Meetings
2nd meeting: 21st May - 22nd May 2022
Dublin Citizens’ Assembly
Weekend 2: 21 May – 22 May
From 8 a.m. Registration, coffee
9.00 a.m. Members introduce themselves at their roundtables
9.15 a.m. Introduction by the Chairman, Jim Gavin – objectives for the weekend
The Dublin Experience
9.30 a.m. Dublin-specific challenges – geographical remit, capital city, relationship to central government
Dr. Philip Byrne, Director of the Local Government Division at the Institute of Public Administration [presentation]
9.45 a.m. Current role of the Council Mayors
Laura Shannon, Institute of Public Administration and Editor, Local Authority Times
10 a.m. Roundtable discussion (private session)
10.45 a.m. Q & A
11 a.m. Coffee
11.15 a.m. Presentations by Mayors of the 4 Dublin Local Authorities
11.35 a.m. Roundtable discussion (private session)
12.05 p.m. Q&A with the Mayors of the 4 Dublin Local Authorities
12.45 p.m. Lunch
The International Experience
1.45 p.m. How do other city regions do it? Broad comparative overview
Dr. Diarmuid Scully, Academic Adviser to the Limerick Implementation Advisory Group and former Mayor of Limerick
2 p.m. Models of mayor?
– Manchester (Super-region and local authority as the primary unit);
– Paris (Region and arrondissement as primary unit, permanent Citizens’ Assembly);
– Boston (Mayor as City Chief Executive and City Council as the city’s legislative body);
– Helsinki(Intermediate government system with a divided administrative management).
Dr. Seán Ó’Riordáin, Public Management Consultant
2.20 p.m. Roundtable discussions (private session)
2.50 p.m. Q&A
3.15 p.m. Coffee
3.30 p.m. Presentations from:
The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Mr. Andy Burnham;
The Vice-Mayor of Paris, Ms. Anouch Toranian;
Former member of Boston City Council, author, Mr. Larry DiCara
4 p.m. Panel discussion & Q&A with the international guest presenters
4.45 p.m. Roundtable discussions (private session)
5.15 p.m. Conclusion by Chairman
Sunday morning
9.30 a.m. EAG response to questions from Weekend 1
10 a.m. Plenary feedback session from yesterday’s roundtable discussions
11 a.m. Coffee
11.15 a.m. High-level options for the type of directly-elected Mayor and local government structures
Dr.Seán Ó’Riordáin, Public Management Consultant
11.35 a.m. Q&A session
12 p.m. Roundtable discussion (private session)
12.40 p.m. Completion of evaluation surveys
12.50 p.m. Summary & Conclusions by Chairman