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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 12, 2021

HEADED ITEM NO. 12

HEADED ITEM: C. Performance and Change Management Directorate

FILLING OF VACANCY ON THE 300K HAVE YOUR SAY STEERING GROUP MEMBERSHIP - FOR APPROVAL

REPLY:

A vacancy exists on the 300K Have Your Say Steering Group following the resignation of Senator Mary Seery Kearney and South Dublin County Council are now seeking a nominee. The agreed Terms of Reference of the Steering Group state:

'The membership of the Steering Group is made up of the Mayor and Elected Members on a cross-party, independent basis, agreed by the Council. Where there are not two Elected Members from the Local Electoral Area in which an initiative is being run on the Steering Group, these may be co-opted onto the Steering Group for the duration of the local project.'

This may mean a second person could also be co-opted onto the group for 2021. The current area where hte initiative is being run is Tallaght Central and the existing membership is as follows:

The Mayor, Cllr Peter Kavanagh

Cllr Pamela Kearns

Cllr Guss O'Connell

Cllr Mick Duff

Cllr Emma Murphy

Cllr Dermot Richardson

Cllr William Carey

It is a matter for the Council to appoint cllr(s) onto this Steering Group and this is now before the Members for consideration and agreement.