Meath County Council
Motions — 3,959 records (page 77 of 80)
- 10 November 2025 not recorded
The Elected Members of Meath County Council resolve, pursuant to section 13(1A) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), to request the Chief Executive to prepare a report on a proposal by them to vary the County Development Plan 2021-2027 in the following term, namely; i) To zone any and all lands, previously zoned for residential and related development in the Meath County Development Plan 2013-2019 (as extended by Law), for residential and related development (to include mixed use development of housing and other such development) in the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027. ii) To remove any restriction on development of lands zoned for residential and related development (to include mixed use development of housing and other such development) restricting the development of such lands to after 2027. iii) For the avoidance of doubt, this motion relates only to those lands previously dezoned and/or restricted to development after 2027. Reason: The lands referred to in this motion were dezoned solely or primarily to comply with the Core Strategy based figures contained within the National Planning Framework. The population figures have subsequently been determined to be an underestimate of population at the time, now and in the future. Minister for Housing has subsequently directed local authorities to vary their County Development Plan to provide for additional lands capable of accommodation housing and related development. This motion is in accordance with same.
- 10 November 2025 Kells carried
I call on Meath County Council to extend the footpath from the Whitehills estate, past Currans Garage on the Kells Road, to meet the L28082 Stoney Road and widen the path in front of garage and grass verge. It is not suitable for wheelchair access at the moment, and it is being used every day by individuals with limited mobility.
- 10 November 2025 withdrawn
The Elected Members of Meath County Council resolve, pursuant to section 13(1A) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), to request the Chief Executive to prepare a report on a proposal by them to vary the County Development Plan 2021-2027 in the following term, namely; i) To zone any and all lands, previously zoned for residential and related development in the Meath County Development Plan 2013-2019 (as extended by Law), for residential and related development (to include mixed use development of housing and other such development) in the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027. ii) To remove any restriction on development of lands zoned for residential and related development (to include mixed use development of housing and other such development) restricting the development of such lands to after 2027. iii) For the avoidance of doubt, this motion relates only to those lands previously dezoned and/or restricted to development after 2027.
- 24 November 2025 carried
To pass a resolution adopting the draft Budget for 2026 as set out in Tables A – F.
- 24 November 2025 carried
Subject to section 6 of the Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019 as amended and in accordance with the Budget adopted, determine the annual rate on valuation applicable in the calculation of the amount of the rate under Section 4 of the Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019 as amended.
- 24 November 2025 carried
That Meath County Council makes a scheme for the abatement of rates due to it by liable persons, or classes of liable persons, in respect of vacant properties in accordance with the provisions of Section 9 of the Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act of 2019 for the financial year ending 31st December 2026: 100% of rates due where rates demand is less than €100,000; 10% of rates due where rates demand is between €100,000 and €249,999; 0% of rates due where rates demand is over €250,000
- 24 November 2025 carried
That Meath County Council approves of the transfer to capital account of the sums provided for various capital purposes in the Annual Budget for 2026 as adopted.
- 24 November 2025 carried
That Meath County Council approves the estimated over expenditure for financial year 31st December 2025 as set out in Table A – F and outturn details.
- 24 November 2025 carried
To adopt the Business Support Scheme, 2026 in accordance with Section 66 of the Local Government Act 2001 (as amended).
- 1 December 2025 carried
To request Meath County Council to write to the NTA and Iarnród Éireann requesting a shuttle bus service between Navan and the M3 Parkway train station at Dunboyne. This service would be a temporary measure until Navan rail project is approved.
- 1 December 2025 deferred
To call on Meath County Council to abolish the requirement for audited accounts in the assessment of self-employed applicants for social housing support and, instead adopt a more equitable and discretionary approach to income verification.
- 2 December 2025 Ashbourne carried
That the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of 04th November 2025 be confirmed.
- 2 December 2025 Ashbourne carried
That the minutes of the budget meeting held on the 05th November 2024 be confirmed.
- 2 December 2025 Ashbourne carried
That the non statutory consultation process be confirmed.
- 2 December 2025 Ashbourne carried
To introduce a special 30kph speed limit on the road to the Education campus from the Thomas Ashe roundabout to the Ashbourne Educate Together roundabout, beginning Johnstown Road.
- 3 December 2025 Ratoath carried
To request the Area Manager to initiate the preparation for construction and funding of the link road between Ballybin and Moulden Bridge Estate that was zoned and outlined in 2001 Development Plan Map. This objective will provide an additional access point to alleviate traffic coming through Ratoath Village and onto outer relief road to Fairyhouse Road in an environmentally sustainable manner.
- 3 December 2025 Ratoath carried
That Meath County Council immediately reassess the condition and priority status of the L-2210, and that this road be prioritised for earlier structural restoration works. Given its worsening condition, safety risks and high local usage, this Municipal District requests that the scheduled 2027 works be brought forward and delivered as soon as possible, and that the Transportation Department seek any available alternative or supplementary funding to facilitate this.
- 4 December 2025 Laytown-Bettystown carried
That Meath County Council immediately begin planning and preparing for the provision of a community playground on Council-owned land in the centre of Donacarney.
- 4 December 2025 Laytown-Bettystown carried
That Meath County Council call on the Department of Education to make provision for a Secondary School in Duleek given the significant local population and potential feeder schools, and the fact that the National Schools in Duleek cater for more than 700 boys and girls.
- 8 December 2025 Kells carried
I call Meath County Council Transportation department to prepare a report to examine the feasibility of installing roundabouts at the following two junctions in Kells: The R164-141 (Athboy Rd) and the R941-2 (Mullingar Rd), at the Railway Bar John St/Castle St/Cross St/Market St in Kells town centre.
- 8 December 2025 Kells carried
This council requests that a report be undertaken detailing any deficiencies in the surface water collection system for Kells Town and to recommend a programme of works required to reduce the risk of surface water flooding events occurring in the town in the future.
- 8 December 2025 Kells carried
That Meath County Council prioritise the taking in charge of The Cloisters, Kells.
- 8 December 2025 Kells carried
That Kells MD Cllrs receive a presentation on the Public Realm Plan for Lloyd.
- 8 December 2025 Kells carried
That the Members of this MD write to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage requesting that consideration be given to renaming the Kells Municipal District as the ‘Kells/Oldcastle/Athboy Municipal District,’ in order to better reflect the full geographic scope of the district and enhance public awareness that it encompasses a significant area of North Meath.
- 10 December 2025 Navan carried
To ask the Executive to carry out assessments for resurfacing works on roads at the following estates, Balreask Manor, Canterbrook, Leighsbridge and Aylesbury Lodge. And that works to resurface those roads be included in the 2026 budget.
- 10 December 2025 Navan carried
To ask the Executive to assess the Carriage Road/Trim Road junction for the installation of a pedestrian crossing from Connolly Avenue to Chadwicks.
- 10 December 2025 Navan carried
I ask that Meath County Council put in place directional signs at key locations from Navan Town to indicate the beginning of the Boyne Valley Greenway, also to incorporate an Information Board at the start containing both historical references and references to available services.
- 10 December 2025 Navan carried
That the Council undertake a full assessment of the impact and effectiveness of the January 2024 traffic direction changes on Ludlow Street and Bridge Street, including the reversal of traffic flow at the southern end of Market Square, where only buses, taxis, and bicycles are now permitted to travel from Ludlow Street. That this review should also include the rerouting of buses through the town centre, with all elements assessed against their impacts on congestion, pedestrian safety, commercial activity, and overall traffic flow.
- 10 December 2025 Navan carried
I propose that Meath County should consider introducing the following categories for next year’s (2026) Pride of Place awards: Shop window displays; Upgraded areas which were previously litter black spots.
- 10 December 2025 Navan carried
I call on Meath County Council to include the L5050 Road, Johnstown, in the resurfacing plan for 2026.
- 13 January 2026 Ashbourne deferred
I call on Meath County Council to remove the decking areas installed during the COVID-19 period: • Outside Ashbourne Court Hotel on Bridge Street, to facilitate the reinstatement of a loading bay; • Outside Molly’s Bar on Frederick Street, to allow for the provision of additional beneficial parking spaces.
- 13 January 2026 Ashbourne carried
For the Transport and Community departments to look at the feasibility for the Council to speak with St. Finian Trust regarding lands surrounding the Killegland graveyard, with a view to taking the area in charge, landscaping the area and installing a memorial garden. The area is 0.40 hectare, is zoned F1 Open Space, and is part of a protected area around the cemetery.
- 13 January 2026 Ashbourne carried
That the Area Engineer provide monthly updates to the Elected Members, outlining all speed calming projects submitted for consideration and the current status of each proposal within the Traffic Calming Policy procedure.
- 13 January 2026 Ashbourne carried
That the Area Engineer notify the Elected Members in advance of any major roadworks requiring stop-and-go traffic management that may result in major traffic disruption.
- 14 January 2026 Ratoath withdrawn
That the development should commence from Boylan Bridge and exclude Station Road and Rooske Road.
- 14 January 2026 Ratoath carried
That the development be modified so that the minimum road width for the extent of the scheme west of Boylan Bridge along Station Road and along Rooske Road would be 6.5m, with minimal impact to existing residents of Station Road and Rooske Road.
- 15 January 2026 Laytown-Bettystown carried
To comply with Meath County Development Plan MOV OBJ 43, “To implement a programme of traffic and parking management measures in towns and villages throughout the County”, I call on Meath County Council’s Transportation SPC to investigate a pilot scheme for the Laytown-Bettystown MD, for the implementation of restrictive parking arrangements on the main streets on weekdays. This pilot scheme could be introduced in a similar way to the scheme introduced by other local authorities and restrict on street parking on the main streets to a limit of 2 or 3 hours maximum on weekdays, with business and residential permits allowed. This measure is required to ensure that local rate payers are fully supported to continue to do business in our towns and villages, and customers can access convenient short-term parking.
- 19 January 2026 Kells carried
That priority be given to settlements within the Kells Municipal District in the event that Meath County Council launches a Shop Front Improvement Scheme in 2026
- 21 January 2026 Navan carried
I propose that Meath County Council facilitate angler access within Blackwater Park by way of the mowing of a grassed pathway proximate to the riverside. This measure would enhance this section of the River Blackwater as a game fishery for Navan & District Anglers Association and the numerous visiting Anglers who come to Navan to fish each season. The maintenance of fishery access would also encourage increased angling within the park and contribute to the wider recreational and amenity offer to the people of Navan.
- 21 January 2026 Navan carried
I call on Meath County Council to carry out a speed traffic audit on the Old Athlumney Road where the volume of traffic and pedestrian usage has hugely increased over the past three years due to the new significant housing development built at Ferganstown.
- 21 January 2026 Navan carried
This motion pertains to a previous motion which was passed by Navan Town Council in 2013 and this issue is still outstanding. I propose that Meath County Council erect a sign naming the road Johnstown Wood Avenue (Ascaill Choill Bhaile Eoin) which leads from the Supervalu roundabout at Johnstown to the school campus. In 2013 residents of the area signed a petition and a small stone was chosen by Meath County Council.
- 21 January 2026 Navan carried
To ask the Executive to authorise the painting of Double Yellow lines from the entrance of Maple Lawn to the entrance of Maple Grove, Johnstown Wood. This initiative would prevent illegal parking and make the area safe for vehicles and pedestrians accessing the estate.
- 26 January 2026 carried
That Meath County Council review current planning and compliance practices for the delivery of crèches and community facilities attached to residential permissions, with particular focus on the increasing reliance on third-party delivery models, and report back to members with measures to ensure timely, enforceable and guaranteed delivery in practice, including whether changes to legislation or national guidance are required and, if so, that the Council engage with the Minister as a priority.
- 26 January 2026 carried
That Meath County Council, recognising Meath’s unique role within Leinster as home to two Gaeltacht areas, consider convening a full meeting of the Council conducted primarily through the Irish language; and that, in recognition of the practical constraints this may present, the Council identify and put in place the necessary supports, including translation and interpretation services, to facilitate such a meeting.
- 26 January 2026 not carried
I call on the Chief Executive to add the following information to Road opening licenses documents. The applicant must give 7 days’ notice to the local Councillor’s in area where the license has been granted.
- 26 January 2026 withdrawn
To ask that when planning for a Large Residential Development is submitted to the council that the developer provides a presentation of the proposed development to the elected representatives.
- 26 January 2026 carried
To ask the council to send a letter to the Department of Justice requesting that the department without delay enact legislation banning the provision of victims' counselling notes to the prosecution in gender violence trials.
- 3 February 2026 Ashbourne carried
I call on Meath County Council to consider the provision of a footpath from Kentstown village to Balrath Woods, so that an application for funding can be applied to the NTA to fund this active travel project.
- 4 February 2026 Ratoath carried
Confirmation of Minutes from the Ordinary Meeting of 14th January 2026
- 4 February 2026 Ratoath carried
To Consider & Adopt the 2026 Schedule of Municipal District Works