Strategic Policy Committees

Consultation for the Scheme for the Establishment of Strategic Policy Committees 2024 - 2029

South Dublin County Council has prepared a Draft Scheme for the Establishment of Strategic Policy Committees for the term of the new Council 2024 to 2029.

The role of each of the Strategic Policy Committees is to assist the full Council in the formulation, development and review of policy in relation to functions of a strategic nature, subject to the relevant statutory framework. The Council is and remains the decision-making authority, and it is the task of the SPCs, as committees of the Council, to advise the Council in the context of policy formation and development.

To view and submit to the open Consultation, please visit the Consultation Portal HERE

The draft consultation will close on 16 Aug, 2024 at 4pm

Strategic Policy Committees (SPC)

The purpose of Strategic Policy Committees (SPC) is to formulate, develop, monitor and review policies that relate to the functions of South Dublin County Council and to advise the Council accordingly. Final policy decisions, however, will ultimately rest with the full council acting as a body.

SPCs are made up of elected councillors and other representatives of the social partners and other sectoral interests. Each SPC is chaired by an elected councillor and will be supported by a Director of Service.

Upcoming SPC meetings and minutes from previous meetings can be accessed by clicking here and searching our meetings database.

The six strategic policy committees from the previous Council are outlined below:

Arts, Culture, Gaeilge, Heritage and Libraries SPC

Council Members

Cllr Guss O’Connell - Chair
Cllr Mick Duff (Independent)
Cllr Kenneth Egan (Independent)
Cllr Alan Hayes (Independent)
Cllr Teresa Costello (Fianna Fáil)
Cllr Mark Lynch (Green Party)

Sectoral Members

Ms. Freda Manweiler - Public Participation Network (PPN)

Economic Development, Enterprise and Tourism SPC

Council Members

Cllr Cathal King (Sinn Féin) - Chair
Cllr Lynn McCrave (Fine Gael)
Cllr Ronan McMahon (Independent)
Cllr Leah Whelan (Solidarity)
Cllr Ed O'Brien (Fianna Fáil)
Cllr Louise Dunne (Sinn Féin)
Cllr Liona O'Toole (Independent)
Cllr Pamela Kearns (Labour)

Sectoral Members

Jack McDonnell - TUD Tallaght
Tara De Buitlear - PPN
Sherri Brennan - Business Chamber of Commerce
Michael Noonan – PPN

Environment, Public Realm and Climate Change SPC

Council Members

Cllr Alan Edge - Chair
Cllr David McManus (Fine Gael) - Chair
Cllr Emma Murphy (Fianna Fáil)
Cllr Dermot Richardson (Independent)
Cllr Madeleine Johansson (Solidarity)
Cllr Francis Timmons (Independent)
Cllr Vanessa Mulhall (Green Party)

Sectoral Members

John Kiberd – PPN
Deirdre Mooney - Business Community
Donnie Andersen - Agricultural and Farming

Housing SPC

Council Members

Cllr Charlie O'Connor (Fianna Fáil) - Chair
Cllr Laura Donaghy (Green Party)
Cllr Kieran Mahon (Solidarity)
Cllr Joanna Tuffy (Labour)
Cllr Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil)
Cllr William Carey (Sinn Féin)
Cllr Brian Lawlor (Fine Gael)

Sectoral Members

Betty Tyrrell-Collard - Trade Union
Vacancy
Gerry Stockil - PPN

Social, Community and Equality SPC

Council Members

Cllr Trevor Gilligan (Fianna Fáil) - Chair
Cllr Paddy Holohan (Sinn Féin)
Cllr Vicki Casserly (Fine Gael)
Cllr Shirley O'Hara (Fine Gael)
Cllr Justin Sinnott (Social Democrats)

Sectoral Members

Lynn Byrne - PPN
Daire Hennessy - PPN

Land Use, Transportation and Planning SPC

Council Members

Cllr Lyn Hagin Meade (Green Party) – Chair
Cllr Paul Gogarty (Independent)
Cllr Derren Ó Brádaigh (Sinn Féin)
Cllr Baby Pereppadan (Fine Gael)
Cllr Eoin Ó Broin (Independent)
Cllr Yvonne Collins (Fianna Fáil)

Sectoral Members

Eoin Ahern - PPN