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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 13, 2026

HEADED ITEM NO. 2

HEADED ITEM: Community Directorate

REPORT ON CONFERENCES AND TRAINING - FOR APPROVAL

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 2026

Name	Organisation	Location	Date
AILG 2026 Annual Training Conference	AILG	Tipperary	22/04/2026
Cross-Border Shared Island Seminar – Ending Violence Against Women and Girls	AILG	Cavan	24/03/2026
LAMA Spring Seminar	LAMA	Galway	28/01/2026
AIR	AIR	Donegal	25/02/2026

Training confirmed attended since January 2026

Name	Organisation	Location	Date	Councillors in attendance
LAMA Spring Seminar	LAMA	Galway	28/01/2026	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
AIR	AIR	Donegal	25/02/2026	Cllr. D McManus Cllr. S O'Hara Cllr. S Barnes Cllr. R McMahon Cllr. B Pereppadan

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 January 2026 

Name	Organisation	Location	Date
Drogheda Civic Trust Summer School	Drogheda Civic Trust Summer School	Drogheda	8/05/2026

Conferences confirmed attended since January 2026 

Name	Organisation	Location	Date	Councillors in attendance
None

Requirements on members in relation to attendance at conferences
Having been authorised to attend an event under section 142, a councillor is required in all circumstances to –

1. attend that event and participate in the proceedings to the greatest extent possible, and
2. 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 authorised."