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2ú Bealtaine, 2017

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Beidh Cruinniú de Ceantar Bardais Dún na nGall ar siúl De Máirt 9ú Bealtaine, 2017, ag 11.30 r.n. in Ionad Serbhísí Pobail, Bhaile Dhún na nGall. DO GACH BHALL DEN CEANTAR BARDAS DÚN NA nGALL A Chara, larrtar ort bheith i lathair ag an gcruinniú seo Ceantar Bardais Dún na nGall. Tá Clar an Cruinnithe le seo. Mise, Ie meas

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Municipal District of Donegal

Office of Meetings Administrator, County House, Lifford.

2nd May, 2017

NOTICE OF MEETING

The next Meeting of the Municipal District of Donegal will be held on Tuesday 9th May 2017, at 11.30 a.m. in the Donegal Public Services Centre. TO EACH MEMBER OF THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF DONEGAL Dear Councillor, You are summoned to attend this meeting of the Municipal District of Donegal. The Agenda is attached. Yours sincerely, for Joe Peoples Meetings Administrator

AGENDA

1. Consideration of Minutes of Meeting of the Municipal District of Donegal held on the 11th April, 2017.

2. Consideration of Minutes of Workshop of the Municipal District of Donegal held on the 4th

April, 2017.

3. Consideration of Minutes of Workshop of the Municipal District of Donegal held on the 11th April, 2017.

4. Update Reports from Council Services: 4.1 Housing & Corporate Services 4.2 Roads / Transportation 4.3 Planning & Economic Development 4.4 Community and Development 4.5 Environment Services

5. Motions

5.1 Cllr Kennedy

“I am calling on the Municipal District of Donegal to assist the local community groups in this MD to undertake to do a health check for each willingly participating Town and Village as a step 1 in the preparation of the new funding scheme for town and village renewal recently announced by Minister Humphries. This Health Check to be completed for all the participating villages and towns by September 2017 with more advanced and more proactive committees at stage 3, the preparation and implementation of the plan in advance of future funding”.

6. Questions 6.1 Cllr Kennedy

“When can we expect to see the little tree (% for art scheme) reassembled and put back in place on the Bundoran / Ballyshannon bypass?”

7. Date of Next Meeting (AGM) - Tuesday the 13th June, 2017 at 11.30 A. M.

Date of Next Workshop – Thursday the 25th May 2017 at 10.00 A. M.

Minutes of Meeting of Municipal District of Donegal on 11th April 2017

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF DONEGAL HELD AT 11.30 A. M. ON TUESDAY THE 11TH APRIL 2017 IN THE PETER KENNEDY

CHAMBER, DONEGAL PUBLIC SERVICES CENTRE, DONEGAL

MDD/40/17 MEMBERS PRESENT

Cllr Niamh Kennedy, Cathaoirleach Cllr Noel Jordan Cllr Tom Conaghan Cllr John Campbell Cllr Barry O’Neill

MDD/41/17 OFFICIALS IN ATTENDANCE

Mr. Garry Martin, Director Designate, Municipal District of Donegal Ms. Bridie McBrearty, Area Manager, Municipal District of Donegal Mr. Mark Sweeney, A/Area Manager, Roads/Transportation Mr. Barney McLaughlin, Administrative Officer, Community & Development Mr. Gerard Kellett, Assistant Planner, Planning & Economic Development Ms. Fiona Kelly, Staff Officer, Environment Mr. Enda Monaghan, Senior Staff Officer, Housing & Corporate Services

MDD/42/17 Apologies Cllr Sean McEniff Ms. Suzanne Bogan, Waste Awareness Officer

MDD/43/17 Votes of Sympathy

Members passed a vote of sympathy in respect of the following recent deaths;- The late Mrs. Bridie Gallagher, Larganreagh, Downings mother of Mrs. Eileen Lorinyenko, National Roads Office, Donegal PSC. The late Jimmy McShane, Convent Road, Letterkenny (Retired Colleague) formerly of Bogagh, Carrick. To the families of the victims of the recent Coast Guard Helicopter Crash;- The late Captain Dara Fitzpatrick The late Captain Mark Duffy The late Paul Ormsby The late Ciaran Smith


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MDD/44/17 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF DONEGAL HELD ON 14TH MARCH, 2017

On the proposal of Cllr Jordan, seconded by Cllr Conaghan, the Minutes of the Meeting of the Municipal District of Donegal held on the 14th March 2017 were confirmed.

MDD/45/17 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP OF THE

MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF DONEGAL HELD ON 14TH MARCH, 2017

On the proposal of Cllr Conaghan, seconded by Cllr Jordan, the Minutes of the Workshop of the Municipal District of Donegal held on the 14th March 2017 were confirmed.

MDD/46/17 HOUSING CORPORATE AND CULTURAL SERVICES REPORT Housing Services

Progress reports on Grants, Loans, Casual Vacancies, and Social Housing Support Programme, Tenant Purchase Scheme 2016 and Housing Assistance Payments

Members noted the update reports on Grants, Loans, and Casual Vacancies, Tenant Purchase Scheme 2016, Housing Assistance Payments and Social Housing Support Programme as circulated with the Agenda and presented by Ms. B McBrearty.

Social Housing Investment Programme

Ms. McBrearty advised Members on the up to date position in relation to the SHIP programme in the MD. In relation to CAS, Ms. B McBrearty informed Members she is meeting with the local HSE Co-ordinator for Intellectual Disabilities to determine the need and possible preferred location for another Community Group Home. In relation to CALF – the ‘title issue’ at Erndale Heights in Ballyshannon is nearing completion and works should commence in the coming months. Members also noted the progress to date on the Housing Assistance Payment Scheme (HAP) with all Rent Supplements being transferred to HAP within the two year period. Repair and Leasing Scheme Ms. B McBrearty circulated and presented details on the Repair & Leasing Scheme recently advertised by Donegal County Council. A number of comments / queries were dealt with at the meeting in relation to this scheme, and Members noted there is no closing date for same.


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Call for Turnkey Houses in Donegal In response to a query from Cllr Campbell, Ms. B McBrearty informed Members that there is a housing need for approximately 120 households for Donegal Town and any submissions would be reviewed in the context of the actual need. Members also noted that the call may be extended to other towns with social housing need before the end of the year.

MDD/47/17 ROADS / TRANSPORTATION SERVICES REPORT

2017 Roadworks Programme Status Report Members noted the update report on the 2017 Roadworks Programme circulated with the Agenda as presented by Mr. M Sweeney. Mr. Sweeney also updated Members on matters arising from the previous meeting which he had also circulated by e-mail to Members dealing with the following matters;-

• Ramp at Inver Pier

• Bench in honour of the late Dom & Mary Breslin

• Graveyard at Inver

• Road Opening at Cashel

• Painting ESB Boxes in Towns Works at Clogher, Mr. M Sweeney informed Members that the Energia/DCC works at Clogher are progressing well. Landslide on Rossnowlagh Road Mr. M Sweeney advised Members that the repair works following the landslide on the Rossnowlagh Road are completed and the road is open again. Request from Donegal Motor Club to use the Pier, Donegal Town Mr. M Sweeney referred to a request the Roads Office had received from Donegal Motor Club to use the Pier, Donegal Town as a service area for the forthcoming rally on the 12th & 13th May 2017. On the proposal of Cllr Conaghan, seconded by Cllr Jordan this was agreed. A number of other comments / queries were dealt with as follows;- Footpaths In response to Cllr O’Neill, Mr. M Sweeney confirmed that the audit of footpaths in the MD is ongoing in conjunction with the other works in the Roads Office. He also informed Members that the DCS


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funding allocation is awaited and the Roads Office will compile a priority list based on the available funding for Members’ consideration when this is to hand. Cllr O’Neill requested that the following footpaths be considered for priority;-

• Approach Roads into Bundoran from the Finner side – follow up if there can be a set back done on the properties from Mulherns to Sean Gallaghers, for footpath construction.

• Footpath from Lakeside Centre to Ballyshannon- follow up with TII to see if they will fund footpath works at this location

• West End, Bundoran along Fitzgerald’s Hotel area – footpath in need of renewal

Cllr Kennedy requested that the footpaths in Bridge Street Killybegs be considered a priority for the footpath programme. Safety Barrier at Creevy Pier Mr. M Sweeney informed Members installation of the safety barrier at Creevy Pier had been referred to the Road Design Section in Lifford together with a substantial number of other requests for the MD. Public Lighting Cllr O’Neill requested that the Council follow up with Airtricty in relation to public lights at the following location;-

• Doran Close in Bundoran

• Allingham Park

• The Mall, Ballyshannon

• Ernedale, Ballyshannon

• Also an audit on all street lights in Ballyshannon

In response to the issues raised, Mr. M Sweeney informed Members that Mr. Aidan Smith is co-ordinating with Airticity on behalf of the Council. He also advised there is a large programme of works being carried out this year which will take time to complete and the issues raised as above would be referred to Mr. Smith. Cllr Campbell also submitted that the current online system for reporting faulty lights is not effective as there is no feedback from the system in that there is no way of knowing if the lights have been repaired. Mr. M Sweeney also undertook to refer this matter to Mr. Smith for follow up. Crossing at Bruckless In response to a request from Cllr Kennedy, Mr. M Sweeney undertook to review the lining at the junction of Bruckless with a view to addressing the concerns raised.


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Takeover of Roads In response to a query from Cllr Kennedy regarding the takeover of roads, Mr. M Sweeney informed Members that the finalised policy on Roads Takeover is still awaited. Mr. M Sweeney asked Members to submit any requests to the Roads Office and they would be examined in due course.

MDD/48/17 PLANNING CONTROL REPORT Mr. Gerard Kellett, Assistant Planner, Planning & Economic Development was in attendance to deal with planning matters. Members noted the planning statistics reports as circulated with the Agenda. Planning Clinics In response to a query from Cllr Campbell regarding the planning clinics, Mr. Kellett informed Members that they have been busy and well received. Members noted there are still formal pre-planning meetings available to clients with the clinics intended for more general information in the mornings. The afternoon clinics are for Agents by make appointment. Housing Estate Takeover Cllr O’Neill asked that Mr. Kellett follow up with Mr. Sweeney, Senior Executive Planning, for a status update on the application for the takeover of Ashbrooke Drive, Ballyshannon. Pettigo – McCreas Corner Cllr O’Neill requested that the Planning Department (including the Conservation Officer) meet with the owners of the property (that used to be McCrea’s) at the bottom of Main Street, Pettigo to discuss with a way forward for the building in the interests of the owners and the residents of Pettigo, noting that this is a heritage building which is in poor condition.

MDD/49/17 COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT

Members noted the Activity Report circulated with the Agenda and presented by Mr. B McLaughlin in relation to the following activities:

1. Donegal Walks & Trails 2. Bundoran Tourism Officer Update 3. Mary Daly Project Officer Update

- Donegal Town – Development HUB - CEDRA Funded – Donegal Atlantic Coastal Trail - Communications – Cool Route Project - Implementation of the Interpretative Strategy – Sliabh

Liag 4. Rural Development Programme/LEADER


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AN Post RAS Cllr O’Neill paid tribute to Mr. B McLaughlin for the progress made in this area and in particular to the RAS (Cycling race) coming to Donegal. Industrial Estate, Portnason, Ballyshannon Cllr O’Neill made a lengthy submission in relation to the industrial estate at Portnason, Ballyshannon. In particular he submitted the following;-

• DCC have assisted new businesses in opening on the estate

• New signage and upgrading of the Industrial Estate is required

• Parcel of IDA owned land should be promoted for Development

• The estate needs to be promoted/publicised to attract more businesses and develop the existing businesses

• This site in Ballyshannon could be a Brexit Development Site

• The renting of land for grazing by DCC should be ceased to enable the land to be promoted for start up businesses e.g. similar to the Craft Village in Donegal Town

• A focus group type meeting should be organised, led by DCC and include Erne Enterprise

Time Capsules Cllr Jordan thanked the Community & Development Section for their work and expressed his disappointment that the time-capsules for 1916 commemoration had not yet been provided by the Youth Council.

MDD/50/17 ENVIRONMENT SERVICES REPORT

Apologies were noted from Mr. Suzanne Bogan, Waste Awareness Officer who was unable to attend today’s meeting. Ms. Fiona Kelly, Staff Officer, Environment was in attendance to represent the service. Members welcomed Ms. Kelly to the meeting. Ms. Kelly presented the report circulated with the Agenda dealing with the following updates:

• Big Donegal Clean up ‘17

• Irish Film Farm Plastic Group

• Dog Fouling Awareness Campaign in Bundoran on Saturday the 25th March 2017.

• Waste Prevention Repair Directory

A number of comments / queries were also dealt with as follows:


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Unauthorised Signs Cllr O’Neill made a lengthy submission in relation to unauthorised signs on the approaches to towns and town centres and the unsightly impact they are having. He asked that that enforcement action be taken as appropriate with particular reference to Donegal Town, Ballyshannon and Bundoran. Ms. F Kelly advised she would refer the matter to Environment Headquarters. Mr. G Kellett, Assistant Planner informed Members there is an application process under Section 254 for a licence to erect a sign. He advised Members he would refer the comments in relation to the unauthorised signs to the Planning Enforcement Department for review.

Big Donegal Clean up ‘17 Members congratulated the Environment Section and the numerous groups for their efforts on the Big Donegal Clean up 2017. Bottle Banks, Donegal Town On the proposal of Cllr Kennedy, seconded by Cllr O’Neill, Members requested that an alternative location be found for the Recycling Banks in Donegal Town that are currently located on the approach road to the Public Services Centre. Members also requested that those littering at the recycling banks would be pursued through the enforcement process, including fines/court summons as appropriate. Ms. F Kelly undertook to follow up this matter with Environment Headquarters.

MDD/51/17 DISCUSSION ON REQUEST TO DETERMINE IF THE OLD

MILLSTONE SITE IN BALLYSHANNON IS DERELICT AND ASSOCOATED FOLLOW UPS

On the proposal of Cllr O’Neill, seconded by Cllr Campbell the following motion was adopted;- "That the Donegal Municipal District call on the Planning Department of Donegal County Council to determine if the state of dereliction of the site / property that is known locally as the Millstone Site on the Main Street of Ballyshannon is warranted. If it is case then this MD calls on the Planning Department for the same said property be added to the Derelict Sites Register following inspection and that the statutory notice to reflect this be served on the owners, followed by a notice to clean-up the site and if also warranted that the local authority applies the derelict sites levy that amounts to 3% of the market value of the property annually, otherwise if the owner applies for Planning Permission to develop the landmark property then DCC seek a bond instead”.


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Members were advised;- “The referenced site is not included on the Derelict Sites Register at present. When complaints regarding such sites are brought to the attention of the Planning Department, the protocol is for Planning to request a site inspection and follow-up report including recommended actions by the Area Housing Engineer. Planning follows up accordingly. It is proposed to follow these procedures for this site in the context of limited resources and other competing priorities.”

In speaking to his motion, Cllr O’Neill submitted that the site needs to be developed for the good of Ballyshannon and that the delay in developing the site is not acceptable. He referred to the adverse impact this site in its current state is having on the town. He also referred to the CPO procedure that is available to Local Authorities in order to deal with Derelict sites. He urged the Planning Office to deal with this motion, as a complaint under the Derelict Sites arrangements as a matter of urgency and that his purpose for the motion is to bring about the development of the site within the lifetime of this Council. He concluded by requesting that the planning department write to the owner and that a full report on the site be prepared for Members. Cllr Campbell formally seconded the motion.

MEMBERS NOTED THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:- MDD/52/16 Public Lights in Ballyshannon The following question was submitted by Cllr O’Neill;-

“Why has the service contractor failed to repair the Public Lights as requested in Ballyshannon at the following locations - Parkhill, Allingham Park (Fair Green) and at the Green areas on both sides of the Footbridge at Red Hugh O'Donnell Bridge?” Cllr O’Neill received a response from the Area Manager,

Roads/Transportation in relation to the above MDD/53/17 Date of next meeting

Members agreed the next Municipal District meeting would be held on Tuesday the 9th May, 2017 commencing at 11.30 am as per Standing Orders.


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Members also confirmed their agreement to hold a Local Area Plan workshop at 10.00 am on Thursday the 25th May, 2017.

This concluded the business of the meeting. _________________________ __________________________ Area Manager Cathaoirleach Municipal District of Donegal Municipal District of Donegal

Minutes of Municipal District of Donegal Workshop held 4th April 2017 at 3.30 p. m. in the Peter Kennedy Chamber, Donegal PSC.

Members present: Cllr Niamh Kennedy, Cathaoirleach Cllr Tom Conaghan Cllr Noel Jordan Cllr Barry O Neill Cllr John Campbell Officials in Attendance: Mr. Paul Christie, Senior Executive Planner, Central Planning Unit Mr. Graham Diamond, Executive Planner, Central Planning Unit Ms. Bridie McBrearty, Area Manager, Housing / Corporate Mr. Mark Sweeney, A/Area Manager, Roads/Transportation Mr. Enda Monaghan, Senior Staff Officer, Housing / Corporate Apologies: Cllr Sean McEniff Mr. Garry Martin, Director Designate, Municipal District of Donegal

Minutes 1. Working Draft County Development Plan 2018 - 2024 Members welcomed Mr. Paul Christie, Senior Executive Planner and Mr. Graham Diamond Executive Planner from the central Planning Unit to the Workshop. Mr. P Christie circulated and presented a report to Members in relation to the Working Draft County Development Plan 2018 – 2024. The report dealt with the following matters;-

• The process to Date

• Initial Issues Arising - Quashing of the Ministerial Direction Regarding Variation No. 2 - Individual Matters Arising - Update in relation to Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate

Assessment - The Border Dimension - Broadband - Tier 2 Local Area Plan Programme

A number of comments / queries were dealt with at the workshop and in particular the following;-

Bundoran/Ballyshannon In response to a query from Cllr Campbell if to the Bundoran town boundary area, Mr. P Christie informed Members that in accordance with the Act, the Town Council areas have to be brought into the County Development Plan, which is the strategic plan for the County, and the maps are largely the same as before. In response to a further request from Cllr Campbell for any specific changes on boundaries to be highlighted on the maps, Mr. P Christie confirmed they would be. Cllr O’Neill submitted that an area of Finner Camp is located within Bundoran on the map and that when completing both the Ballyshannon and Bundoran town Plans the area of Finner should be taken into account in both plans. In response to a query from Cllr O’Neill if there is a plan to divert the River in Bundoran, Mr. M Sweeney informed Members this had been investigated but proved much too expensive. Residential Zoning Cllr Campbell submitted that there should be evidence based residential zoning for the smaller towns. In response Mr. P Christie informed Members the 7 towns will have areas identified on evidence based numbers broadly in line with the County Development Plan. In the smaller towns the decision was made not to identify sites at this stage, so that proposals for development can be considered. Town Centre Regeneration and Infrastructure for Towns Cllr Jordan submitted that there needed to be more done to regenerate towns and villages. He also submitted that Irish Water needs to increase capacity in e.g. Mountcharles to allow for developments to proceed and advised that this needs to be reflected in the County Development Plan. Mountcharles to Killybegs road Cllr Jordan submitted the road from Mountcharles to Killybegs needs to be addressed in terms of upgrading. Mr. P Christie confirmed that Planning has tried to give profile to such matters in the draft plan. In response to a query from Cllr Campbell if any preferred routes for the road to Killybegs (Five points) had been discussed with TII, Mr. P Christie confirmed that at present both routes have been reserved in the draft CDP. Basement Management Plans – Water Directive In response to a query from Cllr Campbell in relation to Water Directive and basement management plans, Mr. P Christie informed Members a significant amount of work had been undertaken in this area. Wind/Renewable Energy. In relation to expansion or tip height increase in existing wind farms Mr. P Christie advised Cllr. Campbell that this matter may need further reviewing to ensure clarity. Amenity Maps Mr. P Christie informed Members that the scenic arrows on the maps these are indicative only. He advised Members that further clarification would be provided at the next plenary workshop in relation to this. Members also noted there has been little change to the rural housing policy

in the draft CDP except that scenic areas should be protected unless in very exceptional circumstances. Ribbon Development In response to a query from Cllr Kennedy in relation to ribbon development, Mr. Graham Diamond informed Members there is provision for ‘infill’. Protected Structures Mr. P Christie confirmed that the decision on additions of protected structures is a reserved function. Access to National Roads (New) Mr. P Christie informed Members that the Council would not be recommending any change to existing TII policy which does not allow for new entrances onto existing national roads. Quarries Cllr O’Neill submitted that there should be an up to date register of quarries (mapped) included in the draft County Development Plan. He submitted that the area of quarries lacks enforcement in terms of the planning laws and that much needs to be done in this area. Built Heritage in Town Centres/Dereliction/Unfinished Estates Cllr O’Neill submitted that the Council should assist community groups where there is build heritage but where the owners of the properties are not in a position to maintain them e.g. Council purchase and community group take over the running of a building. He also submitted the County Development Plan should protect and re-vitalise towns and that dereliction needs to be addressed. Cllr Kennedy submitted there is much potential to involve community groups in initiatives to improve the county with Council involvement. Mr. Christie submitted that some of the matters raised including enforcement, are a matter of resources. He also submitted it is important to highlight some matters in the plan and that it is important to strike the correct balance. Local Area Plans In response to a query from Cllr Jordan regarding a timeframe for the Local Area Plans for Tier II Towns, Mr. P Christie informed Members a draft should be ready in June 2017 with the LAPs to be finalised in 1st Quarter of 2018. Date of Workshop for Local Area Plans It was agreed to hold a workshop on the LAPs on Thursday 25th May 2017 at 10.00 am. This concluded the business of the Workshop. __________________________ _____________________________ Area Manager, Cathaoirleach, Municipal District of Donegal Municipal District of Donegal

Minutes of Municipal District of Donegal Workshop held 11th April 2017 at 10.00 a. m. in the Peter Kennedy Chamber, Donegal PSC.

Members present: Cllr Niamh Kennedy, Cathaoirleach Cllr Tom Conaghan Cllr Noel Jordan Cllr Barry O Neill Cllr John Campbell Officials in Attendance: Mr. Garry Martin, Director Designate, Municipal District of Donegal Ms. Bridie McBrearty, Area Manager, Housing / Corporate Mr. Mark Sweeney, A/Area Manager, Roads/Transportation Mr. Eamon Boyle, Executive Engineer, Community & Enterprise Mr. Enda Monaghan, Senior Staff Officer, Housing / Corporate Ms. Fiona Kelly, Staff Officer, Environment Apologies: Cllr Sean McEniff

Minutes 1. Access to Tullan Strand, Bundoran Mr. Eamon Boyle, Executive Engineer, Community & Enterprise, was in attendance to give an update on the proposed access to Tullan Strand, Bundoran. He outlined the process to date, that consultations with the various stakeholders had been undertaken and that Jennings O’Donovan had now drafted a report which recommends the current proposed preferred route. He outlined the preferred access route on a Map to the Members. Mr. Garry Martin also briefed Members and advised of the methodology adopted to date was to try to bring all of the stakeholders including local residents along with the process and submitted it is generally accepted that this is the best option for the long term. He also noted it is necessary for the Council to eliminate risk from the current access route which is not sustainable in the longer term. He informed Members that once this current round of consultations is complete, it is intended to finalise the report and proceed with the project. A number of comments / queries were dealt with at the workshop. Members expressed their support for the proposed access route and thanked the officials for the progress to date. 2. New on-line system for Members questions and motions Members welcomed Ms. Fiona Wasson, Information Systems to the workshop. Ms. Wasson was in attendance to provide a demonstration on the new system for Members’ submissions for meetings. Following the demonstration a number of comments/queries were dealt with. Mr. G

Martin informed Members that the Council is attempting to remove as much paper as possible from meetings and it is intending to pilot the new submissions system in the MD of Donegal in the first instance to iron out any systems issues with a view to extending the system county wide in the coming months. Members noted that it is intended to pilot the system in this MD from the May 2017 meeting and that training would be provided to Members in advance of the system going live. 3. Speed in Towns Mr. Mark Sweeney referred to a motion adopted at the March meeting of the Plenary Council in relation to speeding in Towns in the County and noted it was agreed to survey towns in the County with a view to drawing up a priority list of towns where there are concerns by Municipal District and where pedestrian crossings might be considered as a speed reduction measure. Mr. Sweeney informed Members he would forward the details via e-mail for Members to submit any concerns they have in this regard to the Roads Department. It was also noted that Mr. Sweeney would revert to Members at a later workshop to consider the priority list for submission to Headquarters. 4. Clar Funding 2017 Mr. M Sweeney briefed Members in relation to the recently announced Clar Funding for 2017. Members noted there are four measures as follows:

1. Support for Schools/Community Safety Measures 2. Schools/Community Play Areas 3. Targeted Community Infrastructure Needs 4. First Response Measure Support

Members noted that the groups must contribute a minimum of 5% of the costs by means of a cash payment. A number of comments / queries were dealt with at the workshop. In relation to Measure 4 above, Mr. B McLaughlin undertook to forward the information for the Members. 5. Donegal Motor Club – the Pier, Donegal Town Mr. M Sweeney informed Members that the Donegal Motor Club is seeking to use part of the Donegal Town Pier parking area, as a service area, for the forthcoming rally and that this matter would be raised formally at the MD meeting. This concluded the business of the Workshop. __________________________ _____________________________ Area Manager, Cathaoirleach, Municipal District of Donegal Municipal District of Donegal


Housing/Corporate Update for 9th

May 2017

1. Casual Vacancies

2. Housing Grants

3. Housing Loans

4. TP Applications

5. Social Housing Support Programme

6. HAP Tenancies

7. Private Rented Inspections

8. Correspondence from Water & Communities Office

Location of Vacancy Area BED Dwelling Vacated Repairs Completed

SI Cottage at Ballinacarrick BALLINTRA 3 24th March, 2013 (Tenant Deceased) Possession Order Granted 25/6/15

7 Fairgreen Balllintra 3 8th December 2016 Surrendered Tender awarded

64 Forge Avenue Ballintra 3 Tenant Deceased - Feb 2017 Referred for inspection

60 St Benildus Avenue BALLYSHANNON 2 Repossessed on 28/04/2010 Query AHB

30 Cluain Barron BALLYSHANNON 3 11 October 2013 Out to tender

6 Erne Street BALLYSHANNON 2 16 January 2016 Query AHB

66 Lawne Park Ballyshannon 2 19th December 2016 Tender awarded

SI Tullintain Bruckless 3 06 February 2017 Works ongoing

5 Clos Naomh Columba Carrick 3 10th November 2016 Tender awarded

21 O'Cleirigh Avenue DONEGAL 3 22-Sep-2015 Retendered

444 O'Duignan Avenue DONEGAL 3 14th November 2016 Spec being prepared

7 St Theresa's Terrace Bruckless 3 2nd May 2017 - tenancy surrendered referred for inspection

226 Castleview DUNKINEELY 1 14/12/2015 (Tenant Deceased) Ready for tender

SI Legnawley Glebe, Croagh Inver 2 4th October 2016 (tenant deceased) Spec being prepared

1 Drumard Park Frosses 2 21-Feb-2017 Referred for inspection

16 Coughlan Avenue Frosses 2 17-Dec-2016 Tender awarded

SI Lough Head Killybegs 3 10 August 2016 Retendered

SI Gortward Mountcharles 3 Tenant Deceased on 20/12/2016 Spec being prepared

2 Bircog Cottages Pettigo 1 4th March 2016 CBL

9 St Patricks Terrace Pettigo 3 2/2/2017 - tenancy surrendered No suitable need

14 Termon Villas Pettigo 1 Tenant deceased - 13/3/2017 no immediate need

YEAR TOTAL APPROVED REFUSED \ FURTHER PENDING

RECEIVED CANCELLED INFO

HO 2015 12 7 4 0 1

HO 2016 42 33 8 0 1

HO 2017 16 7 2 0 7

YEAR TOTAL APPROVED REFUSED \ FURTHER REFERRED REFERRED PENDINGRECEIVED CANCELLED INFO. TO OT TO ENGINEER

HD 2015 34 11 15 0 0 0 8

HD 2016 41 10 23 0 0 0 8

HD 2017 14 0 4 1 1 0 8

YEAR TOTAL APPROVED REFUSED \ FURTHER PENDING

RECEIVED CANCELLED INFO

HM 2015 1 0 1 0 0

HM 2016 5 2 1 0 2

HM 2017 2 0 1 0 1

YEAR TOTAL APPROVED REFUSED \ Undecided

RECEIVED CANCELLED

Housing Loans 2016 2 1 1 0

Housing Loans 2017 0 0 0 0

Tenant Purchase Applications 2016/2017

No. of Apps Incomplete Open Refused/ Offer lettersCompleted

Year Received Returned Applications Not Eligible Issued

2016 13 0 0 5 8 0

2017 5 0 4 0 1 0

Totals 18 0 4 5 9 0

Position as at 27th April 2017

HOUSING GRANTS

HOUSING LOANS

Position at 27th April 2017

Scheme 2 bed 2 bed 3 bed 4 bed Total

apts (own door) 2 storey 2 storey 2 storey Design Planning Tender Under Con Completed

Building Programme 2015 - 2017

Donegal Town 8 8 6 2 24 24 01/07/2016 ?

Killybegs 2 3 4 9 9 29/01/2017

Purchases 2017

Bundoran 1* *Carry over from 2016

Killybegs 1* *Carry over from 2017

CAS 2016/2017

2 Com Group Homes 2

1 Com Group Home Alternative site being examined

CALF Approved

Ballyshannon 22

Ernedale Heights Ballyshannon 11 Contracts curerntly being signed

Municipal District Number

Donegal 157

Letterkenny 603

Glenties 130 Private Rented Dwellings Inspected at 30th March 2017 908

Stranorlar 224

Inishowen 349

Sub Total 1463

Tenancies Closed 288

Overall Total 1751

SOCIAL HOUSING SUPPORT PROGRAMME

Being built in conjunction with Donegal Town

Status

HAP Tenancies

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Slieve Sneacht Centre, Drumfries Wed 24th May 7:30-8:30pm

Waterfront Hotel, Dungloe Wed 31st May 7:30-8:30pm

Mill Park Hotel, Donegal Town Wed 7th June 7:30-8:30pm

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Status Report - 9th May 2017

Donegal Municipal District

2017 Roadworks Programme

No Road No.

Road Name and/or Townland

Name

Engineering

Area Length (m) Area (sq.m) Estimated cost

Totals Per

Eng Area Status

1 R231-3 Rossnowiagh RD Ballyshannon 700 4900 €26,630 €26,630

2 R233 Lough Derg Rd Laghey 1250 6500 €35,490 €35,490

3 R-262-2 Frosses - Gargrim (Patching) Dunkineely 420 2520 €11,176 €11,176

4 R-263-8

Cashling's Bridge - O' Haras

Corner Killybegs 600 3900 €17,550 Started

5 R-263-16 Malinmore - Malinbeg Killybegs 825 4537.5 €20,445

6 R-263-15 Malinmore - Doonalt Killybegs 600 3300 €14,850

Restoration Maintenance Regional Road Budget €126,140

No Road No.

Road Name and/or Townland

Name

Engineering

Area Length (m) Area (sq.m) Estimated cost

Totals Per

Eng Area Status

1 LP2365-2 Carricknahorna Ballyshannon 1600 5280 €21,120

2 LP2225-5 Rushen Ballyshannon 1400 5120 €19,888

3 LS7735-1 Legaltan Ballyshannon 1600 4800 €19,200

4 L S7075-2 Dromoske Ballyshannon 1200 3600 €14,400

5 LS7785-2 Knader-Doobally Ballyshannon 1600 5120 €20,480

6 LS7945-1 Ardfarna Ballyshannon 800 2800 €11,200

7 LP2195-2 Trummon East Laghey 1000 5000 €21,800 Started

8 LP2115-2 Golard Laghey 1500 5250 €22,870 Started

9 LS7035-1 Kilgole Laghey 800 2800 €12,200 Completed

10 LS6845-1 Carrick East Laghey 800 2800 €12,200 Completed

11 L6625-1 Carnbeagh Laghey 800 2800 €12,200 Started

12 LS7165-2 Lisnapaste Laghey 1000 5000 €21,800 Completed

13 LS6945-1 Raw Hill Laghey 700 2625 €11,422 Completed

14 L-1025-2 Glenmalin - Malinmore Killybegs 1,000 3250 €14,625

15 L-1315-1

Commons School -

Corporation Killybegs 1,000 4500 €20,250

16 L-1335-1 5 Points - Carricknagore Killybegs 400 1400 €6,300

17 L-1265-2

Glenlee - Portnacross (Hubert

Breslin) Killybegs 1,000 3250 €14,625

18 L-5065-1 Cloghan - Farranmacbride Killybegs 1,000 3000 €13,500

19 L-1175-1 Cladnageeragh Pier - Kilbeg Killybegs 1,000 3000 €13,500

20 L-1375-1 Tullinteane - Meengilcarry Killybegs 955 2865 €12,920 Started

21 L-6135-1 Drumconnor (Tom Murray's) Dunkineely 1,000 3000 €13,500

22 L-1685-2 Roes - Drimarone Dunkineely 600 2700 €12,150

23 L-1685-4 Letterbarrow (Soccer Field) Dunkineely 1,000 3000 €13,500

24 L-1645-4

Mountcharles - Doorin Line

(Patching) Dunkineely 800 3200 €14,400

25 L-6455-1 Heney's - Altidoo Dunkineely 750 2437.5 €10,969

26 L-1865-2 Ballydevitt - Haugh Dunkineely 835 2922.5 €13,136

27 L-5935-1 Creevins - Doorin Dunkineely 1,400 4200 €18,900

28 L-1515-3/5 Ardaghey - Ardara Road (Patching)Dunkineely 400 2300 €10,350

Restoration Maintenance Local Road Budget €423,405

€114,492

€95,720

€106,905


2017 Restoration Maintenance - Regional Roads

€52,845


2017 Restoration Maintenance - Local Roads

€106,288

2016 Regional and Local Road Improvement Works

Road

Class

Road

Number

Road Name and/or

Townland Name

Engineering

Area

Works

Type

Length

(m)

Total Area

of work

(sq.m)

Estimated

Cost

(EURO) Status

1 R-262-1 Ballybrollaghan - Frosses Village Dunkineely RR 420 2,500 €64,227

2 L-1425-3 St. John's Point - Ballyerderland Dunkineely RR 1,000 3,500 €36,750

3 L-1645-2/3 Raneely - Drumcoe Dunkineely RR 1,000 3,500 €36,750

4 L-1815-2/3 Drumkeelan - Drumnalost Dunkineely RR 1,000 3,500 €36,750 Completed

5 L-6425-2/1 Drumboarty - Meenacally Dunkineely RR 1,000 4,000 €44,000 Completed

6 L-1815-4/5 Drumboarty - Ardbane Dunkineely RR 1,000 3,500 €36,750 Completed

7 L-1855-1 Rossylongan - Ballyboyle Dunkineely RR 1,000 4,000 €40,000

8 L-1825-1 Meenawilderg - Meenataggart Dunkineely RR 1,000 3,500 €38,500 Completed

9 L-1825-3 Lackcrom - Ogherbeg Dunkineely RR 1,000 3,800 €35,000

10 L-1865-2 Ballydevitt - Haugh Dunkineely RR 1,200 4,320 €43,200 Started

11 L-6345-1 Greenan Dunkineely RR 700 2,450 €29,400 Completed

12 L-1915-1 Ogherbeg - Winterhill Dunkineely RR 1,000 3,800 €38,000

13 L-1885-1 Beefpark Dunkineely RR 350 1,050 €25,000

14 L-5875 Doobin Dunkineely RR 300 900 €13,500

15 L-1615-1 Meenagran - Lettermore Dunkineely RR 320 975 €14,625

€532,452

16 R-263-2 Killybegs Streets (Various locations)Killybegs RR €70,000 Started

17 R-263-7 Bavin - Kilcar Killybegs RR 280 1,960 €44,000 Started

18 R-263-13 Lime Kiln - Glen Killybegs RR 400 2,800 €44,800 Started

19 L-1375-2 Croagh - Meenagolan Killybegs RR 800 2,800 €44,800 Started

20 L-1365-4 Tullinteane Killybegs RR 500 1,500 €24,000 Started

21 L-1125-2 Carrick - Meenaneary Killybegs RR 600 4,200 €66,800 Started

22 L-1195-1 Line Road Kilcar Killybegs RR 400 2,200 €35,000 Started

23 L-5215-2 Churchtown, Kilcar Killybegs RR 800 2,560 €40,960 Started

24 L-12151 Drumnafinnagle - Tawney Killybegs RR 550 1,760 €28,640 Started

25 L-1265-4 Roshine Road Killybegs RR 200 1,400 €28,000

26 R-263-8 Cashling's Bridge - Ballymoon Jn. Killybegs RR 200 1,300 €26,000 Started

27 R-230-2 Kilgoly Bridge - Glencolmcille VillageKillybegs RR 685 3,562 €67,740 Started

28 L-5325-1 Croaghbeg Killybegs RR 675 2,025 €32,400 Started

€553,140

29 LS7285-1 Ballyalla Ballyshannon RR 800 2400 €30,000 Started

30 LS7765-1 Behey Ballyshannon RR 1000 3000 €37,500 Started

31 LT70751 Mullanacross Ballyshannon RR 900 2880 €37,500

32 LS75051 Rosscat Ballyshannon RR 1300 4290 €56,000 Started

33 LS7555-1 Lurgan Ballyshannon RR 1250 3750 €52,500 Started

34 R267 Bundoran Streets Ballyshannon RR 300 2400 €40,000

35 LP2175-1 Ballintra Streets Ballyshannon RR 300 2200 €45,000

36 R267 Ballyshannon Streets Ballyshannon RR 450 2600 €80,000

37 LS7445-1 Ballinacarrick_Bradlieve Ballyshannon RR 1000 3200 €44,800

38 LS7075-1 Drumholme Ballyshannon RR 1000 3400 €45,500

39 LP - 2225-1 Ballydermott Ballyshannon RR 1000 3200 €41,500 Started

40 R-231-3 Rossnowlagh Road Ballyshannon RR 550 3500 €46,472

€556,772

41 LS6625-1 Carnbeagh Laghey RR 1000 3500 €45,500 Completed

42 LS6915-2 Listnapaste/Shannagh Laghey RR 750 2800 €45,500 Completed

43 LP1945-3 Harveys Pt/Lough Eske Laghey RR 1000 5000 €65,000

44 R267-3 Donegal Streets Laghey RR 300 2400 €30,750

45 LT80351 Tievemore Laghey RR 800 2560 €35,660

46 R232 Pettigo Rd Laghey RR 300 1300 €73,000

47 LP2265-2 Crocknacunny Laghey RR 1200 4800 €67,200

48 LS7035-1 Kilgole Laghey RR 800 2800 €36,400 Completed

49 LP2115-1 Golard Laghey RR 1000 3200 €41,600 Started

50 LT67652 Ardnagasson Laghey RR 800 2800 €36,400 Completed

2017

Dunkineely Area 14

No

Road

Number

Road Name and/or

Townland Name

Engineering Area

(14)

Length Width Estimated

Cost of work

(EURO)

Status

1 Private Road

St John's Point,

Dunkineely.

Dunkineely

2500 3 €72,000

Discussions

ongoing with

landowner

€72,000

Killybegs Area 15

No

Road

Number

Road Name and/or

Townland Name

Engineering Area

(15)


Cost of work

(EURO)

Status

1 Private Road Cladnageeragh Pier RoadKillybegs

100 5.00 €6,000

2 Private Road Malinmore Slipway, OughigKillybegs

570 3.00 €20,520

€26,520

Total amount €98,520

Clar Funding 2017 - Local Access Roads


Killybegs Area 15

No

Road

Number

Description Engineering Area

(15)


Cost of work

(EURO)

Status

1 R263

Footpath extension and

crossing point to Kilcar

National School Killybegs ? ? 22,000.00€ Being designed

2 R263 Infill section of new footpath Killybegs ? ? 22,000.00€ Being designed

44,000.00€

Ballyshannon Area 16

No

Road

Number


(16)


Cost of work

(EURO)

Status

3

L-2175-1 &

L-2355-1

Crossing point and

associated signage to

Robertsnon National

School in Ballintra Ballyshannon ? ? 10,000.00€ Being designed

10,000.00€

Donegal Area 17

No

Road

Number


(17)


Cost of work

(EURO)

Status

4 R232


crossing point to the

National School in Laghey Donegal ? ? 25,000.00€ Being designed

5 L-2185-1


crossing point to St

Eunans National School in

Ballintra Donegal ? ? 22,000.00€ Being designed

47,000.00€

Total amount 101,000.00€

Clar Funding 2017 - School Safety Works

Engineering Location Site Location Road No Budget Description of works Status

Area (€)


Area (€)


Area (€)

17 Laghey

Junction Improvement works at

Laghey Junction. R232 €65,000.00

Junction improvement works at

Laghey on the Regional Road

adjacent to the Recycling

Centre. Started

Low cost safety measures

NRA - HD 28 Works - Management of Skid Resistance

NRA - HD 15 Works - Network Safety Ranking


LOW COST REMEDIAL WORKS

OPW - Costal, Non-Costal & Flood Protection Works

No

Road

Number

Description Engineering

Area

Length Estimated Cost of

work (EURO)

Status

1 N/A Graveyard protection works at Inver Graveyard 14 50 €13,500 Completed

Community, Enterprise & Planning

Service

Planning Services Report

Donegal Municipal District Meeting -

9th May2017

• Updates

–Development Applications

–Enforcement–Enforcement

–Central Planning Unit

Summary of Planning Applications per

Municipal District

60

80

100

120

140

Apps Recd

Granted

County Totals

Apps rec. 483

Grants 293

Refusals 55

Defer 97

Dec <2m 153

Invalid 109

0

20

40

60Refused

Deferred

Decisions < 2 months

Invalid

Enforcement

• Donegal MD

• New 7

• Closed 4

• Outstanding cases on CRM handled since 2012 • Outstanding cases on CRM handled since 2012

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Central Planning Unit

County Development Plan Review

Recent activity has included the Plenary Workshop of 7th March, 2017; Municipal District workshops

during week beginning Tuesday 3rd April, 2017; and a further Plenary Workshop on April 12th, 2017. The

Special Council meeting is now arranged for Tuesday 2nd May, 2017 at which Members’ approval to

proceed to issue the Draft Plan will be sought. It is anticipated that the public consultation period for

the Draft Plan will run from 19th May, to 31st July, 2017 and will include public drop-in events across the

5 MD areas.5 MD areas.

Tier 2 Local Area Plan(s)

Priority was necessarily given to the County Development Plan (CDP) review work since the turn of the

year. However, with work on this stage of the CDP now almost at an end, resources are now being re

directed to the Local Area Plan. In that regard, a series of Municipal District level workshops are being

arranged around end of May/start of June, 2017 at which CPU staff will make presentations on the work

on those towns relevant to each MD area.

Central Planning Unit Continued...

Additions To the Record of Protected Structures

At the March, 2017 round of MD meetings, Members approved a total of 146 structures across the County to go out to

public consultation. The public consultation period runs from 24 March until 12th May, 2017 after which it is intended

to revert to each MD in the June round of meetings with reports on each of the structures and associated submissions

to facilitate Members’ final decisions on whether or not to add the identified structures to the Council’s Record of

Protected Structures.

Conservation Grant Schemes

As per previous years, in response to invitations from the Department, the Council placed public advertisements

inviting applications for grant aid under the Built Heritage at Risk Scheme (BHRS) and the Structures at Risk Fundinviting applications for grant aid under the Built Heritage at Risk Scheme (BHRS) and the Structures at Risk Fund

(SaRF). A total of 13 BHRS and 3 SaRF applications were subsequently forwarded to the Department prior to the

specified closing dates. At the time of drafting of this report (26th April, 2017), the Council is yet to hear of the

outcomes of the applications.

EU-Funded Hericoast Project

Mr Joe Duffy, Project Officer, is continuing his research work under the guidance of Joint Project Managers, Claire

McCallan (EU Manager) and Alana Greene (Executive Planner). Following the positive feedback from Members at the

round of Municipal District updates in Q4 of 2016, further updates will be provided at appropriate junctures during

2017. A programme of MD level updates is planned for the end of May/start of June, 2017. It is hoped that these

presentations will be added as a second item to the Local Area Plan workshops referred to above. At the time of

writing, the Chair of each MD area is being contacted to make these arrangements.

Upcoming Monthly Schedule

• Planning Clinics

• 17th May 2017

• 31st May 2017

• 28th June 2017• 28th June 2017

Further Information

• http://www.donegalcoco.ie/services/planning/weeklyplanninglists/ Weekly List of applications and decisions

• [email protected] Planning service email (to be used in correspondence with the planning service)

• www.donegalcoco.ie/services/planning/ Planning Webpage• www.donegalcoco.ie/services/planning/ Planning Webpage

• www.donegalcdb.ie/eplan/internetenquiry/rpt_querybysurforrecloc.asp Planning Application Online Query – planning reference number required

• www.donegalcoco.ie/media/donegalcountyc/planning/pdfs/fileretrieval/File%20Retrieval.pdf File Retrieval Form – to be used for file retrieval and when requesting planning searches

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Donegal County Council

Community & Development Division

Community, Enterprise & Planning Directorate


9th

May 2017

___________________________________________

Community, & Development Division

___________________________________________

REPORT

1. Donegal Tourism

2. Bundoran Tourism Officer Update

3. Marine Tourism Marketing & Development

4. Donegal Gathering Website & Facebook

5. Mary Daly Project Officer Update

• Donegal Town – Development Hub

• CEDRA Funded – Donegal Atlantic Coastal Trail

• Communications – Cool Route Project

• Implementation of the Interpretative Strategy – Sliabh Liag

6. Public Participation Network(PPN)

7. Rural Development Programme/LEADER

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Electoral Area: Countywide

Activity / Project Update – February 2017

Activity / Project Title Donegal Tourism

Project

Description/Activity

The Marketing aspects of Donegal Tourism / Go Visit Donegal

Budget (if applicable)

N/A

Progress to date within the last 2

months-inclusive of current status

Donegal Tourism Strategy 2017 – 2020 Donegal County Council in conjunction with Donegal Tourism recently adopted a new 'Strategic Tourism Marketing, Experience & Destination Development Plan 2017 - 2020' for the county. This 70 page strategy was written by the Donegal Tourism staff and it sets out the overall vision for tourism in the county over the next three years. This is the first time in the history of Donegal that a single tourism plan has been developed for the County. It was written in line with the LECP plan objectives in mind. Donegal County Council will be key leaders in the implementation of this plan. The support and engagement of the tourism trade in the county is vital for success. It is a very exciting time for tourism in Donegal

This strategy was presented by Cathaoirleach Terence Slowey and Seamus Neely, CE of Donegal County Council at the National Tourism conference which was hosted by the Local Government Sector and supported by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. National Geographic Trip to Donegal In May a journalist form the National Geographer traveller and a photographer will spend one week travelling around Donegal. Donegal Tourism is working closely with National Geographic to plan the trip and is in the process of setting an itinerary for the journalist and is working with hoteliers to provide accommodation throughout the county. The result of this trip will be a 20 page glossy magazine and online feature for the National Geographic that will be written about Donegal. 60,000 copies of these will be published and distributed with the September issue of Nat Geo Traveller.

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Greening Donegal All over the county, buildings were bathed in a soft green glow to show their participation in this year's Greening event and even more places than ever took part and this year. Donegal Tourism is delighted with the positive response from businesses and community groups across Donegal who are set to go green for St. Patricks Day. TV3 Events Guide For two weeks in May Donegal will feature in the TV3 events guide. Donegal has a vibrant calendar of events that we wish to showcase so Donegal Tourism have teamed up with TV3 to showcase events coming up in Donegal this summer and also drive traffic to the events page of the website www.govisitdonegal.com/events TV3 is the second most watched station in Ireland - 1.2 million people tune into TV3 each day. The ad will air 20 times over a seven day period (Monday to Sunday) the campaign will kick off on the 1

st May run for two weeks. Events in

Donegal will be aired 40 times over a fortnightly period. Facebook Competition

Donegal Tourism has teamed up with Lighthouses of Ireland to highlight the recent opening of accommodation at St John’s Point Lighthouse. We have created a facebook competition and to date we have 482 entries and 464 new fans to the Go Visit Donegal page. These entries will be used for email marketing in the future.

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Go West Magazine Donegal has a double page spread in the centre of the Go West magazine which has been published recently. This is a free publication and will serve as a guide for air passengers to destinations via knock airport, the centre piece spread emphasises Donegal as the Coolest Place in the Planet and winner of the Hidden Gem award. 30,000 hard copies printed and an online digital version is available and has a reach in excess of 720,000.

Distributions would be at the major Tourism trade events in Ireland, UK and Abroad including the Irish festival in the USA. Advertisement with Virgin Media Donegal Tourism kicked off our domestic campaign with an advertisement on TV3, 3Be and 3e on the 13

th March. This video

highlighted that Donegal has been awarded the National Geographic award for 2017 and also highlighted the Wild Atlantic way in Donegal. A schedule of dates was sent to all trade in advance of this being aired and the hotels were encouraged to create offers on their website in advance of the advertisement being aired.

Project Targets for the

next bi-monthly reporting period

Balmoral Show

As part of our promotional activity for 2017 to the Northern Ireland

market, Donegal Tourism is to host a four day promotional stand at the

Balmoral Show, in Antrim on 10th – 13th May.

The stand will operate under the umbrella of Donegal Tourism, promoting

the county in its entirety and its part of the new aggressive marketing

approach by the Donegal Tourism to attract even greater numbers of

visitors to the county by a collaborative effort.

The Show now in its 148th year and attracts over 100,000 people each

year. We feel that this endeavour will provide us with an excellent

opportunity to reach a very large audience.

Donegal Tourism has heavily subsidised this in order to aid businesses

within the county to have the opportunity to take at stand at this event.

Active Retirement Show

Donegal Tourism is attending the active retirement show with a number

of tourism providers in Donegal to promote the county as a premier

tourism destination in Ireland.

TUI Visit to Donegal The largest travel company in the world is looking at Donegal as a holiday destination. TUI, a German-based company, has been working closely with Donegal Tourism and a representative has visited various locations throughout the county in recent months guided by Donegal Tourism.

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In May, a delegation from Germany will meet with various members of Donegal Tourism and Donegal County Council with the intention of offering holiday packages to German tourists. Germany is Ireland’s leading continental European market and has been growing steadily in recent years with 630,000 visiting last year, up 13% on the previous year. Tourism Ireland is projecting a further 7% increase this year, so this is a potentially a massive breakthrough for tourism in the county.

Sarah Meehan Marketing Officer Donegal Tourism Ltd Donegal Public Service Centre Drumlonagher Donegal Town Co. Donegal

Tel: + 353 (74) 9724431 Mobile: +353 (87) 2691977 E-mail: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/govisitdonegal Twitter: www.twitter.com/govisitdonegal

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Municipal District:_Donegal______________

Activity / Project Update

Activity / Project Title Bundoran Tourism Officer Update

Project Description

Promotional Activities – April 2017

Current Activities

Recruitment of new members of Discover Bundoran Tourism Partnership

• Membership fees being collected on an ongoing basis.

Discover Bundoran brochure distribution

• Brochure distribution is ongoing. As attractions are opening for the

tourism season, brochures are being distributed to them.

Marketing of Bundoran

• Marketing and promotions ongoing. Weeklong radio promotion on

Dublin’s Q102 radio with prizes provided by the trade in Bundoran

happening w/c May 15th.

Events for 2017

• We welcomed the French Ambassador to the tourist office to meet

members of the tourism trade in the town as well as committee

members from the Bundoran Douzelage (Town Twinning) committee. • Staged the annual Easter Egg painting event and Treasure Hunt on

Easter Saturday. 50 families took part in the event.

• Working with Bundoran Tidy Towns, An Taisce & Neat Streets for

Clean Coasts Roadshow at Magh Ene College April 28th. • Working on Europe Day event taking place at Bundoran Community

Centre on Tuesday May 9th. Events will be broadcast live on the

Douzelage Bundoran Facebook page and there will also be a live

broadcast from Ocean FM on the day. • Working with An Post Ras organising committee on stage finish event

on Tuesday May 23rd. The event will be broadcast live on the

Discover Bundoran Facebook page. • Spoke to the tourism trade in Letterkenny at a business breakfast

regarding the success of Discover Bundoran as a tourism partnership.

Discover Bundoran website and social media

• Ongoing management of www.discoverbundoran.com and social

media channels. Daily posting of content on Facebook page. • Finished up the #BundoranBusinessProfiles series on our Facebook

page which highlighted one member of the Discover Bundoran

tourism partnership for almost 2 months. • Ongoing updating of website with news blogs, photo galleries and

event/gig guide listings.

• Website consistently seeing an increased number of visitors and page

views. (28.2k visitors v 18.2k Jan–Apr 2017 v 2016) 50.9k v 32k page

views Jan-Apr 2017 v 2016)

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• 9063 followers on the Discover Bundoran facebook page which is

steadily growing by the week. (as of 24/04/17)

Bundoran Tidy Towns

• Dog fouling campaign launched ahead of Easter season which

generated some positive PR.

• Preparations underway for application for 2017 – due May 25th 2017.

• As outlined above, working with An Taisce and Neat Streets to stage

the Clean Coasts Roadshow at Magh Ene College.

Marketing of Bundoran Waterworld

• Waterworld opened on Good Friday for the 26th season. TV, Radio

and cinema campaigns ran to promote the opening.

• Ongoing following of marketing plan into the season.

• Waterworld currently #2 Thing to Do in Bundoran on TripAdvisor.

Management and Staffing of Bundoran Tourist Office

• Structured staff plan with office now open 7 days per week – Mon-Fri

09:30-17:00 Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00.

• Two new members of staff on TUS employment scheme have started.

Also we will have a volunteer in the office 2 days per week bringing staff number to 4 (inclusive of Tourism Officer).

Contact Person

(to include telephone number & e-mail address)

Shane Smyth – [email protected] 087 3737817

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Electoral Area: Donegal

Marine Tourism Marketing & Development Activity Activity / Project Title Marine Tourism Marketing & Development

Project


The Marine Tourism Marketing & Development Plan covers a range of locations, activities and projects.


N/A - Various

Progress to date within

the last two

months/quarter 1 -

inclusive of current status

Cool Route

Cool Route is a NPA funded project that seeks to develop sailing from Cork all the way up to the Faroe Islands, including Donegal. A meeting of the Cool Route partners and stakeholder workshop has taken place from 25th – 26th April 2017 hosted by the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven, Cork. At the meeting the new Cool Route Marketing Plan was approved. Extensive discussions took place around topics such as gap analysis, logistics and facilities, business plans and commercialisation, sustainable eco-friendly marine leisure activities and much more. There was also a presentation of a demo sailing information system that is in development. A new brochure promoting the Cool Route regions to superyachts is being developed and will be printed very soon. As part of the Cool Route project an economic impact of marine leisure is underway in a pilot region of Crosshaven in Cork to establish the benefits of the marine leisure sector to the local economy. This study will include the production of templates and formulae for calculating economic values which will be possible to be applied to Donegal in the future to gather statistics for our region. On day 2 a stakeholder engagement workshop took place with representatives from the sailing and tourism sector sharing their ideas and thoughts on the Cool Route. A detailed press release and associated documents will be available soon.

WILDSEA Europe

The Wildsea Europe website continues to grow with new experience providers joining regularly. Due to its partnership in MalinWaters, Sligo County Council and Sligo Tourism have now

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joined with Wildsea Europe network as new destinations on the route. Talks are also underway to open up the network to MalinWaters partners in Scotland. Donegal Tourism Strategy 2017 – 2020

The Marine Tourism Marketing & Development officer has been heavily involved in many aspects of the production of the Donegal Tourism Strategy 2017 – 2020 including production of the marine tourism section and marine tourism action plan. Superyacht Opportunities

An online meeting took place with the MD of a company based in London that organises the itineraries of superyachts and they are very interested in adding Donegal to their list of destinations. This discussion is ongoing with potential for a site visit in the future and inclusion in the next superyacht brochure. WILDSEA Divers

A new project has been developed as a follow on to the Wildsea Europe project. This new project focuses on diving as a niche watersports activity in the partner regions across Europe. The project application has been submitted to the EU EASME programme. News is expected on Q4 on funding. MalinWaters

Digital Marketing activities are extensive and ongoing to promote MalinWaters. Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council have just joined the MalinWaters partnership for 2017 making a total of 10 partners for this year. 11 applications for MalinWaters festivals and events funding have been received from all regions of MalinWaters. In Donegal, a total of 8 marine themed projects will receive MalinWaters funding. All marine themed festivals and events in the regions will receive marketing support and promotion via MalinWaters. A cruise facility survey has been circulated to all MalinWaters regions to gather data for the production of a joint cruise tourism promotional brochure. MalinWaters partners wish to collaborate on joint marketing to increase the number of cruise liners/operators that visit the regions.

Marine Sector Newsletter

An e-mail newsletter aimed at the marine tourism sector was sent out in Q1 to over 200 contacts on the marine tourism sector database. This e-newsletter contained digital tips, funding information and other useful news relevant to the sector.

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All Ireland Coastal Rowing Championships 2017

A meeting has taken place with the All Ireland Coastal Rowing Championships organisers to discuss marketing and other supports with Donegal Tourism and Donegal County Council. An outside radio broadcast has been booked for the event by Donegal County Council, who will also organise the production of wristbands for attendees. Donegal Tourism will be assisting with the production of marketing materials, development of the website and social media/e-mail marketing activities.

Cruise Tourism

10 new promotional flags have been produced for use at Greencastle Harbour. The flags are of a teardrop design with imagery that reflects the region. These flags have been produced in collaboration with Inishowen Tourism and will be put up along the shore area during the summer and for cruise visits. CEDRA – Donegal’s Atlantic Coastal Trail

A new TY Tourism Training pilot project has been launched in the LYIT School of Tourism in Killybegs. Following consultation with the tourism industry it showed that a significant number of senior cycle second level students are employed in tourism/hospitality enterprises on a seasonal/part-time basis and the majority of the students do not received industry specific training and in many cases have a low level of awareness of tourism product knowledge and service skills. This training programme, which is funded by Donegal County Council, is being delivered by LYIT’s School of Tourism in Killybegs to Transition Year students one day per week over a four week period. In total 40 students will be recruited onto the programme, 20 from each school. Transition Year students in the Abbey Vocational School in Donegal Town and St. Columba’s College in Stranorlar are set to benefit from this programme as a pilot scheme with scope to include other schools in the future. The Marine Tourism Marketing & Development Officer attended the Tourism College on 5th April and delivered a lecture on marine tourism opportunities to the students attending the Marine Tourism Marketing and Seafood Fundamentals course. St. Johns Point Lighthouse

St. Johns Point Lighthouse has now opened its self-catering apartments. These have been promoted extensively via MalinWaters and also via Govisitdonegal.com where a competition to win a visit and overnight stay at the Lighthouse has received significant coverage.

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Fanad Lighthouse

Donegal Tourism provides ongoing support to Fanad Lighthouse including website maintenance and ongoing support. The website www.fanadlighthouse.com has seen an increase in traffic of 111.78% in Q1 of 2017 compared with the same period last year, which equates to over 11k visitors to the website in the first three months of this year. Sliabh Liag

Traffic to the Sliabh Liag website has increased by 14.96% in Q1 of 2017 compared with the same period last year. The Sliabh Liag website is receiving an increased number of visits compared with last year and a large number of enquiries are being received via the website from both travel agents and independent visitors. The website is www.sliabhliag.com BIM FLAG Programme

There has been excellent interest in the FLAG North funding programme with a significant amount of projects received. These will be assessed by the FLAG North Board in May with news expected in early June. Welcome Sign at Donegal Airport

A new welcome sign in English and Irish languages has been produced for the entrance area to Donegal Airport by Donegal County Council and will be put in place very soon. Welcome Anchorages 2017

The Welcome Anchorages 2017 publication is currently in circulation in the UK and Ireland plus online. This publication lists marinas, moorings and pontoons in Donegal as well as a special editorial feature about the new small craft harbour in Killybegs. Bunagee Pontoons

The pontoons are back in place at Bunagee as of April 2017 for the summer season. An online promotional campaign will be delivered via MalinWaters and Cool Route to help promote the new facilities. Several enquiries have been received from sailors who wish to visit Bunagee via the MalinWaters website. There are opportunities for local businesses to maximise the potential benefits of visiting yachts to the area, which will be explored further potentially via stakeholder engagements.


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WILDSEA Europe Project

Work is ongoing on the continued recruitment of experience providers in Donegal to get listed on Wildsea.eu. Webinars and online one to one training sessions continue to assist them in making the most of their listings and the online booking engine. Marketing activities to promote the www.wildsea.eu website platform are ongoing.

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SeaFest 2017

Donegal will be promoted at the upcoming SeaFest 2017 event in Galway from 30th June to 2nd July 2017 following the success of last year’s event. MalinWaters Marketing Activity

Further activities to promote the MalinWaters brand across a range of marketing platforms including e-mail, display, PPC, content, SEO and more will be ongoing in Q2 and Q3. More detailed reports will be available in Q3 on the results of the marketing activity. New Sailing Itineraries

Plans are underway to produce new and updated sailing itineraries for use on MalinWaters and Go Visit Donegal to include new facilities such as Killybegs small craft harbour and Bunagee. Cruise in Company

Discussions are underway via the MalinWaters and Cool Route partner consortiums about the potential of developing new cruise in company sailing events to increase interest and participation in the sailing sector. All Ireland Coastal Rowing Championships 2017

Donegal Tourism will be assisting with the production of marketing materials, development of the website and social media/e-mail marketing activities for this event. Sliabh Liag Project

Work will continue on updating the content on the Sliabh Liag website. The TripAdvisor, Facebook and Twitter pages will continue to be maintained by Donegal Tourism Ltd. Fanad Lighthouse Developments

Donegal Tourism Ltd continues to provide support and maintenance for the www.fanadlighthouse.com website. Marine Tourism Newsletter

Further updates will be sent out to over 200 marine tourism contacts via the e-mail newsletter. CEDRA

Marketing activity in relation to Donegal’s Atlantic Coastal Trail will be prepared for promotion of the region as part of the 2017 marketing campaigns from Donegal Tourism Ltd. Cruise Tourism

Collaboration on cruise tourism as part of the MalinWaters consortium will be further developed including production of a new cruise tourism brochure for use online and offline to

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promote the regions as excellent cruise tourism destinations. Work on the Greencastle Cruise Tourism presentation folder is ongoing and will be completed in Q2. Marine Tourism Seminar

Following the success of the 2016 Marine Tourism Seminar, another will be planned for 2017 and will be likely to take place in Q3. An application for funding to the Marine Institute to cover some of the costs of a Marine Tourism Seminar is currently being developed. Blueway Opportunities

The possibility of creating sections of ‘Blueway’ in Donegal along our coastline is being investigated. Funding Applications

We await decisions on funding for several EU projects including TIDES, CAPITEN and WAOH (Wildsea Atlantic Ocean Heritage Route). Economic Impact Study

An economic impact study of the marine leisure sector in Donegal would be very beneficial to future planning and development of the sector. The potential to carry out such as study will be explored in Q2.

Contact Person

(to include telephone

number & e-mail address)

Joy Harron

Marine Marketing Development Officer

Donegal Tourism Ltd Donegal Public Service Centre Drumlonagher Donegal Town Co. Donegal

Tel: + 353 (74) 9724431 Mobile: +353 (87) 0619360 E-mail: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/malinwaters Twitter: www.twitter.com/sailmalinwaters LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/joyharron

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Municipal District: Countywide

Activity / Project Update – April 2017

Activity / Project

Title

Donegal Gathering website and Facebook

www.donegalgathering.com

Project


Donegal Gathering is a key initiative of the Donegal Diaspora project

bringing together young and old, from near and far, for a truly unique experience. The Donegal Gathering calendar is packed with amazing

exhibitions, fun festivals, cracking concerts and sporting events taking place in Donegal.


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Progress to date

within the last two

months -inclusive of current status

Donegal Gathering website

All-time website views (since 2012) :

Website Views Q1 2017 – up 64% on 2016

January: 5,825 (up 59% on 2016)

February: 6,263 (up 51% on 2016) March: 17,843 (up 71% on 2016)

Website Visitors – Q1 2017 – up 63% on 2016

January: 3,001 (up 48% on 2016) February: 3,256 (up 59% on 2016)

March: 9,124 (up 69% on 2016)

Top views by country – current status

Total countries: 90

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Current Status:

3,699 Facebook Likes

2,461 Twitter Followers

Project Targets for the next bi-monthly

reporting period

Website stats update for Q2 2017

Contact Person


Iga Lawne, Tourism Community Support Officer E: [email protected] / T: 074-9724475

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Activity / Project Update Activity / Project Title

1. Donegal Town – Development Hub

2. CEDRA Funded – Donegal Atlantic Coastal Trail

3. Communications – Cool Route Project

4. Implementation of the Interpretative Strategy

– Sliabh Liag

Project


Donegal Town Hub - The broad elements to this Development Hub are Enterprise Development, Retail Strategy and Tourism ----------------------------- CEDRA - Following the success of the Certificate in Marine Tourism and Seafood Fundamentals course that was delivered in 2016, as part of the Donegal Costal Trail Project, the course is now progressing through its second intake. This part time course has been developed by LYIT’s School of Tourism for people working in the marine tourism and seafood sector. The Certificate in Marine Tourism and Seafood Fundamentals is funded by Údarás na Gaeltachta and Donegal County Council. As the course is fully funded, it is free of charge for participants and offers a recognised academic qualification on completion and opportunities to progress to further education.

Donegal’s Atlantic Coastal Trail is an innovative food and marine tourism project focused on marine leisure and seafood experiences, which will advance rural, coastal and island economic development in County Donegal. The goal of this project is to raise awareness of the excellent marine leisure and seafood opportunities on the Donegal coast and islands and to encourage local communities to experience our own marine leisure activities and seafood coast that is right on our doorstep and perhaps unexplored.

The inclusion of the islands adds an additional unique element to the project where visitors can experience something different and unexplored. The project will help local marine leisure activity providers, restaurants and pubs to work together to bundle their offering and create experiential packages that can be enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. This will reduce seasonality by offering experiences that are available all year long.

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Donegal’s Atlantic Coastal Trail is promoting the further development of tourism along the coast of Donegal on the Wild Atlantic Way is funded under the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas scheme (CEDRA), Donegal County Council and Údarás na Gaeltachta.

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Cool Route Project funded under the Northern Periphery & Arctic programme 2014-2020. Donegal County Council is a project partner on the Cool Route project. Other project partners include Glasgow Caledonian University, Royal Cork Yacht Club, Derry City Council, Port Authority Torshavn Faroe Islands, Blue Seas Marinas Scotland, Western Norway Research Institute and associated partners Donegal Tourism, the Irish Cruising Club and Sail Scotland.

Donegal County Council attended a two-day, Cool Route Project Partners meeting took place on the 25th and 26th April in Carrigaline, Co. Cork, hosted by project partner Royal Cork Yacht Club.

The Cool Route Project – Cruising Oceans on Latitudes above 51 Degrees North – investigates all aspects of the potential to establish a yacht cruising route along the western offshore areas of the Northern Periphery Area, stretching from Co. Cork in the South of Ireland, to the UK (Northern Ireland and Western Scotland) and onwards to the Faroe Islands and Norway. As an ecotourism product, exploiting the natural resources of the area in a manner that is sustainable and environmentally viable; this new sea route will be marketed internationally and will have a common branding, booking and information system.

Admiral John Roche, Royal Cork Yacht Club, welcomed all the partners to Cork and stated “that the club was delighted to be involved in the project and was looking forward to the opportunity of tapping into the further potential that this project can deliver to the marine leisure industry and working closely with partners and relevant stakeholders to insure the success of the project”.

Speaking after the meeting Cool Route Project Manager, Dr. Breda Kenny, Cork Institute of Technology, reported a highly successful meeting of the Steering Committee, which took some key decisions in designating the first agreement of stopovers, selected on the basis of route distance and quality criteria. She stated that “following the completion of extensive research, the meeting also finalised its draft Marketing

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Strategy, developed by RCYC and will now go to project associated partners for final consultations”. The gathering of partners also included a very well attended stakeholders meeting for local enterprises along the route, who will be the main beneficiaries of the selected stops. Derry and Strabane District Council provided an update on the GIS based information and booking system for the route to stakeholders.

The meeting also called on all marina and pontoon operators in Ireland to make arrangements to take refuse and recycling from visiting boats, on a fee per bag basis. The recommendation arising from the meeting was that the fee should be set at a level to make the service financially viable for the marina or pontoon operator.

Over the coming months the Cool Route Project will further engage with SME’s along the route and in particular the agreed selected stopovers to maximise the potential for local businesses in each unique region. For more information on the Cool Route Project, its reports and findings please check out our website on www.sailcoolroute.eu

Sliabh Liag – Interpretative Strategy – the explicit intentions of Donegal County Council are that this strategy would:

• Develop Sliabh Liag as a flagship tourism destination along the Wild Atlantic Way.

• To protect and promote the natural and built environment at Sliabh Liag.

• To improve the visitors experience at Sliabh Liag, encouraging visitors to stay longer at Sliabh Liag and its hinterland.

TY Tourism/Hospitality Course:

Working closely with the School of Tourism in Killybegs and AVS School (Donegal Town) and St. Columba’s School (Stranorlar) to deliver a new Transition Year Tourism/Hospitality Course – this will be delivered initially on a pilot basis to these two schools. The programme will be delivered by the School of Tourism’s experienced lecturers on the LYIT’s Killybegs Campus in training kitchens, restaurants and demonstration classrooms. The programme will culminate in a live lunch service to invited guests and a tourism presentation by the Transition Year students. The programme content will be supplemented by guest speakers from the tourism/hospitality industry and career/employment opportunities.

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This course started on the 6th April and will finish on the 8th and 9th May with live lunch service presented by the two schools. The programme is funded by Donegal County Council.

Needs Analysis – Caravan and Camping Sector

To design and carry out a needs analysis on the Caravan and Camping Sector including engagement with the umbrella association in Donegal and then contacting each site in the county. Write up final report.

Time Capsules/Trees & Plaques – Donegal Municipal District

Area

Work with the co-ordinator of the Donegal Youth Council – Carlyn Maguire to fill 7 time capsules for Bundoran, Ballyshannon, Pettigo, Donegal Town, Mount Charles, Killybegs and Carrick. Then link with the MD Councillors in those areas to organise a planting ceremony including trees and plaques.


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Donegal Town

• Continue to support the work of Donegal Community Chamber in relation to their spring shopping event and the ‘Shop Donegal’ Voucher Scheme

• Continue to work alongside Donegal Town Business Focus Group on its retail strategy

• Donegal Craft Village –– Promotion and assistance for new season from Easter when all the units will be open again

• A Taste of Donegal Food Festival – August 2017 – Donegal Community Chamber – stands currently booking for 2017

CEDRA

• Second course started on 1st February 2017 and is progressing well.

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• Engage with the participants from the first course and organise events to showcase their businesses

• Stand booked at Donegal Food Festival 2017/Seafest, Galway

Cool Route

• Continue to work on various aspects of communications centred around the project – Website, Social Media, Newsletters, YouTube Channel, Partner communication

• Presented our work-package at the partner meeting - in Cork – 25th and 26th April 2017 – do up publicity from same and circulate.

Sliabh Liag

• Confirm timeline for the implementation of the Interpretation Strategy including community consultations

• Community Consultation with group and Consultants was held on 21st Feb and again on 30th March

• Work with the company to deliver the Interpretation Strategy for Sliabh Liag

TY Course: Launch 4th April at 2.30pm in Killybegs – School of Tourism, LYIT Course start date – 6th April in Killybegs. Course will finish with live lunches presented on the 8th and 9th May.

Time Capsules – capsules now with Youth Councillors to fill and will be returned to me to arrange ceremony in each area. Consultation with MD Councillors regarding each area will then take place.

Needs Analysis – Caravan & Camping Sector: Questionnaire gone out to sector – returned and report currently being drafted.

Contact Person



Mary Daly Project Officer Development Hubs Community & Development Planning Donegal County Council Drumlonagher Donegal Town Co. Donegal

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T.: 074/9724484 M.: 087/6782196 [email protected]

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Municipal District:__Countywide_____________

Activity / Project Update

Activity / Project Title Public Participation Network (PPN)

Project Description/Activity

Link through which organisations from the community & voluntary sector have a voice on Council decision making bodies and other

structures


€80,000.00 per annum

Progress to date within the

last two months inclusive of current status

PPN membership now stands at 467 registered organisations with 42

representatives on 15 different committees and structures

The PPN secretariat continues to meet on a monthly basis to coordinate the functioning of the PPN in conjunction with the

resource worker

The Environment, Social Inclusion and Community & Voluntary

Linkage Groups have held their meetings over the last few weeks. PPN representatives report back to their nominating body and they

are occasions to share information relevant to the group. The second edition of the Newsletter was circulated to the groups in

April and will continue on a monthly basis. An Event template has

been forwarded to the groups to complete and return if they want their events to be included in the Newsletter.

A Positive Duty Seminar took place on the 5th April, 2017 in Dillons

Hotel, Letterkenny on understanding and applying the Public Sector

Equality and Human Rights Duty. The facilitator was Niall Crowley. A lot of groups attended and it was very interesting and informative.

The Donegal Municipal District meetings took place on the 6th April in

the Donegal Town Public Service Centre. Inishowen MD meeting is taking place on 27th April in the Carndonagh PSC.

Project Targets for the next

bi-monthly/quarterly* reporting period

Next PPN Secretariat meeting – 11th May, 2017

MD Meetings:

Donegal : 06/04/2017 Inishowen: 27/04/2017

Glenties: 25/05/2017 Stranorlar:20/06/2017

Letterkenny:TBD

Contact Person


Mary Clyde

074 9153939

[email protected]

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Municipal District:

Activity / Project Update- April 2017

Activity / Project Title Rural Development Programme/LEADER

Activity / Project

Description

Donegal Local Community and Development Committee are

the Local Action Group for County Donegal, with responsibility

for the LEADER/Rural Development Programme 2014-2020

Budget

€12,913,873


last two months-inclusive of

current status

There are 4 Implementing Partners within the county; Donegal

Local Development Company (DLDC), Inishowen Development

Partnership (IDP), Údarás Na Gaeltachta and Comhar na

nOileán. All 4 Implementing Partners are accepting and

registering Expressions of Interests (EOI’s) under rolling and

targeted funding calls. Application forms have issued were

EOI’s are deemed eligible in line with the Local Development

Strategy (LDS), and formal applications are being assessed and

initially scored by the relevant Project Officer in each

Implementing Partner, and brought forward to each regional

Evaluation Committee. Induction training is currently being

rolled out to each of the three regional Evaluation Committees

with first meetings taking place by the end of April/early May. Project Targets for the next

bi-monthly reporting period

Projects approved for funding by the Evaluation Committee will

be brought forward to the LCDC for final approval.

It is expected that the earliest funding for projects should be

awarded will be May 2017.

It is expected that the bulk of project approvals for 2017 will

occur in the latter half of the year.

Contact Person



Eimear Mc Dermott, 074 9153900

[email protected]

ENVIRONMENT SECTION MD - MONTHLY REPORT – MAY 2017

Municipal District: All MDs

Activity / Project Update:

Activity / Project Title 1. Donegal County Council Clean & Green Awards

2017

2. Tidy Towns Start-up Fund 2017

3. Tidy Towns Improvement Project Grant 2017

Project Description/Activity

Donegal County Council Clean & Green Awards 2017

In 2017 Donegal County Council will run a pilot award scheme which will be aimed at recognising those Tidy Towns groups

that have achieved high scores in the following three categories of the National Tidy Towns competition,

1. Tidiness & Litter Control, 2. Approach Roads, Streets and Lanes,

3. Sustainable Waste & Resource Management.

Further more detailed information will be issued to Tidy Towns groups.

Tidy Towns Start-Up Fund 2017 Donegal County Council are inviting expressions of interest

from any groups, towns or villages that are interested in

becoming a Tidy Towns group. The Council will provide any support and advice necessary to potential future groups and

groups can receive a start-up fund of €250. Expression of Interest forms will be available online and through contacting

the Council on the details below.

Donegal County Council

Tidy Towns Improvement Project Fund 2017 Tidy Towns groups are invited to apply to Donegal County

Council for funding for small scale improvement works in their town or village. Projects should reflect one or more of the

National Tidy Towns categories. Application forms will be

issued to all existing groups and are available online.


last quarter -inclusive of current status

These three initiatives were launched by the Environment &

Emergency SPC at their meeting on 20th April.

Applications are all available online.

Information and applications have been sent be either email or post to all Tidy Towns contacts.

An advert has been place in the local papers. Information will also be circulated through the PPN.

Closing date for both grants is 26th May at 4.30pm.

Contact Person (to include telephone number & e-mail address)

Who to Contact? Please contact Suzanne Bogan, Waste Awareness Officer 074 91 53900 or [email protected] for enquiries on

any of the above.


Activity / Project Title Big Donegal Clean-up 2017

Project


Big Donegal Clean -up 17


Progress to date within the last quarter -inclusive of

current status

In mid March the Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council and

The Ryan Family from Ireland Fittest Family launched The Big Donegal Clean-UP 17.

We are now well through the Big Donegal Clean-up campaign 2017 with approximately 200 clean-ups taken place or

planned. In 2017 volunteer community clean-ups started taking place as early as February and will continue on into May

with the main focus being on April's Spring Clean month.

As part of the Big Donegal Clean-up the Council also supports

the An Taisce National Spring Clean and any individual or groups that registers for NSC will receive support from the

Council.

This campaign is really a team effort with the volunteers in the

local communities, local Councillors, Council staff, in particular the Litter Wardens and the Mobile Litter Units co-ordinating the

events with the local community.

The local communities have really engaged with the Council in

promoting their events and showcasing their efforts. The use of social media has become a fantastic platform to do this with

many groups posting on their own pages or sending information into the Council for promotion. Throughout the

month of April #BigDonegalCleanup17 has featured on many

occasions on the Council's social media pages. The Councils communications officer has issued weekly releases to all media

featuring a number of planned clean-ups for the week ahead.

Contact Person


Suzanne Bogan, Waste Awareness Officer 074 91 53900

[email protected] www.donegalcoco.ie


Activity / Project Title Home Composting

International Composting week 7th - 13th May

Project


Home compost bins are available from all Council Public

Services Centres for only €13. One third of all waste can be composted such as fruit and vegetable peelings. By

composting these types of waste we reduce the waste in our bins and we make our own compost which is a wonderful

resource for our gardens.




Home composting will be promoted during the month

of May through the usual media outlets.

For International composting week a series of

promotional activities will be carried out using social media in conjunction with then national Stop Food

Waste Campaign.

Contact Person


Suzanne Bogan, Waste Awareness Officer 074 91 53900

[email protected] www.donegalcoco.ie


Activity / Project Title Waste & Waste Prevention Regional initiatives

Project


Back To Basics Facebook Page

Cinema Advert




Facebook Page

The Waste Management Regions have established a Facebook page dealing with all things waste

prevention related.

Have a look at www.facebook.com/bktobasic/

Cinema Advert

A national cinema advert on food waste prevention

began in March 2017 and can be viewed at https://youtu.be/q45jePe-4Lw

Contact Person (to include telephone number & e-mail address)

Suzanne Bogan, Waste Awareness Officer 074 91 53900 [email protected]

www.donegalcoco.ie

13 April 2017 Press release Councillors back hundreds of volunteers in the Big Donegal Clean Up Donegal County Councillors are getting behind the hundreds of volunteers around the county who have participated in this year’s Big Donegal Cleanup. Cathaoirleach Cllr. Terence Slowey said “the feel good factor that has been generated in communities across Donegal over the last few weeks has been magnificent. Hundreds of people are out and about cleaning up their towns and villages, approach roads, back roads and so on. We are delighted with the response we have received to this year’s Big Donegal Clean Up.” Last week clean ups took place across the county including many clean ups in the Letterkenny area such as the Bohirrill area which saw a good turnout of local residents. The clean up took in the Loughahannon and Meenatole areas and also continued over to the quarry at Calhame. Clean ups will continue this weekend in Creeslough, Dungloe, Maghery and Fintown. Tomorrow (Friday) clean-ups will take place in Glenties and in Carndonagh with big turnouts expected in each town. A further clean up is planned for Carrowmena on 22 April 2017. Motorists are being asked to drive with extra care when they come across a clean-up in progress. Anyone interested in organising a community clean-up should contact the Council on 074 91 53900 or apply online at www.donegalcoco.ie . The Council will provide bags, gloves, litter pickers and can arrange for the collection of the rubbish once it has been bagged. You can also register with An Taisce’s National Spring Clean campaign by calling (01) 400 2219 or at www.nationalspringclean.org. END

Submissions for Donegal Municipal District

Municipal District of Donegal of the 9th May 2017

Agenda No. Type Information

5.1 Motion Submitted by: Clr. Niamh Kennedy

Assigned to: Community, Enterprise & Planning

Details: I am calling on the Municipal District of Donegal to assist the local community groups in this MD to undertake to do a health check for each willingly participating Town and Village as a step 1 in the preparation of the new funding scheme for town and village renewal recently announced by Minister Humphries. This Health Check to be completed for all the participating villages and towns by September 2017 with more advanced and more proactive committees at stage 3, the preparation and implementation of the plan in advance of future funding.

Signed off by: Paddy Doherty

Response: The Town & Village Renewal scheme 2017 was recently launched by Minister Humphreys and is taking a new approach to the 2017 Town & Village Renewal Scheme in comparison to the 2016 Scheme. The Minister has directed that the following steps must be carried out :- • Donegal County Council to advertise publicly seeking ‘Expressions Of Interests’ from Towns & Villages in the County. ( press release issued via Newspapers / Radio /Social media on Friday 5th May ) • Donegal County Council to select up to a maximum of 15 projects based on Departments Criteria ( See Scheme Outline attached ) Closing date for receipt of Expression of Interests is 4.30 pm on Friday 26th May. • Donegal County Council to develop the selected projects further in consultation with the Community / Business interests in that town or village to ensure applications are with the Department by 30th June 2017 • The Department will assess all projects and will approve 300 projects nationally by the end of July 2017.

6.1 Question Submitted by: Clr. Niamh Kennedy

Assigned to: Housing, Corporate & Culture

Details: When can we expect to see the little tree (% for art scheme) reassembled and put back in place on the Bundoran / Ballyshannon bypass?

Signed off by: Eileen Burgess

Response: The artwork Between the known and unknown by Elizabeth Caffrey and Sean Campbell was maliciously damaged following which the work was removed from the site and placed in storage. To reinstate the sculpture, specialised work is required, and currently there is no budget to undertake this work. Between the known and unknown was (and could be again) a beautiful piece of public art, located at Rathmore, the highest point on the Ballyshannon Bundoran Bypass. The artists' inspiration was to reactivate interest in the traditions associated with the hawthorn and its association with rath structures.

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