COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, April 11, 2022
HEADED ITEM NO.
HEADED ITEM: C. Performance and Change Management Directorate
STANDING COMMITTEES ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE - FOR APPROVAL
a) Calendar of Meeting Dates
b) Report on Conferences/Seminars
g) Standing Orders Review
REPLY:
The following report went to the March 2022 OP&F meeting.
“Section 142 (5) of Local Government Act 2001 provides for the authorization of Members’ attendance at conferences both home and abroad.
Training Notified Since January 2022
|
Name |
Organisation |
Location |
Date |
|
AILG Annual Conference |
AILG |
Inisowen Gateway Hotel Buncrana, Inishowen, Co. Donegal |
23rd – 24th March 2022 |
|
IPI Annual Planning Conference 2022 |
Irish Planning Institute |
Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Co. Kilkenny |
7th – 8th April 2022 |
|
LAMA Spring Training Seminar |
LAMA |
Hotel Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny |
11th – 12th April 2022 |
Training Attended Since January 2022
| Name |
Organisation |
Location |
Date |
Councillors in Attendance |
| AILG Module 1 - Elected Members Personal Safety and Risk Assessment |
AILG |
Mullingar Park Hotel, Co. Westmeath |
17th February 2022 |
· Cllr. Deirdre O'Donovan · Cllr. Guss O'Connell |
| AILG Module 1 - Elected Members Personal Safety and Risk Assessment |
AILG |
Silver Springs Hotel Clayton, Co. Cork |
19th February 2022 |
· Cllr. Brian Lawlor · Cllr. Shirley O’ Hara · Cllr Kenneth Egan · Cllr Baby Pereppadan · Cllr David McManus · Cllr Ronan McMahon |
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 Notified
None
Conferences Attended Since January 2022
None
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.