COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 11, 2021

HEADED ITEM NO. 3(b)

HEADED ITEM: C. Performance and Change Management Directorate 

STANDING COMMITTEES ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE - FOR APPROVAL

a) Draft Calendar of Meeting Dates

b) Report on Conferences/Seminars

c) Filling of Vacancy on the Audit Committee following the resignation of Councillor E. O'Brien

REPLY:

The following report went to the Septmeber 2021 OP&F meeting.

“Section 142 (5) of Local Government Act 2001 provides for the authorization of Members’ attendance at conferences both home and abroad. 

Listed below are conferences which have been notified to South Dublin County Council and whose appropriateness has been vetted by the members’ working group in accordance with Circ. Letter 02/10.

            Conferences & Training Notified

      

Autumn Training Seminar

LAMA

Sligo Park Hotel, Co. Sligo

3/11/2021 - 4/11/2021

AILG Module 1

AILG

Sligo Park Hotel, Co. Sligo

The Shearwater Hotel, Ballinasloe, Co Galway

2/10/2021 

7/10/2021

Health and Safety in the Workplace

Celtic Conferences

O'Donovan's Hotel, Co. Cork

24/09/2021 - 26/09/2021

 

            Conferences & Training Attended Since May 2021

AILG Module 1

AILG

Tower Hotel, Co. Waterford

18/09/2021

Cllr. Brian Lawlor

Cllr. Baby Pereppadan

Cllr. Shirley O'Hara

Requirements on members in relation to attendance at conferences
(1) Having been authorised to attend an event under section 142, a councillor is required in all circumstances to –


a) attend that event and participate in the proceedings to the greatest extent possible, and


b) submit a written report within 15 days to the Cathaoirleach, who shall submit the report to the next ordinary meeting of the council. The report must indicate the nature of the meeting and contain a summary of the proceedings. This report shall be made available free of charge on request to any member of the public; for this purpose it may be put on the local authority’s website. The requirements in relation to reports by attendees and making the report available to the public are in large part new requirements under section 142(5)(f) (as amended) and section 142(5)(fa).

As authorisation under this section is a reserved function Members are required to pass the following resolution:

“In accordance with Section 142 (5) of the Local Government Act, 2001 attendance by Members at the Conferences / Seminars outlined in the report is hereby authorized.”

This is now before full Council for final approval.