COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, November 09, 2009
HEADED ITEM NO. 13
LOCAL TRAVELLER ACCOMMODATION CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE - NOMINATION OF NON-COUNCILLOR MEMBERS
“The Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee was established by the Council in 1999 in accordance with the requirements of the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998 and comprises members of the council, local Travellers, representatives of Traveller bodies and council officials.
Following the Local Elections which were held on the 5th June 2009, the Minister of Housing and Social Services directed that each local authority establish a new LTACC.
The following Councillors were elected to this Committe at the Council Meeting of the 12th October, 2009 - Cllr. Gus O'Connell Chairman, Cllr. Cathal King, Cllr. Cait Keane, Cllr. Eamonn Moloney, Cllr Dermot Looney.
The Act states that the membership of the Committee should comprise the following ;
(a) members of the Local Authority,
(b) officials of the Local Authority,
(c) representatives of local travellers and traveller bodies.
Department guidelines have indicated that elected Members should constitute no more than 50% of membership, and 25% of the membership should be Traveller representatives, or local travellers. In accordance with this ruling, South Dublin County Council Traveller Accommodation Unit sought nominations from Local Travellers and Traveller representative bodies to nominate members to the Committee.
The following members are proposed:
Elaine Cusey , Bob Conroy - Representatives of Tallaght Traveller Community Development Project, and local travellers
Sharon Kennedy, Bridget Connors - Representatives of Tallaght Travellers Youth Service
Bernard Joyce, Geraldine Hanley, Maggie Reilly - Representatives of Clondalkin Travellers Development Group, and local travellers.
Paul Fleming - South Dublin County Council representative.
As the making of appointments to the Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee is a reserved function of the Council, the following resolution is required:
“That South Dublin County Council hereby resolves that Elaine Cusey and Bob Conroy, Tallaght Travellers Community Development Project, Sharon Kennedy and Bridget Connors, Tallaght Travellers Youth Service, and Bernard Joyce, Geraldine Hanley, and Maggie Reilly of Clondalkin Travellers Development Group, be appointed to the Traveller Representatives strand, and Paul Fleming be appointed South Dublin County Councils Staff representative of the new Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee in accordance with Section 22(3) of the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998”