COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Tuesday, April 11, 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) Nomination of a New LUPT SPC Chair 

d) Filling of vacancies on Committees / Statutory Bodies

REPLY:

The following report went to the March 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 2023   

Name	Organisation	Location	Date
AILG Module 2	AILG	Fairways Hotel, Co. Louth	25th March 2023

Training Attended Since January 2023

Name	Organisation	Location	Date	Councillors in Attendance
Regions in Focus 2023	Association of Irish Regions	Four Seasons Hotel, Monaghan.	7th Feb - 9th Feb 2023	Cllr D. McManus Cllr B. Lawlor Cllr P. Kearns Cllr L. Hagin Meade Cllr J. Tuffy Cllr B. Pereppadan Cllr K. Egan
AILG Module 1	AILG	Radisson Blu Hotel, Co. Limerick	25th February 2023	Cllr S. O'Hara Cllr B. Pereppadan Cllr R. McMahon Cllr B. Lawlor
LAMA Spring Seminar	LAMA	Westlodge Hotel, Co. Cork	2nd - 4th March 2023	Cllr D. McManus Cllr B. Lawlor Cllr S. O'Hara Cllr G. O'Connell Cllr R. McMahon Cllr B. Pereppadan Cllr K. Egan

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 January 2023

Name	Organisation	Location	Date
None

Conferences Attended Since January 2023

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 Council for final approval.