COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 13, 2023

HEADED ITEM NO. 3(b)

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) Approval of SPC Housing Chair

(d) Ratification of PPN Representatives

REPLY:

The following report went to the January 2023 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 November 2022

      

Name	Organisation	Location	Date
Regions in Focus 2023	Association of Irish Regions	Four Seasons Hotel, Monaghan.	7th Feb - 9th Feb 2023
AILG Annual Conference	AILG	Hotel Kilkenny, Kilkenny.	19th April - 20th April
LAMA Spring Seminar	LAMA	West Lodge Hotel , Bantry Co. Cork.	2nd March - 4th March 2023

Training Attended Since November 2022

Name	Organisation	Location	Date	Councillors in Attendance
AILG Module 6	AILG	The Tower Hotel, Co. Waterford	17th November	Cllr D. 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 November 2022

Name	Organisation	Location	Date
None

Conferences Attended Since November 2022

Name	Organisation	Location	Date	Councillors in Attendance
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 –

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."

This is now before full Council for final approval.