COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, March 08, 2021
HEADED ITEM NO. 18
HEADED ITEM: C. Performance and Change Management Directorate
BROOKMOUNT PLEBISCITE - FOR APPROVAL
REPLY:
The following Motion was PASSED at the January 2021 County Council Meeting:
"The procedure to conduct a plebiscite was initiated following the meeting of the County Council held on 9th November 2020 where the following motion was PASSED:
That this Tallaght Area Committee calls on the CEO to initiate the process to change the name of Brookmount in Tallaght to Brookmount Drive,Tallaght, as requested by residents in the following petition: "We the residents of Brookmount need to change our address to Brookmount Drive as our address of solely 'Brookmount' has been unrecognised on Google Maps for many years. Emergency Services can never find our road and this could turn into a life and death situation. Many postal deliveries never reach their destination due to not being able to find our road. It is endless with the complications. Brookmount as a road name does not suffice, therefore, we propose that it be renamed 'Brookmount Drive' and be placed on Google Maps to avoid any more confusion and prevent unnecessary dangers to our families" Will he confirm the position and make a statement
The statutory procedure to change the official name of a street, place or locality is set out in the Local Government Act, 1946, the Local Government (Changing of Placenames) Regulations 1956, as amended by S. 67 LG Act 1994. Changes to the name can only be done by way of conducting a plebiscite of the qualified electors in the area and the consent of the majority of qualified electors is required for any change to be made by resolution of the Council.
In accordance with S. 67 of the Local Government Act 1994 "Qualified Electors" means:
- every person who in relation to the urban district, town, townland, non-municipal town, street or locality, as the case may be is registered as a local government elector in the register of local government electors for the time being in force, or
- not being so registered is the rated occupier of a hereditament other than a hereditament the valuation of which attracts an allowance equal to full abatement of rates pursuant to section 3 of the Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act, 1978 .
A map of the plebiscite area (see attached) has been drawn up based on the estates/premises as outlined in the motion –
The number of electors currently listed on the Register of Electors 2020/2021 for the plebiscite area is 38. Any persons within the plebiscite area who made an application for inclusion on the supplement to the Register of Electors will also be included.
To date the following addresses have been identified on the Register of Electors Book GK and the rate account holders within the Plebiscite area:
Register of Electors Book GK:
Brookmount
Rate Account Holders:
None
The timeline for the completion of a Plebiscite is as follows:-
*The Draft List of Qualified Electors must be advertised and put on display for a period of three weeks.
*Submissions/objections/additions to the register received are updated to the Register of Electors.
*The list of qualified Electors (Electral Roll) for the Plebiscite is brought to the next Council meeting for adoption by Council. Following adoption the Plebiscite is initiated.
*Ballot Papers and information are issued by post to qualified Electors with return within 14 working days by prepaid post.
*Declaration of Results brought to the next Council meeting for Noting.
It is proposed to commence this process on 21st January 2021, so that the outcome of the plebiscite would be adopted at the April 2021 Council meeting."