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

The Mayor informed the Members that they were entitled to use the group voting system for this Committee, as set out in Schedule 10 of the LG Act 2001, as amended, with groups consisting of at least twelve members.

The Mayor informed the Members that gender balance applies to this Committee.

It was proposed by Councillor T. O’Leary and seconded by Councillor S. Shovlin:

“That Councillor Kieran Dennison be appointed as a member of the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG)”.

It was proposed by Councillor E. OBrien and seconded by Councillor T. Kitt:

“That Councillor JK Onwumereh be appointed as a member of the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG)”.

It was proposed by Councillor J. Walsh and seconded by Councillor J. Humphreys:

“That Councillor Mary McCamley be appointed as a member of the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG)”.

It was proposed by Councillor A. Donnelly and seconded by Councillor T. Doyle:

“That Councillor J. Newman be appointed as a member of the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG)”.

As Councillor Mary McCamley is the only female nominated, she was deemed appointed as a member to the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG).

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

FOR COUNCILLOR DENNISON:            22      TWENTY TWO

FOR COUNCILLOR ONWUMEREH:         30     THIRTY       

FOR COUNCILLOR NEWMAN:              13      THIRTHEEN

ABSTAIN:                                           1        ONE

FOR COUNCILLOR DENNISON:            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 ONWUMEREH:       Councillors Darragh Butler; Eimear Carbone-Mangan; Luke Corkery; Kieran Dennison; Eoghan Dockrell; Angela Donnelly; Tania Doyle; Breda Hanaphy; Cathal Haughey; David Healy; Joan Hopkins; James Humphreys; Corina Johnston; Darren Jack Kelly; Tom Kitt; Ted Leddy; Grainne Maguire; Mary McCamley; Brian McDonagh; Tony Murphy; Eoghan O’Brien; Robert O’Donoghue; Tom O’Leary; JK Onwumereh; Malachy Quinn; Brendan Ryan; Gerard Sheehan; Siobhan Shovlin; Ellen Troy; John Walsh.

FOR COUNCILLOR NEWMAN:              Councillors John Burtchaell; 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.

ABSTAIN:                                           Councillor Patrick Quinlan.

The Mayor then DECLARED Councillors Kieran Dennison, Jk Onwumereh and Mary McCamley be appointed as members to the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG).

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

The Mayor informed the Members that they were entitled to use the group voting system for this Committee, as set out in Schedule 10 of the LG Act 2001, as amended, with groups consisting of at least eight members.

In accordance with the group voting system, a group was formed comprising of Councillors K. Dennison, P. Rane, A. Tormey, T. O’Leary, E. Currie, A. Lavin, T. Leddy and J. Newman. This group put forward the name of Councillor Kieran Dennison and it was proposed by Councillor T. O’Leary, seconded by Councillor A. Lavin and AGREED:

“That Councillor Kieran Dennison be appointed to the Association of Irish Local Government.”

It was then proposed by Councillor J. Walsh, seconded by Councillor D. Smith and AGREED:

“That Councillor Mary McCamley be appointed to the Association of Irish Local Government.”

It was then proposed by Councillor T. Murphy, seconded by Councillor C. Boland and AGREED:

“That Councillor Grainne Maguire be appointed to the Association of Irish Local Government.”

It was then AGREED that the appointment of the remaining two membership positions would be DEFERRED to the July meeting of the County Council.