South Dublin County Council
South Dublin County Council Comhairle Contae Baile Átha Cliath Theas | |
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Coat of arms or logo | |
Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Sarah Holland, SF | |
Structure | |
Seats | 40 |
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Political groups | Sinn Féin (9) Fine Gael (7) Fianna Fáil (5) Labour Party (4) Anti-Austerity Alliance (3) People Before Profit (3) Green Party (1) Renua Ireland (1) Independent (7) |
Elections | |
Last election | 23 May 2014 |
Meeting place | |
County Hall, Tallaght | |
Website | |
www |
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South Dublin County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Baile Átha Cliath Theas[1]) is the authority responsible for local government in the county of South Dublin, Ireland. It is one of three local authorities that comprised the former Dublin County Council before its abolition and one of four councils in the Dublin Region. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 26 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Mayor. The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Daniel McLoughlin. The county town is Tallaght, with a civic centre at Monastery Road, Clondalkin.[2] It serves a population of approximately 192,000.
The council is the third largest local authority in Ireland with a population of 265,205 (Census 2011), 90,000 households, and 6,000 businesses, covering an area of 222.74 square kilometres.[3][4] There are 183,336 local government electors and 174,349 Dáil electors registered to vote in the County Council administrative area.[5]
Legal status
The Local Government Act 2001 established a two-tier structure of local government. The top tier consists of 29 county councils and five city councils. The bottom tier consists of town councils. The city of Kilkenny and four towns which had borough corporation status before 2001 (Sligo, Drogheda, Clonmel, and Wexford), are allowed to use the title of "Borough Council" instead of "Town Council", but they have no additional responsibilities. There are 75 other town councils in addition to these five borough councils. Outside the towns, the county councils are solely responsible for local services. There are no town councils within the county of Dublin South.
The Local Government Act 1994 defines how an authority may act.[6] The local authority may provide,
- amenities, facilities and services related to:
- artistic and cultural activities,
- sports, games and similar activities,
- general recreational and leisure activities,
- civic improvements,
- environmental and heritage protection and improvement, and
- the public use of amenities.
It may also act as a library authority.
Governance
Management
The Corporate Policy Group (CPG) consists of the Mayor together with the Chairs of each of the Strategic Policy Committees (SPC). The CPG is supported by the County Manager.[7] Its function is to co-ordinate the work of the Committees so that policy decisions can be discussed and agreed for recommendation to the full council. "The CPG acts as a sort of Cabinet for the council and is supported by the County Manager."[8]
Mayor and Deputy Mayor
The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are chosen from among the councillors.[9]
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the county is divided into six local electoral areas, each of which elects between six and eight councillors.
Area | Seats |
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Clondalkin | 8 |
Lucan | 8 |
Rathfarnham | 6 |
Tallaght Central | 6 |
Tallaght South | 6 |
Templeogue-Terenure | 6 |
2014 seats summary
Party | Seats | |
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style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Sinn Féin | 9 |
style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | 7 |
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | 5 |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | 4 |
style="background-color: Template:Anti-Austerity Alliance/meta/color" | | Anti-Austerity Alliance | 3 |
style="background-color: Template:People Before Profit Alliance/meta/color" | | People Before Profit | 3 |
style="background-color: Template:Green Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Green Party | 1 |
style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | Independents | 8 |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.[10]
Changes in affiliation
Name | Electoral area | Elected as | New affiliation | Date | ||
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Ronan McMahon | Templeogue-Terenure | style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | Independent | style="background-color: Template:Renua Ireland/meta/color" | | Renua Ireland | March 2015 |
Polling scheme
For administrative and electoral purposes, the county council organizes Dublin South into a hierarchy of electoral units. These are: Local electoral areas, Polling Districts, District electoral divisions, Townlands, and Polling Places for voting. This hierarchical structure is called a polling scheme. The most recent polling scheme was adopted by the county council on 13 September 2010 and went into operation on 15 February 2011.[11]
There are four Dáil Constituencies in the county:
and six Local electoral areas:
- Clondalkin
- Lucan
- Rathfarnham
- Tallaght Central
- Tallaght South
- Templeogue-Terenure
The constituencies and electoral areas are organised as follows:
- Dublin Mid–West constituency contains local electoral areas Clondalkin and Lucan
- Dublin South contains Rathfarnham
- Dublin South–Central contains Clondalkin and Tallaght Central
- Dublin South–West contains Tallaght Central and Tallaght South.
Some overlaps occur: Clondalkin local electoral area occupies parts of two constituencies: Dublin Mid–West and Dublin South–Central. Tallaght Central local electoral area also occupies parts of two constituencies: Dublin South–Central and Dublin South–West.
The following tables illustrate the detailed administrative-electoral county structure, or polling scheme:[12]
References
- ^ "Local Government Reform Act 2014". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Opening Hours & Useful Addresses". South Dublin County Council. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ "Corporate Plan 2010–2014". South Dublin County Council. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ "Census 2006 – Population of each province, county and city". Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ "Register of Electors". South Dublin County Council. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1994, Section 31". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ "Corporate Plan 2010–2014, page 32". South Dublin County Council. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ "Council website – Corporate Policy Group". South Dublin County Council. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ "Local Government Act, 2001: Cathaoirleach and Leas-Chathaoirleach". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
Per Schedule 8 of the Local Government Act, 2001, the elected Members of the Council, in exercising their reserved functions, resolved at a Council Meeting held on 11 March 2002 to give to the office of the Cathaoirleach and Leas Chathaoirleach the titles of Méara (Mayor) and Leas Mhéara, (Deputy Mayor).
- ^ "2014 Local elections: South Dublin County Council". Local Government. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Polling Scheme 2010". South Dublin County Council. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ "Adopted Polling Scheme 2010". South Dublin County Council. Retrieved 15 February 2011.