop” sign already located on Convent Road, this would encourage traffic entering the village on these routes, to stop and proceed with caution. Traffic through the village would be at a safer reduced speed. (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
As per a previous motion in mid 2009, to ask the relevant directorate, when is the area around the town wall under the ramp under Kyrl’s Quay going to be cleaned up? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 24 September 2012
(Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That the ‘parking only’ of motor bikes in the motor bike parking spaces on Emmett Place outside the Crawford Art Gallery be enforced (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
In light of the recent re-opening of the Coal Quay, that its rich history, through the pictures and information that were on display on the day, be drawn together and placed on permanent display panels on Corn Market Street itself (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 10 September 2012
Question to the City Manager
Can the Manager confirm that the BAM hoarding, erected adjacent to Brian Boru Bridge on St. Patrick’s Quay during the recent maintenance works, will be removed once the project is finished? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That the City Council consider the introduction of breaking the city down into cultural quarters and marketing them as appropriate, e.g. University Quarter, Cathedral Quarter, Opera House Quarter, Medieval, Georgian, etc. (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That the City Council support the recent submission to the Parks Department by the Irish Wildlife Trust on the management of Beaumont Quarry (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 9 July 2012
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the city manager on the up to date status of the redevelopment of the George Boole House on Bachelor’s Quay? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
In light of the recent re-opening of the Coal Quay and in an effort to promote the street and to promote its rich history that large scale historical panels/ scribs be placed on the street depicting pictures of the street from 100 years (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That the City Council actively seek a home for the Knitting Map and put it on display to the general public as part of its tourism programme (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 26 June 2012
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the Manager for the numbers of Cork City Council workers earning less than e.20,000, e.30,000, e.40,000, e.50,000, e.60,000, e.70,000, e.80,000, e.90,000 and e.100,000 per annum and earning more than e.100,000 per annum in tabular form? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That the City Council upgrade the public realm at the junction of Albert Road and Albert Street to include upgrades of the public realm footpaths and pedestrian crossing areas (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 11 June 2012
Question to the Manager:
To ask the City Manager what is being done to tackle the high level of illegal postering on Douglas Street? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That the Council consider the following correspondence received from Churchyard Lane residents on the removal of the Skehard Road Roundabout:
“The roundabout is the only piece of road infrastructure in the area that does not cause problems. The other works on the Skehard Road could easily have been done without the removal of this roundabout. We feel it is a complete waste of tax payers money. There are 3 dangerous crossings here. The junction of the Well Road and Churchyard Lane known as Greggs Cross- this junction is 40 metres wide and pedestrians coming from the Well Road cannot cross this junction safely. The other junction of the Ballinlough Road and Churchyard Lane by the Silver Key known as Murray’s Cross- this junction is 44 metres across and again pedestrians risk their lives trying to cross this junction with traffic coming from behind. The third junction is the junction of Churchyard Lane and Boreenmanna Road at Temple Hill- this junction is a concave convex junction with no pedestrian crossing of any kind and no site lines visible for motorists or pedestrians. The money saved by retaining the roundabout and not putting traffic lights there would be better spent on making Churchyard Lane a one way system and installing demand pedestrian lights at the above junctions” Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
That the City Council install pedestrian crossings at Tory Top Road Intersection i.e. the Aldi and AIB road cross sections as a traffic calming method and in the interest of pedestrian safety (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 28 May 2012
Question to the Manager:
To ask the manager for an update on the opening of Bishopstown library on Thursday evenings? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That a second nameplate be added at the entrance to Whitethorn on Douglas Road (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That part of the new €59,730 or third round of grant applications under the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport’s Disabled Access and Energy Upgrade scheme for Local Authority Pools grant (May 2012) for Douglas Pool be put towards a series of murals on water safety in Douglas Pool, through getting city artists working with schools in the local area with themes of environment and energy efficiency (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 15 May 2012
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the manager for a breakdown of the expenses incurred on (a) the curtains around the Council Chamber, (b) the cost of research, and framing the photographs outside the Lord Mayor’s office and (c) the cost of research, and framing of the former Lord Mayor’s portraits in the former City manager’s office in the Lord Mayor’s Room (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
To repair the road from the start of Burke’s Hill, Lotamore to the GAA Pitch in Mayfield (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That the Council consider the introduction of legislation to support complaints about high hedges not being cut back to sustainable levels/ heights/ widths in private estates. In the UK Part 8 of their Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 allows for their Councils to mediate between parties whose hedges and trees have overgrown and are affecting the house next door in several ways. The UK documentation on High Hedge legislation is at the following link, http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningandbuilding/pdf/highhedgescomplaining.pdf (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 30 April 2012
Question to the City Manager:
What is the manager’s response to the remarks made by Diarmuid Gavin on a recent Late Late Show interview and his reference to the staff of Cork City Council as “something from Fr. Ted”? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That the Museum be closed once a week to the general public to accommodate a schools’ programme on that day (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That the City Council work with the Gardaí to address the problem that the area of Mary Street and Red Abbey Street has become a meeting place for large groups of youths bringing with it disruptive behaviour including under age alcohol and substance abuse resulting in a free-for-all attitude and a disrespect of the residents and the historical site. The residents are concerned about the disturbance to local residents as it causes disruption of the peace and interference on an ongoing basis. It is an intrusion and inconvenience causing residents constant distress, annoyance and worry as there is the potential for disorder, unruliness and physical conflict on their doorsteps.
The Abbey is a tourist attraction being Cork’s oldest surviving historical structure and is part of the tourist route but the surrounding areas are continually being vandalized and littered due to the activity in the area. The use of the Abbey grounds as a recreational assembly site is inappropriate and unacceptable in their neighbourhood. Local families, their children, friends and residents passing through the square feel intimidated and unsafe when these gangs have gathered. They wish to expose this problem and bring it further to find a resolution to restore safety and peace to our neighbourhood and community. This will also ensure that tourists can appreciate this historical site as it is a designated national monument and should be given due consideration (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 16 April 2012
Question to the manager:
To ask the manager on the City Council’s stance on allowing wild animals to perform in circuses within the city bounds (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
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Motions:
To add Shrewsbury Estate on Ballinlough Road to the resurfacing estates list (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
To get a report on the status of water pressure within estates on Douglas Road (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 26 March 2012
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the manager, arising from the appointment of consultants in early 2012 under the September 2010 competition for the Cork Docklands Marina Park Landscape Design, are the planners currently only considering the landscape design option that includes the disposal of the lands to the GAA. Or both? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
To install a footpath ramp for wheelchairs on the footpath at the top of Knockrea Avenue, where it joins the Ballinlough Road opposite the bus stop (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
To add Whitethorn Estate, Douglas Road to the resurfacing estates list (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 12 March 2011
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the manager what happened the Cork 800 fountain that was located on Emmett Place (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
Owing to widespread public concerns and before the further spending of public monies, we request a full investigation by an independent animal welfare body on the standards, governance, management and animal welfare practices at the CSPCA and a comparison be completed with management and practices nationally (signed members of the Recreation and Amenity and Emergency Strategic Policy Committee including K McCarthy)
That the City Council erect picnic tables on the green to the east of Blackrock Castle adjoining the car park for the walk (Cllr K McCarthy)
That the Council erect a plaque in Sunday’s Well to the memory of Dr. Vincent Barry (1908-1975). Dr. Barry was the Irish researcher who discovered the cure for leprosy. A native of 3 Lower Janemount Sunday’s Well, Cork, he is credited with the development of the compound used in leprosy drugs that have helped to cure about 15 million people. Dr. Barry also initiated research on chemotherapy of cancer (Cllr K McCarthy).
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 28 February 2012
Question to the manager:
To ask the manager to give a breakdown of the income and expenditure for the recent Cork Christmas Celebration on the Grand Parade, December 2011? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
To get a report on why BAM construction have not yet removed their hoarding erected on Penrose Quay (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
In light of the recent re-organisation of Recreation, Amenity and Emergency Services and the relevant impact and potential dismantling of the functional and strategic policy committee, that a new tourism Strategic Policy Committee be established, to complement the work of the TEAM unit (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 13 February 2012
Question to the manager:
Can the manager outline the Council’s role and policy in providing temporary parking permits to meals on wheels organisations who park to deliver meals in the city (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That the Council cut back the overgrown hedging and general overgrowth on the Old Cork Blackrock and Passage Rail Line by Ballinsheen Bridge off Skehard Road in order to alleviate hiding places for anti-social behaviour (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
That the junction layout at Gate Lodge, Castle Road, Cork be narrowed and revised to control speeds similar to what was recently completed at the Sandy Lawn estate entrance close by. That speed control ramps or similar be constructed within the estate to control traffic speeds. That appropriate signage be installed reminding drivers that children play in the area and to slow their driving speed (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 30 January 2012
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the City Manager about the appeal process for parking fines? How long does the average appeal take to pass through the parking fines office? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That the Council mark the centenary of the Titanic tragedy (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That the Council consider the creation of a Rory Gallagher Music festival for the city (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 16 January 2012
Question to the City Manager:
Has Cork City Council any plans to resume the opening of Bishopstown library on Thursday nights in the New Year? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That this Council opposes the cuts to the Deis Educational Scheme that affect several schools, families and children in this city (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That the City Hall clock be let chime at 12 noon and 2pm each day. Currently, it does not chime at all (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 28 November 2011
Motion:
In light of the recent tragic death of a pedestrian on Parnell Place, that the safety of pedestrians crossing from Merchants Quay to the Bus Station be examined and reconfigured as appropriate with safety barriers etc. (Cllr K McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 14 November 2011
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the manager about the status (in future planning and completion) of the following derelict properties?
a) The Lodge at the entrance of the IDA Business Park on Model Farm Road.
b) Former Economy Shop & Post Office at Dennehy’s Cross
c) Former Ford Show Rooms at Dennehy’s Cross
d) The two business premises and adjoining bungalow also on Dennehy’s Cross
e) The Crows Nest Bar and adjoining Terrace of houses at Victoria Cross.
f) The Site adjacent to The AIB Bank on Western Road.
(Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That the Council erect signs discouraging the use of Beaumont Quarry as a public dump, Recently at the spot that is directly opposite Cork Constitution Club, plastic bags and all kinds of rubbish are being dumped over the metal barrier that runs along the side of the road (Cllr K McCarthy)
In light of a recent visit to Cork by representatives of the Coventry Irish Centre, that a proposal to develop a simultaneous run concert between the Centre and possibly Christ Church in Cork be investigated by the twinning committee (Cllr K McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 24 October 2011
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the manager about the status of the following items in the Willow Lawn area, South Douglas Road that were previously discussed and agreed upon:
(a) The erection of a half moon railing at the entrance to the river bank on Tramore river as a security measure.
(b) The marking of pedestrian markings at roundabout near slip road from South Ring road-east bound carriageway
(c) The erection of timber laths replacement on wooden fence (baffle fence) on same slip road (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
To cement the path going from Skehard Road to the amenity walk of the old railway line (Cllr K. McCarthy)
To free the drainage blocks from Convent Road to Meadow Grove, Blackrock (Cllr K. McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 10 October 2011
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the City Manager, when will the lamps on St. Patrick’s Bridge and Parliament Bridge be repaired? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That the council replace the rusted bin outside the Lions Den Bar on Douglas Road (Cllr K McCarthy)
That the Council consider installing resident’s disc parking at Bellair estate, where the estate fronts onto Douglas Road by the bus stop (Cllr K McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Questions to Cork City Council
Kieran’s Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 12 September 2011
Question to the manager (answered, 26 September 2011):
To ask the manager is he content with the communication strategy with the ESB and the Council with regard to flood management on the River Lee plus what steps are in place to keep the possibility of a potential flood again this year to a minimum (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
To ask the Council to examine the speed limit on The Marina with a view to reducing the speed limit to make it more pedestrian and cyclist friendly (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
To ask the Council to consider placing speed ramps or traffic calming measures on The Marina (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 27 June 2011
Question to the manager:
To ask the manager about the future status of the community wardens and how steps are pursuing to retain them:? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
That the City Council work with Cork County Council to clean up the approach road’s vegetation on the Silverspring’s dual carriageway just beyond the City boundary (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That in September / October 2011 Cork City Council celebrate the 75th anniversary of the official opening of the current City Hall building (Cllr K McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 13 June 2011
Motions:
To consider the removal of the artwork-sculpture in St. Michael’s Close, Mahon on the grounds of child health and safety (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That extra historical interpretative or historical information panels be erected in Christ Church (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Question to the manager:
To ask the manager are there any plans to relocate the Fireman’s Hut formerly on St. Patrick’s Street, to somewhere in the city plus put it to a new use? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager and, Cork City Council Meeting, 30 May 2011
Motions:
That the graveyard adjoining Christ Church be cleaned up and opened to the general public to view as well (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
“That traffic signs indicating ‘people on foot crossing roads ahead’ be erected on the Back Douglas Road slip road from the South Ring Road to the roundabout at Willow Park heading east and some rumple strips on the slip road leading on to the roundabout” (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Question to City Manager:
To ask the manager where the E.250,000 to be invested for the Queen’s visit is coming from? What source ? plus where is the finance going to be invested in? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager and, Cork City Council Meeting, 15 May 2011
Motions:
That the graveyard adjoining Christ Church be cleaned up and opened to the general public to view as well (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That traffic signs indicating ‘people on foot crossing roads ahead’ be erected on the Back Douglas Road slip road from the South Ring Road to the roundabout at Willow Park heading east and some rumple strips on the slip road leading on to the roundabout” (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Question to City Manager:
To ask the manager where the E.250,000 to be invested for the Queen’s visit is coming from? What source ? plus where is the finance going to be invested in? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 26 April 2011
Motions:
That the carpark at the pier head in Blackrock be tarmacademed due to its unsightly and rough appearance (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Following up on my previous motion in September 2009, that a review take place of traffic and pedestrian safety at the junction of several exits onto the Douglas Road, namely Rhodaville, Briar Rose and the Ardfallen complex and that the appropriate traffic & pedestrian safety measures be carried out (Cllr. K. McCarthy)
Question to the Manager:
To ask the manager to give a breakdown of the income and expenditure for the recent St. Patrick’s Day Festival? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager and, Cork City Council Meeting, 14 March 2011
Motions:
To get a report on why BAM construction have not removed their hoarding erected on Penrose Quay? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
As per a previous motion in mid 2009, to ask the relevant directorate, when is the area around the town wall under the ramp under Kyrl’s Quay going to be cleaned up? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the manager about an update on the revamp of Christ Church and the redesign of the adjoining section of Bishop Lucey Park? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager and, Cork City Council Meeting, 28 February 2011
Motions:
In order to stress the importance of their work to their respective communities that they work in, that the Community Wardens give a report on their work to the housing functional committee (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That capital money be put aside for the roof of the local studies section of Cork City Library (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the manager will he contact all general election candidates to cut and take away as well their plastic ties that held posters on poles in the city area?
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager and, Cork City Council Meeting, 14 February 2011
Motions:
To get the potholes fixed on the hill down into Douglas Pool carpark?
In light of the fact of Cork’s success in last years Lonely Planet Guide, that Cork City Council establish a Tourism Functional Committee and a position of City Tourism Officer (Cllr K McCarthy, Cllr K.O’Flynn)
Question to the City Manager:
With regard to the George Boole house on Greville Place, can the manager outline:
(a) What are the conservation works and long term plans for the building?
(b) How much is this work costing?
(c) Who is paying for it?
(d) Are Cork City Council looking to eventually purchase the building? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 24 January 2011
Motions:
That the Council close the laneway behind Inchera Park, Mahon, due to ongoing anti-social behaviour? (Cllr K McCarthy)
To attain from the Planning Directorate a report on the status of activity of CASP (Cllr K McCarthy)
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the manager about the status of repair of the collapsed wall on Southern Road (Cllr K McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager and, Cork City Council Meeting, 10 January 2010
Motions:
That an information panel on the monument be placed on the National Monument on the Grand Parade (Cllr K. McCarthy).
In light of the successful 2010 90th Anniversary events commemorating the deaths of Lord Mayors MacCurtain and MacSwiney and in light of the 75th anniversary in 2011 of the opening of City Hall, that facsimile copies of the documents and photographs that were on display in the Millennium Hall and other copies of documents highlighting the development of City Hall be displayed in the corridor outside the Lord Mayor’s office in the spare display cabinets that were made available for the November 2010 Millennium Hall exhibition from the Museum (Cllr K. McCarthy).
Question to the Manager:
To ask the manager to give a breakdown of the income and expenditure for the recent Cork Christmas Celebration on the Grand Parade? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 13 December 2010
Motions:
To get the balcony of Douglas Swimming pool painted (Cllr K. McCarthy)
To get the graffiti on the upper levels of Douglas Pool and the graffiti on its windows removed (Cllr. K. McCarthy)
Question to the Manager:
To ask the City Manager for the design schedule of work for the Batchelor’s Quay wall from April to October 2010 (Cllr. Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, City Council Meeting, 6 December 2010
Motions:
That the members of this Council be facilitated by the ESB with a tour of Inniscarra Dam, so that an understanding of its normal and emergency operating systems be understood (Cllr K McCarthy, Cllr L. Kingston).
In light of the successful 90th Anniversary celebrations, that an biographical information panel be provided at the Republican Plot at St. Finbarre’s Cemetery recalling those that are buried within the plot itself (Cllr K. McCarthy, Cllr M. Shields).
Question to the Manager:
To ask the manager about the details of the privatisation of Kyrl’s Quay Multi-Storey Car Park? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 8 November 2010
Motions:
In light of the partial collapse of one of the city’s historic houses, i.e. George Boole’s on Bachelor’s Quay, to ask the City Council’s Conservation Officer to give a SWOT analysis on his role in protecting other historic structures from collapse (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
To ask the City Council about what measures are in place to monitor the water quality in the Atlantic Pond (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Question to the Manager:
To ask the City Manager for a timeline of events regarding the fixing of Bachelor’s Quay Wall since the flooding of late November 2009 to the present day? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 25 October 2010
Motions:
That the City Council tarmacadam the ‘rough’ laneway behind High Street Launderette on High Street (Cllr K McCarthy)
That the Council take down the ‘no turn right’ sign for Ballinlough Road on Douglas Road (city facing, outside St. Finbarre’s Hospital) plus instate a ‘no heavy vehicles sign’ at the base of the hill of Bernadette Way (Cllr K McCarthy)
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the manager about the energy efficiency of c.400 street lamps on the Grand Parade plaza (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question, Cork City Council Meeting, 27 September 2010
Motions:
To get a status report from the relevant directorate of when the Blackrock Pier improval project will begin as sanctioned by Council before the summer(Cllr K McCarthy).
To get dog fouling bins on Ballinlough Road and also to get dog fouling bins fixed on the old Railway line amenity walk in the South East ward? (Cllr K McCarthy)
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the City Manager to give a expense breakdown of the E.50,000 allocated to the homecoming reception for the Cork All-Ireland football team (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 13 September 2010
Motions:
To get a report from the Director of Services on the completion status of the Willow Lawn riverside walk (Cllr K McCarthy)
That in 2011 Cork City Council celebrate the 75th anniversary of the opening of the current City Hall building (Cllr K McCarthy)
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the City Manager about the status of repair work on St. Patrick’s Bridge (Cllr K McCarthy) (Ans: to be completed by late September 2010)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 12 July 2010
Motions:
That plug sockets be provided for researchers with laptops in the local studies section of Cork City Library (Cllr K McCarthy).
That the City Council upgrade the podium stand and purchase a roaming mike in the Concert Hall for ceremonies (Cllr K McCarthy)
Question to City Manager:
To ask the City Manager about the City Council’s response to the increasing on-street practices of open-air drinking. In particular, George’s Quay, Fr. Mathew Quay and within the small park at the eastern end of the South Mall, adjacent Parnell Bridge have regular open air drinking (Cllr K McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 29 June 2010:
Motions:
That the site which is a public toilet on Merchant’s Quay be converted to a tourist pod, viz-a vis partial demolition. The arts bodies in Cork have an interest in taking such a facility over to promote Cork’s heritage and festival assets (Cllr. K McCarthy)
That part of the Sustainable Travel initiative grant arising from the Department of Transport’s Smarter Travel Project Fund be given towards the heritage and artistic bodies within Elizabeth Fort. That this be given to create Elizabeth Fort and its environs as a central hub for the area’s heritage. The aforementioned bodies within the fort are anxious to put history murals on the walls of Keyser’s Hill and to develop a community project called Cork Begins Here, which aims to work with Cork tourism bodies, local community groups and local schools to raise awareness of Cork’s earliest history (Cllr K. McCarthy, Cllr. M. Shields).
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the manager, what is the plan for the re-structuring of Bishop Lucey Park in light of the Christ Church renovations? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions, Cork City Council Meeting, 14 June 2010
Motions:
That the City Council fill in the pot holes in the town centre car park on Avenue de Rennes, Mahon (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
In order to curb anti-social behaviour, that the hedges adjoining the green areas in Lake Lawn, Ballinlough be cut back (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
Kieran’s Motions, Cork City Council Meeting, 27 May 2010
Motions:
That a review take place of where the bins and dog fouls bins are in the south east ward with an eye to providing more bins especially to combat dog fouling (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
To get a report from the Director of Planning on the status of development on vacant land behind St Finbarre’s Hospital on South Douglas Road (eastern side) adjacent the eastbound bus stop (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 10 May 2010
Motions:
That interpretative signage regarding its history and significance be instated in the interior of the English Market (Cllr K McCarthy)
That the worn name plaques in Ballinure Place, Ballinure Lawn and Avenue De Rennes in Mahon be replaced (Cllr K. McCarthy).
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the manager, what were the average car occupancy percentages per month in 2009 in Paul Street and Kyrl’s Quay multi storey car-parks? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions, Cork City Council Meeting, 26 April 2010:
Motions:
That the interpretive signage concerning bird species in Mahon Estuary at the entrance to Joe McHugh park, Mahon be corrected and that the extant images be lined up with the right bird titles (Cllr K McCarthy)
That the worn “Welcome to Cork” sign, adjacent the tourist bus stop on St. Patrick’s Quay, be replaced with a new vibrant sign and an interpretative panel – guide to Cork City and map (Cllr K. McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 12 April 2010
Motions:
That the window problem at the social housing unit at 23 Elderwood Drive, Boreenmanna Road be resolved immediately. This problem was first officially logged last June 2009 but has been an unresolved issue for the past two years (Cllr K McCarthy)
That the publicity given by Leisureworld to Bishopstown and Churchfield Swimming Pools respectively be also extended to Douglas Pool (e.g. be included on its website and poster promotions) (Cllr K McCarthy)
Question to the City Manager:
What is the legal justification, by reference to the terms and conditions of employment, for Council employees’ refusal to co-operate and deal with elected councillors’ queries on behalf of their constituents? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 22 March 2010:
Motions:
That the City Council review and fix the blocked sewers on Albert Road by the pedestrian crossing (Cllr K McCarthy)
That the Director of Recreation and Amenity give a status report on the repair of the slip way on the Marina for the Lee Rowing Club (Cllr K McCarthy).
Question to the City Manager:
With the utmost respect to the City Manager and with regard to his upcoming retirement from his post, when will the post be advertised in the media and the changeover to a new manager be effected? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions, Cork City Council Meeting, 22 February 2010
Motions:
That the ESB sub-station on Caroline Street, presently occupied by the Triskel Arts Centre be acquired (or work with multi art agencies) and turned into a City Council Art Gallery post the re-location home of the Triskel to Tobin Street / Christ Church proposed for October 2010 (Cllr K McCarthy).
That dog fouling fine signs be erected in Ballinlough especially on the approach roads to local schools (Cllr K McCarthy).
Kieran’s Motions and Question to the City Manager, Cork City Council meeting, 15 February 2010
Motions:
That the City Council consider implementing appropriate and set measures with regard to enforcing upon derelict site owners the need to secure their site and to stop derelict sites from becoming urban landscape eyesores. For example that windows must be boarded up in a certain way, that proper hoarding be erected that blends into the immediate surroundings and that derelict sites be secured according to set measures (Cllr K McCarthy).
That the exhibition the “Wood of Life”, an environmental awareness project, which was displayed in Bishopstown Library, be exhibited in other City Council libraries. In addition that local schools be actively engaged with to come and view the exhibition (Cllr K McCarthy & Cllr M Shields).
Question to the City Manager:
Can the manager please comment on the flood damage to the Cork Museum and when does he expect the Museum to re-open (Cllr K McCarthy).
Kieran’s Motions and Question to City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 25 January 2010
Motions:
That the City Council replace the relevant rotting timber frames of doors in Douglas Swimming Pool (Cllr K. McCarthy)
That P.R. literature on the City Council’s educational bodies such as the Lifetime Lab and Blackrock Castle and any other relevant funded bodies be placed on a table in the foyer of the new extension of City Hall for customers to peruse (Cllr. K McCarthy)
Question to City Manager:
That the City Manager would comment on the City Council’s policy on businesses and organisations breaking litter laws by erecting illegal signs on grass verges, poles etc around the city. How many businesses and organisations have been fined in 2008 & 2009? How many were fined for illegal signs in the south east ward? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy).
Kieran’s Motions and Question to City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 11 January 2010:
Motions:
That the pot-holes in Douglas Swimming Pool car-park (public and staff) be filled in (Cllr K McCarthy)
That the City Council support the up and coming Re-Discover Cork Initiative which is being led by the Cork Tourism Learning Network made up of 47 small tourism Cork organisers. They are looking for a suitable venue, namely the Millennium Hall. This would be a great initiative to showcase Cork to its citizens especially in light of the Lonely Planet Acolade (Cllr K McCarthy).
Question to the City Manager:
To ask the City Manager to report on the salting/ gritting of roads in the city over the Christmas period. What is the Council’s position in dealing with serious icy road conditions? What roads were prioritised? How many emergency Council teams were in operation? Where do the Council source their salt / grit? (Cllr K McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motion, 21 December 2009, Cork City Council Meeting, Budget meeting
That 33% (E.48,000) of the conference expenses be given to the City Library’s book fund (motion was passed but later defeated in the overall section vote of Recreation and amenity, however managed to get E34,000 from Recreation and Amenity survey work towards the book fund).
Kieran’s Motions and Question to City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 7 December 2009
Motions:
That a direction sign showing the way to the Lee Tunnel be placed at the junction of Skehard Road and the Central Statistics Office Road, Mahon (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
That a moratorium on rates be enacted for the affected traders who are dealing with extensive flood damage on the western side of Cork City for a minimum of three months or until such time as their insurance claims have been resolved (Cllr K McCarthy)
Question to City Manager:
Can I ask the Manager to comment on what the City Council is doing in terms of tackling unemployment in Cork City? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 23 November 2009:
Motions:
That the extant computer catalogues of the Cork Museum and Cork Archives be put online on a central web resource, e.g. www.corkpastandpresent.ie. That the Council should consider this to maximise the research benefits of its heritage material holdings (Cllr K McCarthy).
In an effort to combat anti-social behaviour, that the Council investigate the possibility of installing public lighting at the Japanese Gardens, adjacent Douglas Swimming Pool (Cllr K McCarthy).
Question to the City Manager:
The Christmas trees that will be bought by the City Council for the city’s main street’s this Christmas, where will they be sourced and how much will they cost to purchase? (Cllr K McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 9 November 2009:
Motions:
That “road” flower pots be introduced to the immediate external environs of Douglas Pool and the environs of Blackrock Pier. That this be pursued in an effort to enhance their respective dilapidated conditions (Cllr K. McCarthy)
Question to the City Manager:
With regard to the impending closure of the Kino Cinema, what can the Council do to make sure such a cultural asset, which is also linked to the productive and very positive Cork Film Festival, does not close? (Cllr K. McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 27 October 2009:
Motions:
That the invasive species of Japanese Knotweed on Blackrock pier and eastwards to the rowing club be treated and removed (Cllr. K. McCarthy).
Arising out of the recent arts report and to enhance the City Council’s investment and the future development of Cork’s international tourist market, that a S.W.O.T. analysis of Cork Marketing Partnership be conducted and the report sent back to the City Council (Cllr. K. McCarthy).
Question to the City Manager:
Further to Cllr John Kelleher’s recent question to the City manager, when will repair work begin on the slipway on the Marina, used by the Lee Rowing Club? (Cllr. K. McCarthy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 12 October 2009:
In an effort to sustain the amenity of Douglas Swimming Pool and as a deterrent against vandalism that that the City Council consider the painting of a community artwork / mural around the exterior walls of the Swimming Pool; that the latter would also take place linking with local schools and community groups (Cllr. K. McCarthy).
That a review of health and safety take place of the old medieval laneways along South Main Street and North Main Street. Those laneways open to the general public are now subject to anti-social behaviour such as urinating and rubbish disposal (Cllr. K. McCarthy).
Question to the City Manager:
Over the last number of weeks as a Councillor, I have been bombarded by signed petitions by traders in the city calling for the elimination of clamping in the city. These letters claim that clamping is seriously deterring and frightening people from entering the city centre for fear of being clamped. Can I ask the City Manager what is his opinion on the trader’s view that clamping is actively turning people off from coming into town to shop?
Kieran’s Motions, Cork City Council Meeting, 28 September 2009
Motions:
That a review take place of traffic and pedestrian safety at the junction of several exits onto the Douglas Road, namely Rhodaville, Briar Rose and the Ardfallen complex and that the appropriate traffic & pedestrian safety measures be carried out (Cllr. K. McCarthy)
That Cork City would actively broker temporary access to unoccupied/ unleased buildings in Cork City for the cultural section to use as gallery spaces, art, presentations spaces etc. (Cllr. K. McCarthy & Cllr. C. Clancy)
Kieran’s Motions and Question to City Manager Motions, Cork City Council Meeting 14 September 2009:
Motions:
As an incentive to boost trading in Cork City and to help traders, that this Council would offer 2 hours free parking in public carparks and on- street in the city centre on Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to 11 a. m.– on a trial period between now and Christmas” (Cllr K. McCarthy).
That this Council would support a motion to create an independent value for money audit by an independent examiner to identify areas where savings could be made – thereby preserving important front-line services in these challenging economic times (Cllr K. McCarthy)
Question to the City Manager:
The pumping system for the Berwick Fountain on the Grand Parade does not
seem to be working properly since the Fountain’s restoration project. Will the pumping mechanics of the fountain be restored in the near future?
Kieran’s Motions, Cork City Council Meeting, 13 July 2009
Motions:
That the City Council erect a series of heritage interpretative panels across the city centre island in an effort to promote further the city’s heritage and tourism strategies (Cllr. K. McCarthy).
That the environs of the section of the medieval town wall, a national monument, on display to the general public beneath the entrance ramp of Kyrl’s Quay multi-storey car park on Kyrl’s Quay be cleaned up (Cllr. K. McCarthy).
As an incentive to boost trading in Cork City and to help traders in these difficult economic times, that this Council would offer 2 hours free parking in the Council’s two public carparks on Saturday mornings from 9 am to 11am on a trial period in early spring 2010, a period of time to be agreed upon (Cllr K. McCarthy).
1. Number of dogs taken into CSPCA for the first 6 months of 2012?
2. Number of dogs reclaimed during this same period?
3. Number of dogs surrendered by members of public?
4. Number of dogs put to sleep?
5. Number of dogs that died of natural causes?
6. Number of dog Licences issued by CSPCA?
7. Number of dogs seized by Dog warden?
8. Number of dogs given to other Dog charities?
9. Number of dogs rehomed during this period?
10.When dog licences were €12.70 each the CSPCA was allowed to retain €2.70 for issuing licence. Now that the licences have been increased to €20 each what amount is retained by the CSPCA?
11. What was the total cost to the public of retaining the dog service for the above 6 months, including Wardens van maintenance, wages, amount per dog per night etc.?
12. Details of any other sums of money given to the CSPCA by City Council?
13. Of the 2,823 dog licences issued last year by the City Council how many were sold by 1. Post Office 2. Dog Warden 3. CSPCA?
Kieran’s Question and Motions and to the City Manager, Cork City Council Meeting, 27 May 2013
Question to the Manager:
To ask the manager the cost of employing Colliers International to create a city centre strategy? (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
Motions:
To name the two new flyovers in the south west of the city after Cork’s literacy icons, Frank O’Connor and Seán Ó Faoláin; both have no piece of city infrastructure named after them (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)
To get a report on the Creative Cork initiative from TEAM (Cllr Kieran McCarthy)