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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 23rd, 2017

MOTION NO.7

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

This Council, concerned to ensure that all citizens are encouraged and enabled to participate in local democracy, and in the spirit of "Putting People First", calls on the Minister for Local Government as part of his role in organising and providing for local representation on Local Authorities and as part of the redrawing of local constituencies for the 2019 local elections, include in each County an additional single County Wide constituency providing for the filling of 20% of the County seats from four panels drawn from  (a) Members of the Traveller Community (b) Immigrants/Ethnic Minorities (c) Persons with a Disability (d) Disadvantaged Communities.  

REPORT:

If the Motion is passed a letter will issue to the relevant Minister and when a reply is received, it will be issued to the Members.