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Independent Councillor Paul Hogan has called for the implementation of a rent control on council residential properties with tenants facing the prospect of rate increases in 2024.

People living on the east side of the city have been urged by Independent Councillor Terry O’Flaherty to attend a Community Climate Action public information meeting in Renmore Community Centre next Tuesday, December 12.

Independent Councillor Terry O’Flaherty has demanded progress from Galway City Council on installing a changing shelter at Ballyloughane Beach — for which she secured funding a full three years ago, but which still has not been provided.

Athlone Moate Municipal District elected representatives have unanimously approved a proposal to provide free parking in council car parks during the week prior to Christmas in a bid to encourage retail spend in the town.

Independent Councillor Paul Hogan has welcomed the increased allocation for domestic waste-water treatment systems from €5,000 to €12,000, but noted however that the welcome development has missed an opportunity to address the ‘elephant in the room’.

At the October Plenary meeting of Galway County Council, Independent Councillor Geraldine Donohue under Questions raised the issue of CLAR 2023 funding and the confusion and frustration around the two different deadlines for same.

Independent Councillor Terry O’ Flaherty would like to thank the Renmore Community Employment Scheme participants for the works they carried out in Ballyloughane recently.

Independent councillor Paul Hogan has described the recently announced implications of Budget 2024 as “high on rhetoric, low on impact” and a “damp squib for many families who were expecting something better”.

Independent City Councillor Terry O’Flaherty has called on Galway City Council to carry out a much-needed facelift to the ‘shabby’ exterior of the Walter Macken Place flats complex in Mervue.

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