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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 08, 2008

HEADED ITEM NO.3(e)(ii)

Minutes of Arts, Culture, An Gaeilge, Education & Libraries

Strategic Policy Committee

 

Held on 15^th September 2008 in the Council Chamber

 

Attendance

 

Members 

                                                            Officials

Cllr J Hannon

Cllr G O’Connell                   

Cllr S. O’Conchuir                         B. Coman, Senior Executive Officer

Cllr C Keane                                 

Cllr J Neville                                       Ian Stobbart, County Librarian

Cllr T McDermott                           

Cllr C Jones                                    Apologies:

                                                              E Smart

Cllr M Ardagh

 B Bollard                  

J Fay

A Fitzpatrick

B Bollard                                           

 

An Cathaoirleach Cllr. J. Hannon presided.

 

1.      Minutes of meeting of 19^th May 2008 - Proposed by Cllr M Ardagh and seconded by Cllr C Jones and agreed.

2.      Matters Arising – general discussion and update took place on the Arts Centre progress and following contributions form J Fay and Cllr C Jones agreed that a tour of the Centre be provided to the members and that a report on the Arts Centre be presented at the next meeting.

 

The Committee advised that Ms Karen Phillips was appointed Executive Director of the Centre and had taken up duty

3. Libraries Update

Ian Stobbart County Librarian presented an update on progress on the new County Library and new initiatives that have been introduced since the last meeting of the Committee covering such areas of innovation and progress on online registration, customer profiling, county library usage, Digitisation of Tallaght Echo, Family Learning Project – Telling Tales (members provided with copies and cd) and digitisation of Local Studies Resources.

Following a debate to which Cllrs G. O’Connell, M Ardagh,C Keane, S O’Connor, C Jones and J Fay, B Bollard and A Fitzpatrick contributed, the work of the Libraries was praised and report noted.

Farmers Market Report

B Coman presented report and update on the Farmers Market and also proposal for Christmas Market 2008.

Following a general debate to which Cllrs J Hannon, G O’Connell, S O’Connor, C Keane and M Ardagh contributed and to which B Coman responded the report was noted and agreed to proceed and progress as quickly as possible.

5. Catania Sicily Links

 

B Coman presented a report and update on the project of establishing cultural links with Catania Sicily advising that a trip to Catania to further the project was not possible this year due to funding constraints and the need to await the appointment of the Executive Director of the County Arts Centre. Following a debate to which Cllrs J Hannon, M Ardagh and G O’Connell and B Bollard contributed and B Coman responded it was agreed that provision for a trip next March to be provided for in the 2009 budgets.

A.O.B.

There was no other business

The meeting then ended at 7.00 pm