COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 12, 2023

HEADED ITEM NO. 4 (b)

HEADED ITEM: C. Performance and Change Management Directorate

STANDING COMMITTEES ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE - FOR APPROVAL

a) Draft Calendar of Meeting Dates

b) Report on Conferences/Seminars

c) Vacancies on Committees / Bodies

d) Building Europe With Local Councillors

REPLY:

The following report went to the May 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 March 2023   

Name	Organisation	Location	Date
AILG Annual Seminar	AILG	Hotel Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny	19th - 20th April
AILG Module 3	AILG	Mullingar Park Hotel, Co. Westmeath	15th June

Training Attended Since March 2023

Name	Organisation	Location	Date	Councillors in Attendance
AILG Annual Seminar	AILG	Hotel Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny	19th - 20th April	Cllr D. McManus Cllr B. Lawlor Cllr R. McMahon Cllr G. O'Connell Cllr S. O'Hara Cllr B. Pereppadan Cllr K. Egan
AILG Module 2	AILG	Clayton Whites Hotel, Co. Wexford Fairways Hotel, Co. Louth	23rd March 2023 25th March 2023	Cllr D. McManus Cllr G. O'Connell Cllr S. O'Hara Cllr B. Lawlor Cllr B. Pereppadan

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 March 2023

Name	Organisation	Location	Date
None

Conferences Attended Since March 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 Full Council for final approval.