The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  The Mayor informed the members the membership of the Committee be confined to the Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar Area Committee.

It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor T. Kitt:

“That Councillor Eimear Carbone-Mangan be appointed to the Draíocht.”

It was then proposed by Councillor M. McCamley, seconded by Councillor B. Ryan:

“That Councillor John Walsh be appointed to the Draíocht.”

It was then proposed by Councillor B. Hanaphy, seconded by Councillor M. Quinn:

“That Councillor Angela Donnelly be appointed to the Draíocht.”

It was then proposed by Councillor G. Sheehan, seconded by Councillor P. Quinlan:

“That Councillor Ellen Troy be appointed to the Draíocht.”

The Mayor then instructed that a roll call vote be taken and on a division the voting resulted as follows:

FOR COUNCILLOR CARBONE-MANGAN:       22       TWENTY TWO

FOR COUNCILLOR WALSH:                                20       TWENTY

FOR COUNCILLOR DONNELLY:                         14       FOURTEEN

FOR COUNCILLOR TROY:                                    8          EIGHT

FOR COUNCILLOR CARBONE-MANGAN:       Councillors Darragh Butler; Eimear Carbone-Mangan; Luke Corkery; Kieran Dennison; Eoghan Dockrell; Cathal Haughey; David Healy; James Humphreys; Corina Johnston; Tom Kitt; Ted Leddy; Grainne Maguire; Mary McCamley; Brian McDonagh; Tony Murphy; Eoghan O’Brien; Robert O’Donoghue; Tom O’Leary; JK Onwumereh; Brendan Ryan; Siobhan Shovlin; John Walsh.

FOR COUNCILLOR WALSH:                    Councillors Darragh Butler; Eimear Carbone-Mangan; Luke Corkery; Kieran Dennison; Eoghan Dockrell; Cathal Haughey; David Healy; James Humphreys; Corina Johnston; Tom Kitt; Ted Leddy; Mary McCamley; Brian McDonagh; Eoghan O’Brien; Robert O’Donoghue; Tom O’Leary; JK Onwumereh; Brendan Ryan; Siobhan Shovlin; John Walsh.

FOR COUNCILLOR DONNELLY:             Councillors John Burtchaell; Ruth Coppinger; Angela Donnelly; Tania Doyle; Jimmy Guerin; Breda Hanaphy; Joan Hopkins; Darren Jack Kelly; Dean Mulligan; Paul Mulville; Joe Newman; Malachy Quinn; Gerard Sheehan; Ellen Troy.

FOR COUNCILLOR TROY:                        Councillors Jimmy Guerin; Darren Jack Kelly; Grainne Maguire; Tony Murphy; Joe Newman; Patrick Quinlan; Gerard Sheehan; Ellen Troy.

The Mayor then DECLARED Councillors Eimear Carbone-Mangan and John Walsh be appointed as members to the Draíocht.

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED. 

It was AGREED to DEFER this item to the July meeting of the County Council pending clarification on membership.