AGM Presentation 2013 prepared and delivered by Hubert Laird.

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AGM - 27 May, 2013
A Voluntary Community Group

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Constitution
 This is a community group set up to improve
environmental conditions of each house in
those townlands with 3 KM of the Landfill
 Membership is open to anyone permanently
resident within the area
 AGM to be held at least once per year
 An Executive Committee shall be elected - the
term to be 3 years from the date on which it
was elected.
 Copies of the constitution are available in the
Hall

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Constitution
 This is a community group set up to improve
environmental conditions of each house in
those townlands with 3 KM of the Landfill
 Membership is open to anyone permanently
resident within the area
 AGM to be held at least once per year
 An Executive Committee shall be elected - the
term to be 3 years from the date on which it
was elected.
 Copies of the constitution are available in the
Hall

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AGM 2013 AGENDA - 27/5/2013
 Minutes of Previous AGM
 Report of activities for the year
 Proposed Future Small Grant Scheme
 Report on interaction with the Liaison
Committee & WCC
 Update on issues with the Ballynagran landfill
and the Ballynagran Community Fund
 Finances
 Election of Committee
 Any other business

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Minutes of Previous AGM
 AGM held on 25th March 2012 (minutes
available for review) - this was suspended and
deferred to:
 22nd October 2011 for Election of New
Committee (deferred from March 2011)
 Deferred AGM on October 22, 2013
 A number of the Committee stood down
 Remainder of Committee stood for reelection
 A new committee member stood for election
 New Committee - reelected / elected:
 Pat King, Philip Geoghegan, Val Cosgrave,
Declan O’Flaherty, Nils Lignell, Hubert Laird -
Mary Millett was co-opted during the year.

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AGM 2013 AGENDA - 27/5/2013
 Minutes of Previous AGM
 Report on interaction with the Liaison & WCC
 Report of activities for the year
 Proposed Future Small Grant Scheme
 Update on issues with the Ballynagran landfill
and the Ballynagran Community Fund
 Finances
 Election of Committee
 Any other business

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Report on interaction with the Liaison & WCC
 WCC and Liaison Committee to oversee
allocation and administration of community
compensation funds
 80% maximum funding applied. Can be offset
by own / community effort. - but
 5% cash needed against all external invoices
 own effort only allowed at €10 per hour
 Communications challenging - it sometimes
feels like WCC / LC is blocking effort rather
than encouraging community effort. Given
recent WCC funding issues this may be
understandable.

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AGM 2013 AGENDA - 27/5/2013
 Minutes of Previous AGM
 Report on interaction with the Liaison & WCC
 Report of activities for the year
 Proposed Future Small Grant Scheme
 Update on issues with the Ballynagran landfill
and the Ballynagran Community Fund
 Finances
 Election of Committee
 Any other business

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Ballyngran Energy Plus Activities
Current Projects
Distribution of 150 Energy monitorsDistribution of 150 Energy monitors
Feasibility Study for wind farmFeasibility Study for wind farm
Development of Nature Walk and Heritage TrailDevelopment of Nature Walk and Heritage Trail
Preparation for next Small Grant SchemePreparation for next Small Grant Scheme
University / European ResearchUniversity / European Research

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Ballyngran Energy Plus Activities
Current Projects
Distribution of 150 Energy monitorsDistribution of 150 Energy monitors

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Ballyngran Energy Plus Activities
Current
Projects
Feasibility Study for wind farmFeasibility Study for wind farm

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Ballyngran Energy Plus Activities
Current
Projects
Development of nature walk / Old Mail Coach RoadDevelopment of nature walk / Old Mail Coach Road

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Current
Projects
Development of nature walk / Old Mail Coach RoadDevelopment of nature walk / Old Mail Coach Road

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Current
Projects
Development of Heritage TrailDevelopment of Heritage Trail
Ballyngran Energy Plus Activities

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Ballyngran Energy Plus Activities
Prep for 2013 Grant Scheme
Preparation for next Grant SchemePreparation for next Grant Scheme

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Ballyngran Energy Plus Activities Preparation for next Grant SchemePreparation for next Grant Scheme

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Ballyngran Energy Plus Activities Preparation for next Grant SchemePreparation for next Grant Scheme
250,000kWh
saving

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Ballyngran Energy Plus Activities Preparation for next Grant SchemePreparation for next Grant Scheme

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Ballyngran Energy Plus Activities University and EU researchUniversity and EU research

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Ballyngran Energy Plus Activities University and EU researchUniversity and EU research

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TUS Funded EmployeeTUS Funded Employee
 Thanks to the TUS programme we now have
someone working 2.5 days per week for the
next 12 months supporting BEP+ initiatives.
 This has made a big difference. Declan
O’Flaherty is our TUS funded employee and
has been very busy supporting projects and
activities.
Ballyngran Energy Plus Activities

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AGM 2013 AGENDA - 27/5/2013
 Minutes of Previous AGM
 Report on interaction with the Liaison & WCC
 Report of activities for the year
 Proposed Future Small Grant Scheme
 Update on issues with the Ballynagran landfill
and the Ballynagran Community Fund
 Finances
 Election of Committee
 Any other business

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Ballynagran Landfill Facility
 Greenstar Holdings went into receivership in August 2012. The Bank of Ireland
appointed David Carson as Receiver over Greenstar Holdings (those parts of
the Greenstar Group not actively involved in landfïll operations). The
Ballynagran landfïll is now being operated by Greenstar South East Limited. It
should be noted that Greenstar South East is not the licensed operator of the
Landfill - the licence is issued to Greenstar Holdings Ltd.
 The EPA has issued proceedings in the High Court against Greenstar Holdings
Ltd as Licensee of the landfill, Greenstar Ltd, Greenstar North East Ltd,
Greenstar South East Ltd, Greenstar Connaught Ltd, KTK Landfill Ltd, Bank of
Ireland and David Carson as receiver. This action seeks to recover monies
which Greenstar was required to keep for purposes of closure, remediation,
restoration and aftercare, and which, in breach of that requirement, it dissipated.
Approximately €12 million of those monies is now in the hands of Bank of
Ireland, and the Agency is seeking to recover it. The Agency is also seeking
payment from Bank of Ireland of €6 million on foot of guarantees which it
provided to ensure payment of Greenstar's liabilities.

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Ballynagran Landfill Facility
 Over €500K in community compensation fund has apparently been
misappropriated by Greenstar / Receiver or Bank of Ireland.
 Issues with Smells. Since January the smells from the Landfill have been
particularly bad.

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AGM 2013 AGENDA - 27/5/2013
 Minutes of Previous AGM
 Report on interaction with the Liaison & WCC
 Report of activities for the year
 Proposed Future Small Grant Scheme
 Update on issues with the Ballynagran landfill
and the Ballynagran Community Fund
 Finances
 Election of Committee
 Any other business

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AGM 2013 AGENDA - 27/5/2013
 Minutes of Previous AGM
 Report on interaction with the Liaison & WCC
 Report of activities for the year
 Proposed Future Small Grant Scheme
 Update on issues with the Ballynagran landfill
and the Ballynagran Community Fund
 Finances
 Election of Committee / Members
 Any other business

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Election to the Committee
 The Committee shall consist of up to 7
members
 A 3 year term applies
 Members Stepping Down
 Election of New Members

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AGM 2013 AGENDA - 27/5/2013
 Minutes of Previous AGM
 Report on interaction with the Liaison & WCC
 Report of activities for the year
 Proposed Future Small Grant Scheme
 Update on issues with the Ballynagran landfill
and the Ballynagran Community Fund
 Finances
 Election of Committee / Members
 Any other business

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Ballyngran Energy Plus Activities
www.ballynagran.com