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26^th August, 2022: HSE Public Health Area A (Cavan, Louth, Meath, Monaghan & North Dublin) are reminding parents and guardians to ensure their child’s routine vaccinations are up to date, including the Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR) vaccines.

The most recent data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre shows a worrying drop in the uptake of childhood vaccines in 2 year olds. By the time children reach their second birthday they should have completed their Primary Childhood Immunisation Schedule, including 1^st dose of MMR vaccine. A decrease was seen across all childhood vaccines in Ireland, with the percentage of 2 year olds who received one dose of MMR vaccine falling below 90%. Prior to the pandemic period, uptake rates had not dropped below 90% since 2010.

In Area A (Cavan, Louth, Meath, Monaghan and North Dublin), the uptake is even lower than the national rate and significantly lower than the 95% target, which means that many children are not protected from these highly contagious and potentially very dangerous diseases.

 

o    In Louth, approximately 1 in 6 two-year olds are unvaccinated against measles.

o    In Meath, approximately 1 in 8 two year olds are unvaccinated against measles.

o    In Cavan/Monaghan, approximately 1 in 8 two year olds are unvaccinated against measles, and

o    In North Dublin, approximately 1 in 8 two year olds are unvaccinated against measles.

 

Measles is an acute, highly contagious infectious disease that can lead to serious complications such as ear infections, pneumonia, and inflammation of the brain and even death. Young children especially those aged under 5 and individuals with underlying immune conditions are particularly at risk. Although it is usually considered a childhood disease, it can be contracted at any age.

Dr Lois O’Connor, Public Health Doctor, HSE Public Health Area A, is urging parents and guardians to make sure their child gets their childhood vaccinations. She said: “Children who have missed their recommended childhood vaccinations during the pandemic are at risk of catching measles. The MMR vaccines can be given at any age, if missed out during infancy.”

“The MMR vaccine is included in the national childhood immunisation programme, and is a safe and effective vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella infections. To ensure full protection, two doses are administered to babies and young children with the first dose at 12 months from your practice nurse or GP and the second dose when your child is in junior infants as part of the HSE school vaccination programme.”

Dr Kenneth Beatty, Public Health Doctor, HSE Public Health Area A, said; “Ensuring your child is up-to-date with their vaccines is important to protect your child and those around them from these highly contagious infectious diseases.”

Dr Beatty added: “If you are unsure of your child’s vaccine record, contact your local health office. For contact details for your local health office, visit: https://www.hse.ie/eng/health/immunisation/whoweare/lhos.html. If your child has missed a vaccine, speak with your practice nurse, GP or your local health office as a catch-up vaccine schedule can be arranged.”

 

For more information about these infectious diseases and the vaccines, visit: www.immunisation.ie

 

PART 8
Part XI Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)
Part 8, Article 81 Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended)
Monaghan County Council hereby gives notice that it proposes to carry out development at N54 Broad Road, Co. Monaghan.

The proposed development will consist of:
the construction of a new surface carpark along with all associated infrastructure works including surface water drainage pipework and street lighting.

In accordance with Article 81(2)(ca) and 120(1B)(b)(i) of the above-mentioned regulations, Monaghan County Council, as the competent authority, has concluded from a Screening Determination, which is based on an examination of the nature, size and location of the proposed development, that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development, and as such has determined that an Environmental Impact Assessment is not required. This Screening Determination is available for inspection, and at any time before the expiration of 4 weeks from the date of publication of this notice, any person may apply to An Bord Pleanala for a screening determination as to whether the proposed development would be
likely to have significant effects on the environment.

In accordance with Article 250(1)(ca) of the above-mentioned regulations, Monaghan County Council, as the competent authority, has concluded from a Screening Determination, which is based on an assessment of best scientific knowledge, that the proposed development, either individually or in combination with other plans or projects, is not likely to have a significant effect on a European site1 and as such has determined that an Appropriate Assessment is not required. This Screening Determination is available for inspection, and any person may apply to An Bord Pleanala for a screening determination as to whether the proposed development would be likely to have significant effect on a European site.

The scheme will comprise of the following;
a) Surface carpark consisting of approx. 90 car parking spaces and 18 bicycle spaces
b) A ‘T’ junction entryway from N54 Broad Road to carpark
c) The provision of appropriate public lighting, road markings & signage
d) The provision of a surface water drainage system consisting of kerbs, gullies, manholes & sealed pipes
e) The provision of Sustainable drainage systems including Attenuation Storage Volume
f) The diversion of existing statutory services affected by the works

Plans and particulars of the proposed development will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during public opening hours at Monaghan County Council, Planning Offices, 1 Dublin Street, Monaghan, H18 X982 and Monaghan Municipal District Office, Monaghan County Council, The Glen, Monaghan up to and including 15th September 2022. The plans and particulars of the proposed development may also be inspected on line at http://www.eplanning.ie/MonghanCC/searchtypes by searching under Monaghan County Council and entering the address of the development.

Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development will be situated, may be made in writing to Monaghan County Planning Offices, 1 Dublin Street, Monaghan, H18 X982 up to 5pm on 29th September 2022,

Signed:

John Murray
Director of Services
Monaghan County Council

Date: 16/08/2022

PART 8

Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)

Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended)

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Article 81(1) of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) for development at The Market House / Court House and surrounding Market Square environs in the townlands of Onomy and Drumillard Little in Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan.

                                                                                                                                                                               

The proposed development will consist of:

 

• The change of use, refurbishment and restoration of the former Castleblayney Market House / Court House (a protected structure) into a public facility providing cultural, retail, hospitality, office uses and associated ancillary spaces. Works will include new floors, internal walls, stairs and lift within the existing building, a new roof top events space and open air viewing deck, the provision of solar PV panels at roof level along the southern elevation and the restoration of the bell tower.
• Alterations and improvements to the public realm of Upper and Lower Market Square environs to include the realignment of vehicular carriageways, alterations to traffic and parking layouts, pedestrian crossing facilities, expansion of the plaza surrounding the Big Tom statue, upgrading and widening of footpaths, landscaping works, public lighting works and new street furniture.
• All associated site works.

 

In accordance with Article 81(2)(ca) and 120(1B)(b)(i) of the above-mentioned regulations, Monaghan County Council, as the competent authority, has concluded from a Screening Determination, which is based on an examination of the nature, size and location of the proposed development, that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development, and as such has determined that an Environmental Impact Assessment is not required. This Screening Determination is available for inspection, and at any time before the expiration of 4 weeks from the date of publication of this notice, any person may apply to An Bord Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the proposed development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment.

 

In accordance with Article 250(1)(ca) of the above-mentioned regulations, Monaghan County Council, as the competent authority, has concluded from a Screening Determination, which is based on an assessment of best scientific knowledge, that the proposed development, either individually or in combination with other plans or projects, is not likely to have a significant effect on a European site,

and as such has determined that an Appropriate Assessment is not required. This Screening Determination is available for inspection, and any person may apply to An Bord Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the proposed development would be likely to have significant effect on a European site.

 

Plans and particulars of the proposed development may be inspected or purchased, at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the offices of Monaghan County Council, Planning Section, No.1 Dublin Street, Monaghan H18 X982 and Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District, Civic Offices, Riverside Road, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, A81 RY22 until 5pm on 15^th September 2022.

 

The plans and particulars of the proposed development may also be inspected online at http://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/searchtypes by searching under Monaghan County Council and entering the address of the development.

 

Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development will be situated may be made in writing to Monaghan County Council, Planning Section, No.1 Dublin Street, Monaghan H18 X982 before 5pm on 29^th September 2022.

 

 

Signed:            Cathal Flynn,

Director of Services,

Monaghan County Council.

 

Date:               18^th August 2022.

On 2^nd June, the newly developed Monaghan Destination and Experience Development Plan (MDEDP) was launched by Ministers Catherine Martin and Heather Humphreys at an event in Castle Leslie Estate, Glaslough.

The MDEDP is a five year commercial destination and experience development plan. The role of the MDEDP is to support the development of unique and compelling destination experiences focused on a number of immediate and strategic destination opportunities. The MDEDP was developed through a consultative process involving tourism industry representatives, members of the local community and Monaghan County Council.

The MDEDP will guide tourism development through a roadmap of projects linked to a number of destination development opportunities. Over the course of the plan implementation, success will be measured by achieving growth across a range of indicators from new experience supply, visitor demand patterns, growing the value per visitor and a number of additional destination competitiveness indicators.

Please click here to view the document: Monaghan Destination and Experience Development Plan (PDF)

Local authorities must identify official bathing areas in their area every year so that they can be monitored for safety, water quality and their level of use.  To help with this process, Monaghan County Council are asking people who swim lakes and rivers to tell them if they think they should maintain existing designated bathing waters designations or give a new official bathing area designation to areas that are commonly used for swimming, but not identified at the moment.  Monaghan County Council has presently no designated bathing waters and the vast majority of bathing waters in Ireland are at coastal locations.

Under European and Irish law, Irish local authorities must identify bathing waters each year so that these areas can be monitored to ensure they meet stringent microbiological water quality standards. In some cases, the official bathing areas are also the areas where local authorities focus their resources providing lifeguards during the summer season.  These laws also require that the local authority prepares detailed descriptions or profiles for each of the identified bathing water sites that describe not just the bathing area but also areas in the surface waters catchment area that could be a source of pollution. The profiles include an assessment the risk of pollution and what action would be taken if pollution occurs.

If you are a regular swimmer and want to help your Council decide which bathing areas if any should be classified as such, it might be helpful to consider the following:

• How your swimming area has been used up to now;
• How many people use the site;
• What facilities exist at the site and how accessible it is;
• Any safety issues.

If you have a submission to make on the identification of bathing waters you can do so by clicking on the link below:

https://documents.monaghancoco.ie/Forms/PPIBW2022

Closing date for submissions Monaghan County Council is 26th October 2024 

Subsequent to the adoption of the Castleblayney Town Parking Control Scheme 2021, Monaghan County Council wishes to notify the public of upcoming delineation works to facilitate the implementation of the Parking Control Scheme. The proposed schedule of works is as outlined below.

 

Thursday 31st March Time 7pm – 2am

Parking bays on Main St from junction with York St to the roundabout at Monaghan Rd.

 

Monaghan County Council wish to thank you in advance for your cooperation and apologise for any inconvenience or disruption the delineation works may cause.

If you have any queries in relation to these works please contact the Municipal District Office at 042 9661236 or alternatively email us at carrickmacross@monaghancoco.ie

FORM OF NOTICE OF A COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER UNDER SECTION 76 OF AND THE THIRD SCHEDULE TO THE HOUSING ACT, 1966, AS EXTENDED BY SECTION 10 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (NO. 2) ACT, 1960, TO BE PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 4 (a) OF THE THIRD SCHEDULE TO THE HOUSING ACT, 1966, AS AMENDED BY THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2000.

COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND

Monaghan County Council Compulsory Purchase Order No. [1] 2022.

 

Monaghan County Council (hereinafter referred to as “the local authority”) in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 76 of the Housing Act, 1966, and the Third Schedule thereto, as extended by section 10 of the Local Government (No. 2) Act, 1960 as substituted by section 86 of the Housing Act, 1966 as amended by section 6  and the second schedule to the Roads Act 1993 and as amended by the Planning and Development Act, 2000, have made an order entitled as above which is about to be submitted to An Bord Pleanála for confirmation.  If confirmed, the order will authorise the local authority to acquire compulsorily the land described in the CPO Listing hereto for the purposes of developing a Business Hub in the  townland of Crossmoyle, Clones in the County of Monaghan together with all ancillary works associated therewith, which lands  are shown grey on the map, and marked “Monaghan County Council Compulsory Purchase Order No [1]  2022 sealed with the seal of the local authority and deposited at the offices of the local authority hereinafter referred to as “the deposited map”.

Owners, lessees and occupiers of the land described in the Schedule will receive individual written notice.

Any objection to the said Compulsory Purchase Order should be made in writing to An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough St, Dublin 1 on or before 14th April 2022.

The Board cannot confirm a Compulsory Purchase Order in respect of the land if an objection is made in respect of the acquisition by an owner, lessee or occupier of the land, and not withdrawn, until it has caused to be held an oral hearing into the matter and until it has considered any objection and the report of the person who held the oral hearing.

A copy of the order and of the map referred to in it may be seen at all reasonable hours at the offices of Monaghan County Council, Ballybay/Clones Municipal District Offices, The Diamond, Clones, Co. Monaghan.

Dated this 24th day of March 2022.

Kevin McNally, Ballybay/Clones Municipal District Co-Ordinator

Monaghan County Council

CPO Plot Listing

Monaghan County Council is seeking expressions of interest from Landlords with 4 bedroom properties for let for inclusion in the Rental Accommodation Schemes in the following towns:

Monaghan                    Carrickmacross

Houses to be considered must be close to services in above towns, ideally within one mile (1.6km) from shops, school etc.

If you have any such houses available for renting, or that may become available shortly, please write in with the details, including size of house, number of bedrooms/bathrooms, ownership, date available, location map & BER(if available) and monthly rent price.

Submissions should be marked, sealed and addressed as follows

“Expression of Interest in Large Private Rented Accommodation – March 2022” RAS/Social Housing  Section, Housing Department, Monaghan County Council, The Glen, Monaghan or

Expression of Interest form for landlords RAS 2022

John Murray

Head of Finance & Housing

Subsequent to the adoption of the Carrickmacross Town Parking Control Scheme 2021, Monaghan County Council wishes to notify the public of upcoming delineation works to facilitate the implementation of the Parking Control Scheme. The proposed schedule of works is as outlined below.

Monday 21st March Time 8am – 6pm	Double yellow lines along West side of Kingscourt Rd & Patrician road
Tues Night 22nd March Time 7pm – 2am	Parking bays on Main St. Loading Bay / Taxi Rank on O’Neill St and Farney St.
Wed Night 23rd March Time 7pm – 2am	Parking bays on Castle Rd, Parnell St, & Bridewell Lane.
Thurs Night 24th March Time 7pm – 2am	Main St. Parking bays in Courthouse Sq. Carpark and on Monaghan Street.

Monaghan County Council wish to thank you in advance for your cooperation and apologise for any inconvenience or disruption the delineation works may cause.

If you have any queries in relation to these works please contact the Municipal District Office at 042 9661236 or alternatively email us at carrickmacross@monaghancoco.ie

Best Float

1st Prize sponsored by Tobin Estate Agents – 3RD MONAGHAN SCOUTS GROUP, CARRICKMACROSS

 

2nd Prize sponsored by Birdy’s Newsagents – 6TH MONAGHAN SCOUTS GROUP, KILLANNY / INNISKEEN

 

 

Best Band

1st Prize sponsored by Nuremore Hotel – ST. MARY’S BRASS AND REED BAND, KINGSCOURT

 

2nd Prize sponsored by Killarue Interiors – STEADFAST SHOES BRASS BAND

 

 

The winners of the window competition sponsored by Environment Section, as voted for by the public were:

1st St. Vincent De Paul Charity Shop

2nd Farney Antiques

3rd JD’s Pets