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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE
Monday, October 18, 2021
QUESTION NO.8
QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor
"To ask the CEO to confirm plans to hold Deputations Meetings; are there any applications being held and in reporting, will he confirm proposals to promote Deputations among community groups and give details of how to apply and will he make a statement?".
REPLY:
Deputation meeting will be recommencing on the 21st October 2021 with meeting being held via Microsoft Teams.
The Deputation meeting process is an opportunity for Residents Associations or established community groups to meet with Council management and Elected Members. The meetings are not intended to facilitate individual queries from members of the public, which can be dealt with separately through the Elected Members’ Membersnet system or alternatively through the Council’s Customer Care System.
Residents Associations or community groups applying for Deputation meetings are required to be members of the Public Participation Network and must also complete the necessary documentation and application process at least 28 days in advance the proposed meeting date with full details available at the following link: Deputations - SDCC
If any Member is aware of a group who wish to take up the offer of a Deputation meeting then they can supply them with the link to the council's website. If there any other queries they can contact the Housing, Social & Community Department directly.
It should also be noted that for various reasons including ensuring that meetings can deal with matters raised by groups, the following items are not appropriate for consideration at deputation meetings:
- Areas that have not been taken in charge by the Council;
- Planning files – both where decision is due and decision has been made;
- Planning developments in progress;
- Planning enforcement cases;
- Traffic issues previously considered at traffic management meetings with the elected members, and traffic congestion issues generally (save for some local issues of concern around schools in certain circumstances);
- Matters relating to published works programmes;
- Part 8 applications under the Planning & Development Regulations 2001-2016;
- Sports Capital Grant Programme applications;
- Enforcement actions under the Environment, Water & Climate Change Directorate;
- Commercially sensitive information.