Meeting Details

" That in the absence of a functioning government Mid Ulster Council write to Mr Jeremy Hunt, MP. Secretary of State for Health and Mr Richard Pengeely, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health to express our concerns that people with Cystic Fibrosis in Northern Ireland are greatly disadvantaged as they are unable to access Cystic Fibrosis drug Orkambi and other drugs and request a resolution to overcome this health inequality"

“That this council makes representations to the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid MP expressing support for Charlotte Caldwell from Castlederg in her ongoing battle to secure the best possible treatment for her son Billy. Believes that it should not have taken the suffering of a 12 year old child and obvious distress of his mother to put the use of medicinal cannabis in controlled and tightly regulated circumstances at the centre of a long-overdue national debate.
 
That we agree that the use of cannabis oil for strictly medicinal purposes is a health issue and not a misuse of drugs issue and therefore consider the seizure of essential clinically prescribed medication at Heathrow Airport to have been a cruel and abhorrent act.
 
We support her pleas to allow medicinal cannabis oil to be administered to Billy and we further support the family in their need for a continuing supply of the oil in perpetuity once the remainder of the supply granted under the Home Office’s temporary licence has been exhausted. We also express our deep concern at the manner in which the family’s GP was summoned by officials to a meeting in Belfast, shrouded in secrecy and totally void of any political or democratic accountability, and instructed to no longer issue any further prescriptions. 
 
Furthermore that this council writes to Her Majesty’s Government urging them to initiate a series of independent trials and conduct evidence-based research in order to assist them to make a permanent, positive and hopefully compassionate decision on the future use of medicinal cannabis oil.”

That this council recognises the work of the PCSP, Council Officers and PSNI in their efforts to ensure the Cookstown Night Time Economy is successful and safe for the public. That the council works with the PSNI so that our car park in Loy Street is made available for coach parking on Monday Nights alleviating disturbance after night clubs have closed.   That council make an exception to its current policy on car parks to facilitate this at busy times of the year.

Dungannon is the largest & fastest growing town in the Mid Ulster District.

Dungannon is known for its Industry, Commerce, Educational and Sporting achievements both regionally and internationally.

The most serious issue preventing further sustainable growth is the very poor road infrastructure in and around the town. This has been highlighted in previous Dungannon Area Plans but nothing has been done about it. No progress at all has been made.

Dungannon DEA Councillors request Mid Ulster Council to prioritise a new bypass plan to replace the existing A29 road route which runs through the centre of Dungannon town.

By firstly, identifying and protecting a clear route for this new network road within an agreed timetable, then actively lobbying central government to commit to this project at the earliest possible stage as funding becomes available.

That this Council supports paragraph 49 of the agreed Joint Report of December 2017 which is an approach that will ensure that there is no hardening of the border in Ireland and wants to see the ‘backstop’ option as defined in paragraph 49 included in the legally binding Withdrawal Agreement. In addition, this Council wants the full EU rights of citizens protected as proposed in the current draft Withdrawal Agreement.