At the February meeting of Mayo County Council, a proposal was made by the Fine Gael whip Councillor Paddy McGuinness and agreed by all parties that a meeting would be sought with the Minister for Finance to discuss the €8 million reduction in the 2009 road allocations for the county. Further to this, at the April meeting, the Cathaoirleach informed the members that the delegation would comprise representatives from each of the five counties in Connacht.
To date, there has not even been an acknowledgement from Deputy Brian Lenehan. “This is an insult to the members of Mayo County Council, the people of Mayo, and indeed to all of Connacht,” according to Fine Gael’s Cllr Joe Mellett who acknowledges the seriousness of the public finances, “but to be ignored is disappointing to say the least,” he added.
No other request will be forwarded to the Minister for Finance but Cllr Mellett hopes that the Fianna Fáil members will, through their own TDs, push the request further.
