Governance Framework

Governance

Good Governance in the Local government sector and wider public sector is about delivering priorities, achieving objectives, behaving with integrity and acting in the public interest and in ways that are consistent with legal, regulatory and government policy objectives.

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These governance principles are implemented by new and improved working structures, including:

Corporate Plan
Service Delivery Plan
Monthly Management Report
Corporate Policy Group Governance Structure
Strategic Policy Committee Policy Formulation
Ethics
Audit Committee
National Oversight and Audit Commission
Budgets

Governance framework in South Dublin County Council

Providing a transparent and accountable local authority is of critical importance to the work the Council does and the trust citizens place in it. The following are some of the key measures taken to ensure the public knows what we do and why we do it.

Ethics

Part 15 of the Local Government Act 2001 sets out an ethics framework specific to Councillors, managers and employees and sets out standards of integrity and conduct for the public interest.

This ethics framework requires all Councillors and senior public officials to submit to the Ethics Registrar an annual written declaration of "declarable interests", and a register of interests is published each year. The Council’s Ethics Registrar is Ralph McGarry, email rmcgarry@sdublincoco.ie

You can also view the Ethics Declarations for elected members by clicking here.

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