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Strategic Policy Committees

Strategic Policy Committees

The purpose of Strategic Policy Committees (SPC) is to formulate, develop, monitor and review policies that relate to the functions of South Dublin County Council and to advise the Council accordingly. Final policy decisions, however, will ultimately rest with the full council acting as a body.
SPCs are made up of elected councillors and other representatives of the social partners and other sectoral interests.  Each SPC is chaired by an elected councillor and will be supported by a Director of Service. 

Upcoming SPC meetings and minutes from previous meetings can be accessed by clicking here and searching our meetings database.

There are six strategic policy committees as outlined below:

Arts, Culture, Gaeilge, Heritage and Libraries SPC

Council Members

  • Cllr Guss O’Connell - Chair
  • Cllr Mick Duff (Independent) 
  • Cllr Kenneth Egan (Independent)
  • Cllr Alan Hayes (Independent)
  • Cllr Teresa Costello (Fianna Fáil)
  • Cllr Mark Lynch (Green Party)

Sectoral Members

  • Ms. Freda Manweiler - Public Participation Network (PPN)

Economic Development, Enterprise and Tourism SPC

Council Members

  • Cllr Cathal King (Sinn Féin) - Chair
  • Cllr Lynn McCrave (Fine Gael)

  • Cllr Ronan McMahon (Independent)
  • Cllr Leah Whelan (Solidarity)
  • Cllr Ed O'Brien (Fianna Fáil)
  • Cllr Louise Dunne (Sinn Féin)
  • Cllr Liona O'Toole (Independent)
  • Cllr Pamela Kearns (Labour)

Sectoral Members

  • Jack McDonnell - TUD Tallaght
  • Tara De Buitlear - PPN 
  • Sherri Brennan - Business Chamber of Commerce
  • Michael Noonan – PPN

Environment, Public Realm and Climate Change SPC

Council Members

  • Cllr Alan Edge -  Chair
  • Cllr David McManus (Fine Gael) - Chair
  • Cllr Emma Murphy (Fianna Fáil)
  • Cllr Dermot Richardson (Independent)
  • Cllr Madeleine Johansson (Solidarity)
  • Cllr Francis Timmons (Independent)
  • Cllr Vanessa Mulhall (Green Party)

Sectoral Members

  • John Kiberd – PPN  
  • Deirdre Mooney - Business Community
  • Donnie Andersen - Agricultural and Farming

Housing SPC

Council Members

  • Cllr Charlie O'Connor (Fianna Fáil) - Chair
  • Cllr Laura Donaghy (Green Party)
  • Cllr Kieran Mahon (Solidarity)
  • Cllr Joanna Tuffy (Labour)
  • Cllr Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil)
  • Cllr William Carey (Sinn Féin)
  • Cllr Brian Lawlor (Fine Gael) 

Sectoral Members

  • Betty Tyrrell-Collard - Trade Union
  • Vacancy
  • Gerry Stockil - PPN

Social, Community and Equality SPC

Council Members

  • Cllr Trevor Gilligan (Fianna Fáil) - Chair
  • Cllr Paddy Holohan (Sinn Féin)
  • Cllr Vicki Casserly (Fine Gael)
  • Cllr Shirley O'Hara (Fine Gael)
  • Cllr Justin Sinnott (Social Democrats)

Sectoral Members

  • Lynn Byrne - PPN
  • Daire Hennessy - PPN

Land Use, Transportation and Planning SPC

Council Members

  • Cllr Lyn Hagin Meade (Green Party) – Chair
  • Cllr Paul Gogarty (Independent)
  • Cllr Derren Ó Brádaigh (Sinn Féin)
  • Cllr Baby Pereppadan (Fine Gael)
  • Cllr Eoin Ó Broin (Independent)
  • Cllr Yvonne Collins (Fianna Fáil)

Sectoral Members

  • Eoin Ahern - PPN