COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE
Thursday, December 17, 2020
QUESTION NO.11
QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor
"To ask the Chief Executive if any contacts are being maintained with any of the twinning partners the Council had established in the past?"
REPLY:
South Dublin County Council has formal twinning arrangements in place with the London Borough of Brent and Kreis Segeberg in Germany. The last contact with Brent and Kreis Segeberg was in 2008. The Council also supports the community twinning arrangement between Rathcoole and Ecole Valentine in France and a visit took place in 2016.
The Council also has a 'Sister Cities Agreement' with Tampa, Florida and a delegation from South Dublin County Council with South Dublin Chamber and the last contact was in June 2016.
Funding of €20,000 for Town Twining was included in the Estimates by the Chief Executive in the Draft Annual Budget for 2021. The full amount was subsequently reallocated to provide additional funding for Men’s Sheds (D0603) at the Budget meeting on November 26th.