COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, December 14, 2009
HEADED ITEM NO. 3 (c)
STANDING COMMITTEES - ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
c) Appointment of Non Councillor Members to County Dublin VEC
REPORT:
The following report was circulated to the members at the November 2009 OP&F meeting:
MEETING OF ORGANISATION PROCEDURE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
Thursday, November 19, 2009
HEADED ITEM NO.5
APPOINTMENT OF NON COUNCILLOR MEMBERS TO COUNTY DUBLIN VEC
The Council at its Annual Meeting held on 19th June 2009 appointed Councillors Caitriona Jones, Dermot Looney, Guss O'Connell, Therese Ridge and William Lavelle to the County Dublin Vocational Education Committee.
Section 7 (2)(d) of the Vocational Education Committee (Amendment) Act provides for the appointment of 4 other members to be appointed jointly by Fingal County Council and South Dublin County Council, after consultation with the Core Committee of the VEC which is comprised of elected members from Dun Laoghaire / Rathdown County Council (2), South Dublin County Council (5), Fingal County Council (5) , County Dublin VEC Staff (2) and Parents' Representatives (2).
A joint advertisement on behalf of Fingal County Council and South Dublin County Council was placed in the press in September 2009 inviting nominations, with a closing date of 19th October 2009. Six nominations were received. One nominee subsequently withdrew from the process.
Details of the nominations were forwarded to County Dublin VEC and were brought before the Core Committee on the 16th November 2009 for consideration following which and having regard to the provisions of Section 29 of SI 924 of 2004 (in relation to gender balance of 2 men and 2 women) it was agreed that the following 4 persons be nominated as the non-elected members to County Dublin VEC
Ms. Deirdre Doherty-Ryan
Ms. Liz Kelly
Mr. Don Tipping
Mr. Pat Ward
The appointment of these four nominees is now before the Council for recommendation to full Council on 14th December 2009 End of Report to OP&F.
It was proposed by Councillor Mick Duff, seconded by Councillor O’ Connell and RESOLVED:
“That following consideration of the recommendations of the Core Committee of County Dublin VEC at a meeting held on 16th November 2009 , that a recommendation be made to Council to appoint Deirdre Doherty-Ryan, Don Tipping, Liz Kelly and Pat Ward as non-elected members to County Dublin VEC in accordance with Section 7(2)(d) of the Vocational Education Committee (Amendment) Act 2001".
It is now before the Council to resolve " that Deirdre Doherty-Ryan, Don Tipping, Liz Kelly and Pat Ward be appointed jointly by Fingal County Council and South Dublin County Council to the County Dublin Vocational Education Committee in accordance with Section 7(2)(d) of the Vocational Education Committee (Amendment) Act 2001".