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Independent Cllr Daniel Callanan is coming ever closer to a final decision on whether or not he will run in June’s Local Election.

Fine Gael councillor Jarlath Munnelly has called on the Government to expand community employment schemes to provide employment opportunities for recently unemployed people. The Fine Gael councillor made these comments as the number of people out of work continues to grow. Cllr Munnelly said that he was disappointed to see many committed, hard working, people queue up for social welfare assistance, when they would clearly prefer to be contributing to society by working. “I was in Ballina last Wednesday morning, where I was shocked at the length of the queue outside the Social Welfare Exchange in Ballina. Many of the people there were signing on for the first time in their lives. Up until a few weeks ago, some of these people were in well paid jobs, and now, thanks to events beyond their control, they are unemployed. For many, it’s for the first time. This is a poor use of our human resources in this country.”

Division of Newport into two electoral areas is ‘crazy stuff’

There are difficulties on the doorsteps for Fianna Fail councillors these days and I suppose this does not come as a surprise to readers, as there are many people out there with grievances against the party for the manner in which they are seen to have managed the economy.

The 2004 Local Elections heralded sweeping changes on the Galway City Council - eight new faces, two new parties in Sinn Fein and the Greens, and a new alliance to control the election of Mayor.

Even with the Easter Holidays just upon us, it was a momentous week politically both on the national level and on a local level.

Independent councillor Austin Berry has assured his fellow councillors that he will not be reversing his decision, and that he is definitely bowing out of local politics for good come June.

The councillor or elected representative is just that, he or she is elected to represent the public in any way necessary at local government level.

An official code of conduct for city councillors, the breaching of which would leave them open to a new public complaints procedure, is needed if there is to be openness and accountability in City Hall.

While welcoming a report on the disability strategic plan for Mayo County Council at their monthly meeting last week, a number of Ballina councillors raised concerns about the work being done outside public buildings in relation to disability issues in the town.