Councillor Samie Morris M C C

Tipperary County Council

seamusmorris@hotmail.com
0872859125 .
Rathnaleen
ena!h
County Tipperary.
" Morris calls #or ena!hs $iscretionary #un$in! to %e maintaine$&
't to$ays Municipal $istrict %u$!et meetin! (e #oun$ out that the ena!h Municipal
area (as to ha)e 117*925 o# e+tra $iscretionary #un$in! #or $iscretionary #un$in! #or
2015. The allocation (e (ere tol$ (as e+tra #un$in! on top o# maintainin! last years
$iscretionary #un$in! in the area (hich (as suppose$ to %e a pre re,uisitate #or the
ne( -uttin! -eople .irst $ocument (hich (as s(allo(e$ hoo/ line an$ sin/er %y
.ianna 0ael an$ 1a%our councillors (ho a(ar$e$ the 'rchitect o# the $estruction o#
the To(n Councils Mr -hil 2o!an (ith a nice retirement 3o% in 4urope.
5hat isnt clear ho(e)er is i# the 162*200 o# 7iscretionary #un$in! han$e$ out to clu%s
an$ or!anisations in ena!h last year is !oin! to %e maintaine$ . This money is use$
#or Tourism -romotion* 4conomic an$ $e)elopment promotion * community !rants *
arts !rants an$ #esti)al an$ concerts . 4)ery clu% an$ or!anisation in the to(n has
$epen$e$ on this money since ena!h To(n council ha$ the #oresi!ht to use the
money collecte$ in the to(n #or the %ene#it o# the #acilities in the en)irons o# the
to(n. ena!h o# course is the %usiness heart o# the municipal area an$ its success (ill
sprea$ out to the rest o# the area* its #ailure (ill %e #elt in e)ery part o# the municipal
area. 8 am no( appealin! to e)ery clu% an$ or!anisation o# ena!h to contact the
area councillors an$ insist that last years $iscretionary #un$in! %e at the )ery least %e
maintaine$ . 8t shoul$ also %e note$ that e)ents li/e the St -atric/s 7ay para$e * 9isit
ena!h Classic * :op till you 7rop an$ the Sports Tourism 0rants ha)e %een use$ )ery
success#ully in %rin!in! much nee$e$ #oot#all to the to(n (hich o# course #urther
enhances the rates pro)ision #or the Council Co##ers. 8 no( challen!e my #ello(
councillors to ma/e a stan$ #or the people o# ena!h in terms o# maintainin! the
$iscretionary #un$in! #or the to(n #rom the eu ;16*;0< that has %een collecte$ in
-ar/in! #ees an$ #ines in the to(n. The alternati)e is to lose it to the %ottomless
county council pit in Clonmel (hich (ill suc/ it $ry %e#ore returnin! a mere pittance
to the nortern most part o# the ne( amal!amate$ county council.
=ours sincerely Cllr. Samie Morris M C C 08>01>1<