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Draft Strategic Policy Committee Scheme 2024 -2029


Waterford City & County Council proposes to establish five Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs). The purpose of the Committees is to give sectoral interests an input in assisting and advising the Council in the formulation, development and review of policy and its implementation.

The five proposed SPCs are as follows:

– Economic Development and Enterprise SPC
– Environment, Biodiversity and Climate Change SPC
– Transportation and Infrastructure SPC
– Housing, Community, Sport & Recreation SPC
– Planning and Culture SPC

Membership of the SPCs will comprise of elected members and representatives of the following sectors:

– Agriculture/Farming
– Environmental/Conservation
– Development/Construction
– Business/Commercial
– Trade Union
– Community/Voluntary
– Social Inclusion
– Education

The Draft SPC Scheme can be viewed below or can be inspected at the locations listed hereunder between 9.30am to 4pm, from Wednesday 17th July 2024 to Wednesday 21st August 2024 (inclusive).

  • Customer Service Desk, Baileys New Street, Waterford
  • Customer Service Desk, Civic Office, Dungarvan

Submissions on the Draft Scheme may be :

  1. Posted to Ms. Honor Dunphy, Administrative Officer, City Hall, The Mall, Waterford City & County Council
  2. Emailed to hdunphy@waterfordcouncil.ie
  3. Submitted online via our Public Consultations Portal

    no later than 5.00pm on Wednesday 21st August 2024.

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Strategic Policy Committee Scheme 2019 – 2024


The Chairs of the SPCs are selected by the Plenary Council at the AGM. The SPCs are sub-committees of Waterford City and Council and must abide by the Standing Orders and rules of procedure of the Council.

The quorum for a meeting is one-fourth of the total number of members of the SPC plus one, or, where one-fourth of such total number is not a whole number; the quorum is the next highest whole number, plus one. Of this number there should be 3 elected members present. If the Chair is unable to attend, his/her place shall be taken by another elected member of the SPC.

Following consultation with the Public Participation Network (PPN) and National Pillars, and taking on board the stated preferences of the elected members (in so far as is possible), the following format for the SPCs was approved by the members of Waterford City and County Council at the September 2019 Meeting.

  • Each Strategic Policy Committee shall meet as often as required, and at least four times a year, to deal with the business assigned to it. Five days clear notice will be given for meetings of the SPC and where possible there will be an agreed schedule for meetings.
  • The Community and Voluntary, Social Inclusion and Environmental representatives will be nominated by the Waterford Public Participation Network.
  • Where an SPC member misses 3 consecutive meetings the nominating body will be requested to nominate a replacement.
  • The dates, times and locations of the SPC meetings are matters for each individual SPC to determine. The Plenary Mayor is an ex-officio member of each of the SPCs and may attend any such meeting at his/her discretion.
  • Training will be provided for SPC members. The operation of all SPCs will be carried out as outlined in Circular LG 07/2014 on the ‘Establishment of New Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs)’.

Economic Development & Enterprise SPC


Chair: Cllr. Pat Nugent
Director of Services: Michael Quinn
NameSector
Cllr. Lola SullivanLocal Government
Cllr. Ger BarronLocal Government
Cllr. Mary RocheLocal Government
Cllr. Pat FitzgeraldLocal Government
Cllr. Conor D. McGuinnessLocal Government
Cllr. Thomas PhelanLocal Government
Cllr. Cristiona KielyLocal Government
Cllr. Stephanie KeatingLocal Government
Oren ByrneBusiness
David LaneTrade Union
Kevin KierseyFarming
Maoliosa Ní ChléirighEnvironment
Garrett WyseSocial Inclusion
Gerty MurphyCommunity & Voluntary

Transportation & Infrastructure SPC


Chair: Cllr. Tom Cronin
Director of Services: Fergus Galvin
NameSector
Cllr. Seamus O’DonnellLocal Government
Cllr. Joe ConwayLocal Government
Cllr. Joe KellyLocal Government
Cllr. John O’LearyLocal Government
Cllr. Jody PowerLocal Government
Cllr. Declan DooceyLocal Government
Cllr. Jim GriffinLocal Government
Cllr. Mary RocheLocal Government
Thomas HoldenDevelopment/Construction  (CIF)
Marian WalshBusiness/Commercial
Elaine MullanEnvironment
Farid Ahmad MohammanSocial Inclusion
Jim FarnanCommunity and Voluntary

Environment, Biodiversity & Climate Action SPC


 

Chair: Cllr. Pat Fitzgerald
Director of Services: Fergus Galvin
NameSector
Cllr. Pat FitzgeraldLocal Government
Cllr. Jim GriffinLocal Government
Cllr. Cristiona KielyLocal Government
Cllr. Ger BarronLocal Government
Cllr. Damien GeogheganLocal Government
Cllr. Joeanne BaileyLocal Government
Cllr. Joe KellyLocal Government
Cllr. John HearneLocal Government
Tom HoganTrade Union
Laura O’Brien ForbesFarming
Ithel McKennaEnvironment
Obianuju EkedozieSocial Inclusion
Mary GreeneCommunity & Voluntary

Housing, Community, Culture, Fire, Sport & Recreation SPC


Chair: Cllr. Eamonn Quinlan
Director of Services: Ivan Grimes
NameSector
Cllr. Donal BarryLocal Government
Cllr. Joeanne BaileyLocal Government
Cllr. Conor D. McGuinnessLocal Government
Cllr. Damien GeogheganLocal Government
Cllr. Jason MurphyLocal Government
Cllr. John PrattLocal Government
Cllr. Séamus RyanLocal Government
Richie McDonaldDevelopment/Construction (CIF)
Rosemary KennedyCommunity and Voluntary
Vince RellisSocial Inclusion
Una DunphyTrade Union
Mike FarrellEnvironment

Planning SPC


 

Chair: Cllr. Thomas Phelan
Director of Services: Kieran Kehoe
NameSector
Cllr. Thomas PhelanLocal Government
Cllr. Liam BrazilLocal Government
Cllr. Tom CroninLocal Government
Cllr. Seánie PowerLocal Government
Cllr. Eamon QuinlanLocal Government
Cllr. Frank QuinlanLocal Government
VacancyLocal Government
VacancyLocal Government
Sean CareyDevelopment/Construction (CIF)
John GallowayEnvironment
John HeffernanFarming
Niall HarringtonBusiness
Mary O’HalloranCommunity and Voluntary
Donal LehaneSocial Inclusion