COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, December 20, 2021

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

'To ask the CEO to confirm if he maintains any contact with the Council's Twinning partners and will he give details in the matter?'

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 2022.  The full amount was subsequently allocated to create a fund that would see South Dublin County Council collaborate with a Council in Northern Ireland to facilitate a series of conversations on our shared future on the Island of Ireland at the Budget meeting on November 18th 2021.