Corporate Services

Strategic Policy Committees

Council

The statutory basis for Strategic Policy Committee’s (SPC’s) is set out in the Local Government Act, 2001 (Section 48) as amended by Section 41 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014.

It is the task of the Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs), as committees of the council, to advise and assist the council in the formulation, development and review of policy.

Membership includes elected councillors, representatives of business, farming interests, environmental/conservation groups, trade unions and community and voluntary members.

Draft Strategic Policy Committee Scheme 2024-2029

Fingal County Council has approved a Draft Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) Scheme which can be viewed below and which will establish 7 new Strategic Policy Committees as follows:

  • Climate Action, Biodiversity and the Environment SPC
  • Community, Sports and Culture SPC
  • Economic, Enterprise & Tourism Development SPC
  • Housing SPC
  • Planning, Strategic Transport and Infrastructure Development SPC
  • Public Realm, Transportation/Mobility Management SPC
  • Marine & Coastal Management SPC

Membership of the Strategic Policy Committees is drawn from the 40 Elected Members and a total of 22 additional nominees from external sectoral groupings representing the following sectors:

  • Agriculture/Farming
  • Environment/Conservation
  • Development/Construction
  • Business/Commercial
  • Trade Union.
  • Community/Voluntary
  • Social Inclusion

The draft SPC Scheme has been circulated to the above sectoral groupings for consultation.

Details of the national pillars from which representation is drawn are included in the Draft SPC Scheme. The national coordinators facilitate the nomination process for representatives of local organisations active in the County.

Submissions in relation to the Draft SPC Scheme are now invited and should be submitted before 12 noon on Monday 19th August 2024 either

  • in writing to Senior Executive Officer, Corporate Services, Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin.

 

Adopted Fingal SPC Scheme 2024 - 2029 September 2024

 

 

SPC Membership

Chairperson

ROBERT O'DONOGHUE

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Labour

Councillor

Brendan Ryan

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Labour

Councillor

Gerard Sheehan

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

Aontú

Councillor

Breda Hanaphy

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

Sinn Féin

Councillor

Ted Leddy

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

Fine Gael

Councillor

John Burtchaell

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

Solidarity

Councillor

Aoibhinn Tormey

Howth/Malahide

Fine Gael

Councillor

Cathal Haughey

Howth/Malahide

Fianna Fáil

Chambers

David Branagan

 

 

ICTU

Jimmy Doran

 

 

Social Inclusion

John Uwhumiakpor

 

 

PPN

 Jo Fulham

 

 

Chairperson

Kieran Dennison

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

Fine Gael

Councillor

Tony Murphy

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Non-Party

Councillor

Tom O'Leary

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Fine Gael

Councillor

James Humphreys

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Labour

Councillor

Siobhan Shovlin

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

Fine Gael

Councillor

Ellen Troy

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

Aontú

Councillor

Jimmy Guerin

Howth/Malahide

Non-Party

Chambers

Anthony Cooney

 

 

ICTU

Eric Fleming

 

 

PPN

Peader O’Kelly

 

 

Chairperson

Joe Newman

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Non-Party

Councillor

JK Onwumereh

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

Fianna Fáil

Councillor

Siobhan Shovlin

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

Fine Gael

Councillor

Ruth Coppinger

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

Solidarity

Councillor

Brian McDonagh

Howth/Malahide

Labour

Councillor

David Healy

Howth/Malahide

Green Party

Env

Tara Byrne

 

 

IFA

Paul Flynn

 

 

PPN

Sarah Zimmerman

 

 

Chairperson

Eoghan Dockrell

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Fine Gael

Councillor

Mary McCamley

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

Labour

Councillor

John Walsh

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

Labour

Councillor

Angela Donnelly

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

Sinn Féin

Councillor

Tom Kitt

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

Fianna Fáil

Councillor

James Humphreys

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Labour

Social Inclusion

Brenda Vanderzee

 

 

PPN

Abi Wise

 

 

Env

VACANT

 

 

Chairperson

Eoghan O'Brien

Howth/Malahide

Fianna Fáil

Councillor

Cathal Boland

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Non-Party

Councillor

Ann Graves

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Sinn Féin

Councillor

Luke Corkery

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Fine Gael

Councillor

Tania Doyle

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

Non-Party

Councillor

Eimear Carbone-Mangan

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

Fianna Fáil

Env

Kevin Tolan

 

 

Chambers

Anthony Cooney

 

 

PPN

Paul Arnold

 

 

Chairperson

Darragh Butler

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Fianna Fáil

Councillor

Darren Jack Kelly

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Non-Party

Councillor

Malachy Quinn

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Sinn Féin

Councillor

Corina Johnston

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Labour

Councillor

Joan Hopkins

Howth/Malahide

Social Democrats

Councillor

Patrick Quinlan

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

National Party

Env

Michael Lenehan

 

 

Chambers

Siobhan O’Donnell

 

 

PPN

John Fox

 

 

Chairperson

Angela Donnelly

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar

Sinn Féin

Councillor

Paul Mulville

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Social Democrats

Councillor

Corina Johnston

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Labour

Councillor

Cathal Boland

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Non-Party

Councillor

Grainne Maguire

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Non-Party

Councillor

Dean Mulligan

Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk /Swords

Ind 4 Change

ICTU

 VACANT

 

 

Env

 Charles Sargent

 

 

PPN

 Máire O’Brien