COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 10, 2025

HEADED ITEM NO. 3

HEADED ITEM: C. Performance and Change Management Directorate

STANDING COMMITTEES ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE - FOR APPROVAL

b) Report on Conferences/Seminars

REPLY:

The following report went to the January 2025 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 November 2024   

Name	Organisation	Location	Date
AIR Training Seminar 2025	Association of Irish Regions	Athlone	5/02/25 - 06/02/25
LAMA Spring Seminar	LAMA	Kilkenny	30/01/25 - 31/01/25
AILG Module 1	AILG	Dundalk	20/02/25
AILG Module 2	AILG	Galway	22/03/25
AILG Module 3	AILG	Sligo	22/05/25
AILG Module 4	AILG	Monaghan	21/06/25
AILG Module 5	AILG	Wicklow	16/10/25
AILG Module 6	AILG	Wexford	15/11/25

Training Confirmed Attended Since November 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 November 2024

Name	Organisation	Location	Date
None

Conferences Confirmed Attended Since November 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."

This is now before full Council for final approval.