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What were your politicans talking about this week?

A councillor has said that officials in Transport Infrastructure Ireland overseeing Mayo "must be living on the moon" in relation to a response that was received to his notice of motion, calling for the reduction in the speed limit at the junction of Ardboley North on the Claremoris Road in Balla from 80km to 60km per hour.

Independent councillor Michael Kilcoyne has put forward four questions for the upcoming HSE Regional Forum which will take place on February 22. The four questions that Cllr Kilcoyne has out forward to be answered are: (1) Is the cost of taking a blood sample by a GP covered in all circumstances for medical card holders? If not, in what circumstances is it not covered? If a GP charges a medical card holder for taking blood in circumstances where the cost of same is covered by the medical card, what action does the HSE propose to take on the matter? (2) How many people in Mayo are on the waiting list for hip or knee replacements and the number waiting for less than 1 year, more than 1 year and more than 2 years? (3) How many dentists in County Mayo and in County Galway provide services to people under the medical card scheme? and (4) Does the Orpea Group own or operate any nursing homes in the Community Services, HSE West area of responsibility? Do they operate or provide any home care in the Community Services, HSE West area?

There was a fracturing of opinions amongst councillors on the next steps to take in relation to the reduction of speed limits in Breaffy, at the January meeting of the Castlebar Municipal District.

It is time to move on from debates in the council chamber over the revelation that Mayo County Council had to refund over €1m drawn down for projects that were then not worked on - a number of councillors in Castlebar Municipal District said this week.

It took almost a quarter-of-an-hour and the casting vote of the new Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council, Michael Smyth to pass a vote at the council's July meeting which was held remotely this week.

The remarks of An Taoiseach Micheál Martin in a recent Dáil debate that politicians were entitled to make comments on planning matters - has been interpreted by a number of councillors in the Castlebar area to mean that they can once again start discussing planning applications at their meetings.

What were the councillors of the Ballina Municipal District talking about at their latest meeting?

Independent Cllr Michael Kilcoyne has requested the elected members of the Castlebar Municipal District be informed of how much money the council has collected from levies on derelict sites in the district.

Independent councillor Micael Kilcoyne has called on the Saolta Hospital Group to address the reasons why the number of coronavirus cases in Mayo is higher than that found in Galway.