COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, December 11, 2023
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) Nominations to Liffey Valley Special Amenity Area Order (SAAO) Management Committee
d) Vacancies on Committees / Bodies
REPLY:
The Following went to the November 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 September 2023
|
Name |
Organisation |
Location |
Date |
|
AILG Annual Seminar 2024 |
AILG |
Arklow Bay Hotel, Co. Wicklow |
14th - 15th February 2024 |
|
AILG Module 6 |
AILG |
The Tower Hotel, Co. Waterford & The Clayton Hotel, Ballybrit, Co. Galway |
16th November & 18th November |
|
LAMA Autumn Seminar |
LAMA |
Ard Rí Hotel, Tuam, Co. Galway |
25th - 26th October |
|
AILG Module 5 |
AILG | The Kilmore Hotel, Co. Cavan & The Rose Hotel, Co. Tralee | 19th October & 21st October 2023 |
Training Confirmed Attended Since September 2023
|
Name |
Organisation |
Location | Date | Councillors in Attendance |
|
LAMA Autumn Seminar |
LAMA |
Ard Rí Hotel, Tuam, Co. Galway |
25th - 26th October |
Cllr S. O'Hara Cllr K. Egan Cllr B. Lawlor Cllr R. McMahon Cllr B. Pereppadan
|
|
AILG Autumn Seminar |
AILG |
Sligo Park Hotel, Co. Sligo | 13th - 14th September |
Cllr K. Egan Cllr S. O'Hara Cllr B. Lawlor Cllr D. McManus Cllr G. O'Connell Cllr B. Pereppadan Cllr J. Tuffy |
|
Irish Council of Social Housing |
ICSH |
Clayton Whites Hotel, Co. Wexford | 19th November 2023 |
Cllr B. Lawlor 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 September September 2023
| Name | Organisation | Location | Date |
| Irish District Energy Association Annual Conference 2023 | Irish District Energy Association | Dublin | 26th October 2023 |
| Daniel O'Connell Summer School 2023 | Daniel O'Connell Summer School | Kerry | 27th October - 28th October 2023 |
Conferences Confirmed Attended Since September 2023
| Name | Organisation | Location | Date | Councillors in Attendance |
| Irish District Energy Association Annual Conference 2023 | Irish District Energy Association | Dublin | 26th October 2023 | Cllr W. Carey Cllr D. Ó Brádaigh |
| MacGill Summer School 2023 | MacGill Summer School | Donegal | 16th August - 19th August | Cllr B. Lawlor Cllr K. Egan Cllr S. O'Hara Cllr B. Pereppadan |
| Daniel O'Connell Summer School 2023 | Daniel O'Connell Summer School | Kerry | 27th October - 28th October 2023 | Cllr R. McMahon, Cllr D. McManus |
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 –
- a) attend that event and participate in the proceedings to the greatest extent possible, and
- 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.