COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 13, 2023

HEADED ITEM NO.

HEADED ITEM: C. Performance and Change Management Directorate

CONFIRMATION OF LEA FOR €300K HAVE YOUR SAY - FOR APPROVAL

REPLY:

‘€300K Have Your Say’ is a participatory budgeting initiative which was run by South Dublin County Council in the Lucan local electoral area in 2017, the Clondalkin local electoral area in 2018, Firhouse Bohernabreena in 2019, Tallaght Central in 2021 and Rathfarnham Templeogue in 2022. The initiative encourages local residents to develop project proposals for their local area and a public vote is then held on the shortlisted proposals. The winning projects to the value of €300,000 from the Council budget are then delivered by the Council. 

The approval of the final local electoral area is now before the Council. 

Please note that Saggart is included alongside Tallaght South to ensure they do not miss out due to the 2019 electoral boundary change where this community moved from the Tallaght South to the Clondalkin LEA.

A meeting of the Steering Group will be convened following approval of the area at the February Council meeting. Below is the current membership of this group which includes two members of the Tallaght South area, and one members from the Clondalkin LEA in cognisicance of the inclusion of Saggart. This representation is particularly important to inform the planning for the communications and community workshops are targetted and inclusive of active groups in the area. The role of the Steering Group and the elected members is outlined in the agreed Terms of Reference for the intiative, which are attached. 

Participatory Budgeting Steering Group members: