COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, September 12, 2022
MOTION NO. 5
MOTION: Councillor Lyn Hagin Meade
That this Council supports the development of Community Sustainable Development Goals Dashboards throughout SDCC to provide a data driven response to collecting and celebrating our communities' actions and progress in working towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.'
REPORT:
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 sets out the land use framework to guide future development within the County with a focus on the places we live, the places we work, and how we interact and move between these places while protecting our environment.
The Development Plan must be consistent with the National Planning Framework and the Eastern and Midland Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy 2019 – 2031 (RSES). There is significant alignment between the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the National Planning Framework’s 10 National Strategic Outcomes (NSOs) in areas such as climate action, clean energy, sustainable cities and communities, economic growth, reduced inequalities and innovation and infrastructure, as well as education and health. The Eastern and Midland Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy 2019 – 2031 has sixteen Regional Policy Objectives (RPOs) which are also aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
In this way, the vision, core strategy, policies and objectives of the new South Dublin 2022 -2028 County Development Plan are fully aligned with the regional and national planning framework and the UN SDG’s.
This alignment with the UN SDG’s is further reinforced by the extensive monitoring framework set out in the County Development Plan. This monitoring framework is comprised of an extensive range of indicators and associated measures that will form an important evidence-based input and integrate with the review process of the subsequent County Development Plan 2028 – 2034. This framework is also designed to assist the Planning Authority in preparing reports in meeting its statutory requirements, including:
- The 2 Year Review of the 2022 – 2028 County Development Plan.
- Report to the Regional Assembly setting out progress made in supporting objectives of the RSES.
As a result of the extensive work of the executive and the members in developing and agreeing the South Dublin 2022-2028 County Development Plan over the last two years, the measurement of the UN SDGs in an evidence-based monitoring framework is already in place and will be developed over the lifetime of the plan.
Nationally, the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications have just closed the final consultation on the draft of the Second SDG National Implementation Plan 2022-2024 for Ireland, which includes a range of proposed measures for local government to lead on in recognition of the important role of the sector at the local level. Publication of the outcome of this consultation is awaited but the draft Implementation Plan is available here.