About the Plenary Council

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. Joe Conway (Ind). The Deputy Mayor is Cllr. Declan Doocey (FG).

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.

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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