COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 10, 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

c) SPC Standing Orders Review

REPLY:

The Following went to the September 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 May 2022

      

Name	Organisation	Location	Date
AILG Module 3	AILG	Hodson Bay Hotel, Co. Roscommon	16th June 2022
AILG Module 4	AILG	Allingham Arms Hotel, Co. Donegal	23rd July 2022
AILG Annual Training Seminar	AILG	Knightsbrook Hotel Spa and Golf Resort , Co. Meath	14th - 15th September 2022

Training Attended Since May 2022

Name	Organisation	Location	Date	Councillors in Attendance
AILG Module 3	AILG	Hodson Bay Hotel, Co. Roscommon	16th June 2022	·  Cllr. Shirley O’ Hara  · Cllr. Lyn Hagin Meade ·Cllr Kenneth Egan ·  Cllr. Brian Lawlor ·  Cllr Ronan McMahon · Cllr David McManus · Cllr Baby Pereppadan
AILG Module 4	AILG	Allingham Arms Hotel, Co. Donegal	23rd July 2022	· Cllr Kenneth Egan ·  Cllr. Brian Lawlor ·  Cllr. Shirley O’ Hara  ·  Cllr Ronan McMahon · Cllr David McManus

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 Since May 2022

Name	Organisation	Location	Date
Irish District Energy Association Annual Conference 2022	Irish District Energy Association	Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Co. Dublin	1 September 2022
Irish Travellers / Mincéirs & the State, 1922 - 2022: the Struggle for Equality	NUI Galway	NUI Galway	16th - 17th September 2022

Conferences Attended Since May 2022

No attendance notified 

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 –

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

2. 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."

The is now before Council for Approval.