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Dublin Citizens' Assembly
Dublin Citizens’ Assembly:
Meeting #2
May 21-21 2022
9.15 a.m.  Introduction by the Chairman, Jim Gavin – objectives for the weekend
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Saturday 21 May 2022
Session 1 9.30 am
The Dublin Experience
9.30 a.m. Dr. Philip Byrne, Director of the Local Government Division at the Institute of Public Administration. Dublin-specific challenges – geographical remit, capital city, relationship to central government. [presentation]
9.45 a.m. Laura Shannon, Institute of Public Administration and Editor, Local Authority Times. The current role of the Council Mayors.
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10 a.m.  Roundtable discussion (private session)
10.45 a.m. Q & A with Ms. Laura Shannon and Dr. Philip Byrne
11 a.m.  Coffee
Saturday 21 May 2022
Session 1 (continued)
The Dublin Experience
11.15 a.m.  Presentations by Mayors of the 4 Dublin Local Authorities
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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
Saturday 21 May 2022
Session 2 1.45 pm
The International Experience
1.45 p.m. Dr. Diarmuid Scully, Academic Adviser to the Limerick Implementation Advisory Group and former Mayor of Limerick. How do other city regions do it? A broad comparative overview.
2 p.m. Dr. Seán Ó’Riordáin, Public Management Consultant.
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).
2.20 p.m. Roundtable discussions (private session)
2.50 p.m. Q&A with Dr. Seán Ó’Riordáin
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
End of Saturday proceedings.
Sunday 22 May 2022
Plenary Session
Expert Advisory Group
9.30 a.m.  EAG response to questions from Weekend 1
10 a.m.  Plenary feedback session from yesterday’s roundtable discussions
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11 a.m. Coffee
11.15 a.m. Dr. Seán Ó’Riordáin, Public Management Consultant.
High-level options for the type of directly-elected Mayor and local government structures
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11.35 a.m. Q&A session with Dr. Seán Ó’Riordáin
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12 p.m. Roundtable discussion (private session)
12.40 p.m.  Completion of evaluation surveys
12.50 p.m.  Summary & Conclusions by Chairman
12.45 p.m. Lunch