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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 10, 2013

QUESTION NO.15

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

To ask the Manager to state the implications of the Report of the Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee for the organisation of Council meetings, accommodation, elections and other areas, and to make a statement on the matter.

REPLY:

The Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report  was published on 30th May.  It proposes that the number of members in South Dublin County increase from twenty six to forty in line with the terms of reference of the Boundary Committee and that there shall be one member for every 4,830 population.    The Committee have also recommended that the number of Local Electoral Areas be increased from five to six.  Below is a table outlining the proposed changes:-

Local Electoral Areas Number of Members Population 2011 Population per member Percentage variance from county average =/- %
Clondalkin 8         53,278       6,660 0.4
Lucan 8         54,101       6,763 2.0
Rathfarnham 6         37,808       6,301 -5.0
Tallaght Central 6         36,943       6,157 -7.1
Tallaght South 6         40,084       6,681 0.8
Templeogue - Terenure 6         42,991       7,165 8.1
Total 40       265,205    

Consideration will now be given to a range of issues that flow from the publication of the report such as the organisation of Council meetings, accommodation requirements and so forth.  A full report on these matters will be presented to the next Organisation, Procedure and Finance Committee meeting.