COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, January 12, 2026
QUESTION NO. 16
QUESTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin
To ask the Chief Executive what efforts were made to ensure that groups active in the SDCC area re registered with the Public Participation Network recently?
REPLY:
Membership registration for South Dublin County PPN is managed through the national CRM system provided by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht. This is a nationally defined process and is carried out in line with the requirements set out in the PPN Handbook.
The most recent re-registration process took place in Q4 2024 and was overseen by the PPN Secretariat, with operational support from South Dublin County Volunteer Centre. PPNs are required to undertake this process every two years to ensure that membership remains active, accurate and compliant with national governance and GDPR requirements.
The re-registration process followed these steps:
- A re-registration email was issued to all registered member groups via the national PPN CRM system.
- A follow-up reminder email was issued to groups that had not responded.
- Where no re-registration was completed within the defined timeframe, the membership record was deactivated.
Organisations can also re-register, or submit a new membership application, at any point during the year. Active member organisations are published in the PPN’s online member directory.
Throughout 2025, 66 new groups registered with South Dublin County PPN, representing an increase of 21% in membership since January 2025.
Registration with the PPN continues to be actively encouraged through a range of mechanisms, including engagement by South Dublin County Council with community and voluntary groups, referrals through council programmes, and ongoing promotion of the PPN as the recognised mechanism for community representation within the county.
A new PPN Host Organisation has been in place since January 2025, and a new PPN Coordinator since May 2025. Working alongside the Secretariat and key stakeholders, South Dublin County PPN membership continues to be promoted on an ongoing basis.