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Minister suggests County Council to blame for delays in LIS roadworks
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Minister has suggested that the County Council may be to blame for delays in carrying out works on roads across Galway under the LIS scheme.
The Local Improvement Scheme provides funding for improvement works on private and non-publicly maintained roads.
The issue of alleged delays in releasing funding for Galway was raised in the Dáil this afternoon by Deputy Eamon O’ Cuiv.
He claimed despite a recent announcement of €1m extra for Galway under the scheme, the local authority has not yet received offical notice of the money.
Deputy O’ Cuiv wanted to know when the money would be made available – and implied that the works would not get done this side of Christmas.
However, Minister with responsibility for the scheme, Michael Ring, said he understood that local authorities have received notice of the funding and many are already carrying out works.
Minister Ring pointed out it’s common for some local authorities to leave the works until the very end of the year.
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A local councillor is seeking to develop a Sensory Garden at the Long Point in Loughrea.
The outdoor amenity can help improve physical fitness, health, mood and cognition.
Councillor Geraldine Donohue thinks now is the time to consider adding one to Loughrea, as part of the “Vision of the Enhancement of the Long Point”.
Cllr Donohue says people in the community have been asking for this amenity for quite some time:
Galway Bay fm newsroom – ATU Galway is planning to develop a new monument dedicated to deceased students of the college.
The university has requested permission to develop a new sculptural stone monument incorporating a memorial wall at its Dublin Road campus.
The proposed memorial will replace an existing memorial on site.
A decision on the plans is due at the beginning of May.
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