The Dublin Citizens' Assembly

Programme

9.00 a.m. Members introduce themselves at their roundtables
9.15 a.m. Introduction by the Chairman, Jim Gavin – objectives for the weekend

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
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

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? Dr. Seán Ó’Riordáin, Public Management Consultant
- 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
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

9.30 a.m. EAG response to questions from Weekend 1
10 a.m. Plenary feedback session from yesterday’s roundtable discussions
11.00 a.m. Coffee
11.15 a.m. High-level options for the type of directly-elected Mayor and local government structuresDr. Seán Ó’Riordáin, Public Management Consultant
11.35 a.m. Q&A session
12:00 am Roundtable discussion (private session)
12.40 p.m. Completion of evaluation surveys
12.50 p.m. Summary & Conclusions by Chairman