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There will be no council houses built in Castlebar for the next six to 10 years, according to Labour Councillor Harry Barrett.

There will be no council houses built in Castlebar for the next six to 10 years, according to Labour Councillor Harry Barrett.

The cut in the early childcare supplement payments will come into effect after this week’s election. The supplement which will now be cut in half from €83 to €41.50 was held off from being cut in April and the reduced payment will now come into effect from Monday June 8.

Fine Gael now has an overwhelming majority on Mayo County Council following last Friday’s Local Elections. With 17 seats on the local authority, Enda Kenny’s crew will occupy the chairmanship of the council for the next five years with Ballyhaunis native John Cribbin tipped to be installed as the first Cathaoirleach.

Now it’s down to the real business

The revelation by the Department of Education and Science that 1,670 primary school children in Mayo are in classes with over 30 pupils “highlights how little trust we can place in pre-election promises”, according to Labour Councillor Harry Barrett.

Castlebar Town Council withdrew part of the planning permission for McHale Park at its monthly meeting last Thursday. The meeting, which was attended by a large number of the residents of McHale Road, but not by members of the Mayo County Board, saw a motion put forward by independent councillor Frank Durcan and seconded by fellow independent councillor and Mayor of the town Michael Kilcoyne passed by six votes to three in the chamber.

Castlebar town Councillor Harry Barrett has blasted the Government over its decision to confirm again that it would not be paying the Christmas bonus. Taoiseach Brian Cowen told the Dáil on Wednesday that the State could not afford the €223 million it would cost to reinstate the Christmas social welfare bonus payment this year.

Labour Councillor Harry Barrett has welcomed Labour’s first stage of the Planning And Development (Taking In Charge Of Estates) Bill 2009, which is designed to make it easier for residents in housing estates to force developers to complete to the satisfaction of their local council, any work that may be required on roads, open spaces, car parks, sewers, watermains, drains, or other public facilities.

The report that the Government is considering abolishing the Junior Certificate exam just to save money is alarming. While abolishing the exam will save €30 million each year, this decision could have a tremendous cost on the quality of education for our young people, said Castlebar town councillor Harry Barrett.