COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 08, 2025

HEADED ITEM NO. 3

HEADED ITEM: Community Directorate

STANDING COMMITTEES ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE - FOR APPROVAL

(c) Report on Conferences & Training

 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 2025  

Name	Organisation	Location	Date
AILG Annual Training	AILG	Limerick	02/04/25
Dept of Rural & Community Development	Pobal	Navan	11/06/25
LCDC SICAP Support Regional Workshop	Pobal	Tipperary	09/07/25
LAMA Autumn Seminar	LAMA	Wexford	17/10/25

Training Confirmed Attended Since September 2025 

Name	Organisation	Location	Date	Councillors in Attendance
IPI Annual Planning Conference	Irish Planning Institute	The Salthill Hotel, Galway	10/04/25	Cllr B. Lawlor
LAMA Spring Seminar	LAMA	Kilkenny	31/01/25	Cllr S. Barnes Cllr P. Cosgrave Cllr B. Lawlor Cllr R. McMahon Cllr D. McManus Cllr S. O'Hara Cllr L. O'Toole Cllr B. Pereppadan Cllr Br. Pereppadan Cllr J. Tuffy
Lama Autumn Seminar	LAMA	Wexford	17/10/25	Cllr S. Barnes Cllr B. Lawlor Cllr R. McMahon Cllr D. McManus Cllr S. O'Hara Cllr L. O'Toole Cllr B. Pereppadan Cllr Br. Pereppadan Cllr D. Richardson

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 September 2025 

Name	Organisation	Location	Date
Daniel O’Connell Summer School	Daniel O’Connell Summer School	Kerry	29/08/25

Conferences Confirmed Attended Since September 2025 

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.