South Dublin County Council

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South Dublin County Council
Comhairle Contae
Baile Átha Cliath Theas
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.sdcc.ie
The area governed by the council

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

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Main article: South Dublin County Council election, 2014

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
Clondalkin 8
Lucan 8
Rathfarnham 6
Tallaght Central 6
Tallaght South 6
Templeogue-Terenure 6

2014 seats summary

Party Seats
Sinn Féin 9
Fine Gael 7
Fianna Fáil 5
Labour Party 4
Anti-Austerity Alliance 3
People Before Profit 3
Green Party 1
Independents 8

Councillors by electoral area

This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014.[10]

Council members from 2014 election
Local electoral area Name Party
Clondalkin Eoin Ó Broin Sinn Féin
Jonathan Graham Sinn Féin
Trevor Gilligan Fianna Fáil
Gino Kenny People Before Profit
Francis Timmons Independent
Breda Bonner Labour Party
Kenny Egan Fine Gael
Emer Higgins Fine Gael
Lucan Danny O'Brien Sinn Féin
William Lavelle Fine Gael
Guss O'Connell Independent
Paul Gogarty Independent
Ruth Nolan People Before Profit
Vicki Casserly Fine Gael
Ed O'Brien Fianna Fáil
Liona O'Toole Independent
Rathfarnham John Lahart Fianna Fáil
Anne-Marie Dermody Fine Gael
Deirdre O'Donovan Independent
Sarah Holland Sinn Féin
Paula Donovan Fine Gael
Francis Noel Duffy Green Party
Tallaght Central Máire Devine Sinn Féin
Charlie O'Connor Fianna Fáil
Brendan Ferron Sinn Féin
Mick Murphy Anti-Austerity Alliance
Kieran Mahon Anti-Austerity Alliance
Mick Duff Labour Party
Tallaght South Cathal King Sinn Féin
Louise Dunne Sinn Féin
Martina Genockey Labour Party
Brian Leech Anti-Austerity Alliance
Nicky Coules People Before Profit
Dermot Richardson Independent
Templeogue-Terenure Dermot Looney Independent
Ronan McMahon Independent
Fintan Warfield Sinn Féin
Pamela Kearns Labour Party
Colm Brophy Fine Gael
Paul Foley Fianna Fáil

Changes in affiliation

Name Electoral area Elected as New affiliation Date
Ronan McMahon Templeogue-Terenure Independent 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] Script error: The function "top" does not exist.

South Dublin County Council Polling Scheme — Dublin Mid West Constituency
Dáil Constituency Area Local Electoral Area Polling District Book Electoral Division Polling Place
Dublin Mid West Clondalkin Rowlagh 1 FF Rowlagh
Rowlagh 2 FG
Rowlagh 3 FH Quarryvale
Neilstown 1 FL Neilstown
Neilstown 2 FM
Foxdene FN Foxdene
Bawnogue 1 FR Bawnogue
Bawnogue 1a FX Deansrath
Clondalkin 1 FS Clondalkin
Clondalkin 1a FY
Clondalkin 2 FT
Clondalkin 2a FZ
Newcastle FV Newcastle
Rathcoole GV Rathcoole
Saggart GW Saggart
Brittas 1 GX Brittas
Lucan Airlie FA West Lucan
Esker 1 FB Esker
Esker 2 FC
Esker 3 FP Griffeen
Esker 4 FW Esker
Lucan 1 FD Lucan Village
Lucan 2 FE Esker North
Lucan 2a FO
Cherryorchard FI Palmerston
Palmerston 1 FJ
Palmerston 2 FK


South Dublin County Council Polling Scheme — Dublin South Constituency
Dáil Constituency Area Local Electoral Area Polling District Book Electoral Division Polling Place
Dublin South Rathfarnham Ballyboden IC Ballyboden
Stocking Lane 1 IE Ballyroan
Stocking Lane 2 IT
Knocklyon 1 II Knocklyon
Knocklyon 2 IJ
Knocklyon 3 IH
Knocklyon 4 IG Ballyroan
Ballyroan 1 IK
Ballyroan 2 IL
Ballyroan 3 IM
Ballyroan 4 IN
Rathfarnham 1 IP Rathfarnham
Rathfarnham 2 IQ
Rathfarnham 3 IR


South Dublin County Council Polling Scheme — Dublin South Central Constituency
Dáil Constituency Area Local Electoral Area Polling District Book Electoral Division Polling Place
Dublin South Central Clondalkin Fox and Geese FU A: Dáil Constituency
 Bluebell
B: Local Electoral Area
 Clondalkin
Tallaght Central Robinhood GA A: Dáil Constituency
 Bluebell
B: Local Electoral Area
 Kingswood
Ballymount GM A: Dáil Constituency
 Walkinstown
B: Local Electoral Area
 Kingswood
Cherryfield 1 IA Walkinstown
Cherryfield 2 IB
Fortfield HS Fortfield


South Dublin County Council Polling Scheme — Dublin South West Constituency
Dáil Constituency Area Local Electoral Area Polling District Book Electoral Division Polling Place
Dublin South West Tallaght Central Kingswood 1 GB Kingswood
Kingswood 2 GC
Kingswood 3 GD
Kilnamanagh 1 GE Kilnamanagh
Kilnamanagh 2 GF
Tymon 1 GK Tymon
Tymon 2 GL
Tallaght GI Tallaght Village
Springfield 1 GT Springfield
Springfield 1a HO
Belgard GU Belgard
Brookfield GR Brookfield
Fettercairn GS Fettercairn
Limekiln 1 HK Limekiln
Limekiln 2 HL
Templeogue 1 HM Orwell
Templeogue 2 HP
Templeogue 3 HQ
Templeogue 4 HR
Templeogue 5 HT
Tallaght South Mountainpark 1 GG Mountainpark
Mountainpark 2 GH
Jobstown 1 GN Jobstown
Jobstown 1a HN
Jobstown 1b GO
Jobstown 2 GP
Jobstown 3 GQ
Brittas 2 HA Brittas
Oldbawn 1 HC Oldbawn
Oldbawn 2 HD
Oldbawn 3 HE Ballycragh
Oldbawn 3a HU Oldbawn
Oldbawn 4 HJ
Knockmore 1 HF Knockmore
Killinarden HG Killinarden
Knockmore 2 HH Knockmore
Glenasmole HI Glenasmole
Killakee ID Ballycragh
Firhouse 1 IF Firhouse
Firhouse 1a IO Ballycragh
Monalea IS Firhouse

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