Sligo Council Cathaoirleach Gerard Mullaney meets An Taoiseach in Government Buildings

Sligo County Council Cathaoirleach Cllr Gerard Mullaney met with An Taoiseach and Fine Gael Party Leader, Leo Varadkar, in Government Buildings on Tuesday evening.

The Taoiseach, along with all of his senior Ministers, met with the 13 Fine Gael Councillors who have recently been elected as the first citizen of their county.

Councillor Mullaney, who has been on the council since 2019, was elected as Cathaoirleach in June and outlined his main priorities for his term.

“One of my main priorities is for the N17 to receive funding to progress works to the next stage.

“I will also focus on securing additional funding this year for local and regional roads infrastructure through the Local Improvement Scheme and Community Involvement Scheme.

“I will also work hard to ensure that the Sligo County Council Housing Strategy will be implemented in full over the next year.”

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said: “I had a good two-hour meeting with Councillor Mullaney in Government Buildings on Tuesday evening to discuss the issues that matter to the people of Sligo. The meeting gave Councillor Mullaney the opportunity to raise these issues directly with me. I committed to Councillor Mullaney to work on these issues.’

“The need for more funding this year for local and regional road maintenance, a top up allocation for the Local Improvement Scheme and, in the coming years, funding to advance new road projects that are delayed, the urgent need to service much more land for housing were raised at the meeting. On energy security and climate, they impressed on me the need to increase aid to farmers, schools, community buildings and businesses to install solar panels and become energy efficient.

“I look forward to working with Councillor Mullaney and visiting Sligo during his term as Cathaoirleach.”

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