The Plenary Council is the term that refers to Waterford City & County Council as a whole, it being the sum of the constituent districts of Comeragh, Dungarvan/Lismore and the Metropolitan District of Waterford.
The Plenary Council has 32 elected members, each representing one of the above named districts. The current members of Council were elected in the local elections of 2019, or subsequently co-opted. The current chairman (Mayor) of the Plenary Council is Cllr. John O'Leary (FF). The Deputy Mayor is Cllr.Tom Cronin (FF) .
Each Elected Member of Waterford City & County Council, the Chief Executive and Members of Senior Management Team are also designated Public Officials under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015.
The Plenary Council meets once per month, with meetings scheduled for the second Thursday of every month. Venues alternate between the Council Chambers in Waterford City and those in Dungarvan. There is no meeting of the Plenary Council in August.
Members of Waterford City & County Council
designated Public Officials under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015.
NAME | PARTY | ELECTORAL DISTRICT |
Liam Brazil | Fine Gael | Comeragh |
Declan Clune | Independent | Comeragh |
Ger Barron | Labour Party | Comeragh |
John O'Leary | Fianna Fáil | Comeragh |
Seánie Power | Fine Gael | Comeragh |
Tom Cronin | Fianna Fáil | Dungarvan / Lismore |
Declan Doocey | Fine Gael | Dungarvan / Lismore |
Damien Geoghegan | Fine Gael | Dungarvan / Lismore |
Pat Nugent | Fine Gael | Dungarvan / Lismore |
Séamus O'Donnell | Independent | Dungarvan / Lismore |
John Pratt | Labour Party | Dungarvan / Lismore |
Thomas Phelan | Labour Party | Dungarvan / Lismore |
Mairéad Tobin | Fianna Fáil | Dungarvan / Lismore |
Conor D. McGuinness | Sinn Féin | Dungarvan / Lismore |
Joe Conway | Independent | Tramore & Waterford City West |
Jim Griffin | Sinn Féin | Tramore & Waterford City West |
Cristiona Kiely | Green Party | Tramore & Waterford City West |
Joe Kelly | Independent | Tramore & Waterford City West |
Lola O'Sullivan | Fine Gael | Tramore & Waterford City West |
Eamon Quinlan | Fianna Fáil | Tramore & Waterford City West |
Jody Power | Green Party | Waterford City East |
David Daniels | Independent | Waterford City East |
Pat Fitzgerald | Sinn Féin | Waterford City East |
Stephanie Keating | Fianna Fáil | Waterford City East |
Mary Roche | Social Democrats | Waterford City East |
Adam Wyse | Fianna Fáil | Waterford City East |
Joeanne Bailey | Sinn Féin | Waterford City South |
Frank Quinlan | Fine Gael | Waterford City South |
John Hearne | Sinn Féin | Waterford City South |
Donal Barry | Independent | Waterford City South |
Séamus Ryan | Labour Party | Waterford City South |
Jason Murphy | Fianna Fáil | Waterford City South |