Lord Mayor's Business
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Minutes:
The Lord Mayor opened the meeting by thanking the OPW for facilitating a meeting in Dublin Castle.
The Lord Mayor requested that the Members pause for a moment to remember the following who recently passed away
o Former Councillor John Gallagher who died on 29th March 2020.
o Firefighter/Paramedic Dave McLoughlin, Dublin Fire Brigade based in Finglas Fire Station No. 5, C Watch, who died on 6th April, 2020
o Ray Glynn’s sister Angela Kane Ní Glynn and his aunt Ena Rice Ní Geraghty.
He extended his congratulations to two former Members of Dublin City Council, Councillors Rebecca Moynihan and Marie Sherlock who were recently elected to Seanad Éireann.
The Lord Mayor updated members on a Video Conference of the Liberal Mayors Network last Saturday, 9th May - Europe Day. This year it marked the 70th Anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, which set European integration in motion. He joined with the Mayor of Bratislava, the Deputy Mayor of Madrid, and others to discuss and a declaration on what kind of Europe liberal mayors believe is necessary 70 years after the Schuman declaration and coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic which is hitting our societies so hard.
The Lord Mayor will circulate the draft declaration to members for their consideration.
The Lord Mayor also spoke of the closure of Bewley’s Café, Grafton Street. He has received a lot of correspondence in relation to the matter and intends collating those ideas and arranging a virtual meeting.
The following motion was proposed by Cllr Catherine Stocker and seconded by Councillor Daithí Doolan. “In order to meet National Guidelines on Social Distancing, this Council agrees to meet now in Dublin Castle and for the same reason agrees this meeting should last no longer than 90 minutes”.
The motion was put and carried.
It was proposed by Councillor Catherine Stocker and seconded by Councillor Daithí Doolan that “This Council agrees to schedule the June Council Meeting and the Annual Meeting in a venue other than City Hall to comply with Government guidelines on social distancing” The motion was put and carried.