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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 11, 2011

QUESTION NO.4

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

To ask the Manager to initiate alterations to the structure of the Council's website in order to make it easier for residents to find and get in touch with their local representatives, given the current structure only gives Councillor details after three clicks, and presupposes a knowledge of electoral areas as well as site structure on the part of the user; to allow representatives include more details and links in their profile to websites, social media outlets, etc; and to make a statement on the matter?

REPLY:

On foot of ongoing advances in social media, the recent changing profile of the elected members and the Area Committee structure it is now proposed to modify the format of the website particularly in relation to accessing details on public representatives / Council Area Committees etc.

The Corporate Services and IT Departments are currently working together to revise elements of our website www.sdcc.ie    and members can expect to be solicited to determine the extent of their council oriented websites / public representational profiles / links required etc.   It is also intended to discuss this issue at the next OP&F meeting as there are differing views on the level / nature of detail which members wish to have available on the web.