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Phase one of the Tubberhill development is now drawing to completion, with new residents set to live in the 43 units by Easter.

A proposal to improve pedestrian access in Kilkelly and create a car park has met local opposition but consultation between the council and locals will continue.

The elected members of Mayo County Council from Ballina approved the raising of a loan of €12.9 million for the provision of a 66-unit housing development in St Patrick’s Estate in Ballina by Clúid Housing Association. Senior executive officer Paul Benson outlined to the members the reason for the raising of this loan. He told the members that the council would raise the loan and hand the money over to Clúid for the scheme, but the council would be reimbursed fully by central government the amount of the loan and any charges that were applied on it. He also informed the members that the tendering process was well under way for the project and that he was still confident that work would be under way on the scheme before the summer.

At the Claremorris electoral area meeting this week Fine Gael councillor John Cribben questioned when the housing grants for the elderly would be paid out.

Councillors from the Claremorris electoral area questioned the possibility of cutting parking charges and rates in the town to stimulate business during the current economic downturn. Cllr Tom Connolly told a meeting of the local electoral area committee that the argument is being made that the on street traders are at a serious disadvantage because people have to pay to park to use their business while the larger stores like SuperValu, Tesco, and Lidl are at an advantage because they have large sites offering free parking in the town.

Senior executive officer Martin Keating said that revised housing capital allocations had been received from the department last week, with the local social housing programme decreased by €2 million from €12 million to €10 million. Due to this decrease the development at Kileen and rural applications will be on hold.

The first and second phases of the €1.5 million Tooraree housing scheme was officially launched by Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council Joe Mellett on Tuesday afternoon.

The four elected members of the Swinford electoral area adopted a report on the €2 million upgrade works for the Parkview Estate in Charlestown at the committee’s first bi-monthly meeting of the new council this week. The Swinford area was the only area in the county to return the same outgoing councillors after last month’s Local Elections.

An Bord Pleanála criticised

Ballina Electoral Area Committee members reacted with disgruntlement during their recent meeting, when it was announced that housing grants will no longer be approved.