Clare Daly
Question:195. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it has been drawn to his attention that under section 134 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended by section 49 of the Local Government Act 2014, in an election year, the local authority corporate plan must be prepared and brought before the council for consideration within six months of the annual general meeting, that is, by 6 December 2014 in the case of Sligo County Council; if has been further drawn to his attention that the Sligo County Council executive indicated to elected councillors that recent guidelines issued by his Department suggested that local authorities could extend the period for the preparation of the corporate plan; if his attention has been drawn to such guidelines; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Sligo County Council has not prepared a corporate plan; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that at its monthly meeting on 1 December 2014 the council unanimously adopted the following motion, "That this council, aware of its statutory and legal obligation to adopt its 2015-2019 corporate plan on or before 6 December 2014, hereby resolves to call on the chief executive to prepare the corporate plan in consultation with the corporate policy group, arrange a schedule of meetings for that purpose and provide such assistance as may be practicable to assist in the preparation of the corporate plan and in its consideration by the corporate policy group"; and to ensure the corporate plan is submitted to the elected council for approval without further delay; where a corporate plan is not prepared and submitted to the council in accordance with the Local Government Act 2001, the action that will be taken to ensure the corporate plan is prepared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47627/14]
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