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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 09, 2024

HEADED ITEM NO.4(B)

HEADED ITEM: C. Performance and Change Management Directorate

STANDING COMMITTEES ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE - FOR APPROVAL

REPORT ON CONFERENCES AND TRAINING

REPLY:

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 2024   

Name

Organisation

Location

Date

AILG Elected Member General Induction Training

9.30am – 1pm

Mullingar Park Hotel

Thursday 11th July 2024

 

Training Confirmed Attended Since March 2024

Name

Organisation

Location Date Councillors in Attendance

None

 

 

 

 

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 2024

Name Organisation Location Date
MacGill Summer School 2024   MacGill Summer School  Glenties, Co. Donegal 18th - 20th July 2024

 

Conferences Confirmed Attended Since March 2024

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."