COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 25, 2017

HEADED ITEM NO.11a)

HEADED ITEM: C. Performance and Change Management Directorate

FINAL REPORT ON PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING INITIATIVE

REPLY:

The attached IPA report and evaluation of the south Dublin Participatory budgeting exercise is a positive endorsement of the initiative together with recommendations for consideration should the initiative be expanded into the future. The steering group met on the 11^th September to consider the report and unanimously agreed to make the following recommendations to the full council 

• That the report and recommendations be adopted in full.
• That two electoral areas drawn by lot benefit from this exercise in 2018 subject to the availability of the necessary finance. In this context it was also agreed
  • The budget per area would be €300,000 subject to availability
  • Lucan area would not be a beneficiary in 2018
  • Contiguous areas should not be selected ie both Tallaght central and south should not prevail in the same year or Rathfarnham and templeogue/ terenure
• The steering group should remain in place with a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 10 members to allow for representation from two areas. The mayor to be on the committee ex-officio.