Search Results for 'Cllr Declan McDonnell'
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McDonnell proposes extension of the one-way traffic system into city
Cllr Declan McDonnell has proposed an extension of the one-way traffic system on roads leading into the city centre — which would enable the expansion of bus lanes on routes that are often choke points for traffic.
Controversial plan for Renmore and Ballyloughane raises temperature at council meeting
A controversial plan for the Renmore and Ballyloughane area was debated at Monday’s Galway City Council meeting for more than two hours.
Active Travel Plans for the Ballyloughane Road should be either scaled back or scrapped, say councillors
Three city councillors have warned that “excessive measures” being proposed to stop ‘rat-run’ shortcuts being taken by traffic through Renmore will only create more problems than they will solve.
Councillors take 45 minutes to decide on meeting in person or online
Following a 45 minute discussion, a vote took place determining that Galway City Council meetings will be held remotely for the rest of the month with a review set for February.
Salthill’s temporary cycleway to be introduced in March, meeting is told
A temporary cycleway in Salthill will be introduced in March and is expected to stay in place for six months.
EU told over reliance of private rental market driving up homelessness in Galway
Over-reliance on an increasingly unaffordable private rental market, and a shortage of new housing units, are key factors contributing to homelessness in Galway, an EU advisory body has been told.
HSE should be hiring carers rather than using agencies, McDonnell tells regional health forum
The HSE should look at hiring more carers for home help schemes rather than spending their budgets on hiring agencies, Cllr Declan McDonnell told the Regional Health Forum this week when he asked about the number of clients in Galway awaiting the service.
Who will really benefit from the city council's 2021 budget?
The Galway City Council made two housekeeping decisions of note at its November meeting earlier this week. One was to permit the participation of members meeting in a socially distant manner; members can now Zoom into the proceedings. The second was to defer the annual budget meeting; originally intended to take place next week but now put back to November 30.
