Issue - meetings

It was proposed by Lord Mayor Daithí De Róiste and seconded by Deputy Lord Mayor Claire O’Connor that pursuant to Standing Order 39.1. the members meet in the absence of the media and the general public for part of the Council meeting for the purposes of receiving legal advice in private from Stephen Dodd SC on the judicial review of the Councils decision to place 6 structures on the Record of Protected Structures – Dublin Central GP Limited (Hammerson) v Dublin City Council 2023/3JR (Moore Street protected structures) and also Judicial Review of the Dublin City Council Development Plan - 1 Celbridge Land West Ltd and Lioncor Developments Limited v Dublin City Council (Fortfield Road, Terenure) 2022/1130JR. The motion was put and carried.

The meeting administrator then requested that the webcast and Zoom recording be paused and that all members of the public and media leave the Chamber for the duration of the discussion.

Stephen Dodd, Senior Counsel briefed the Members on the basis of the legal challenge brought against the City Council in relation to both matters. Senior Counsel provided clarification to the Members on the issues they raised during the discussion.

On the conclusion of the briefing the meetings administrator requested that the Webcast and Zoom recording be restarted and invited members of the public and

media to re-join the meeting.

The following motion was then proposed by Councillor Mícheál Mac Donncha and seconded by Councillor Donna Cooney that:

“Pursuant to Section 153  (2) of the Local Government Act 2001 the elected members give express authorisation to the Chief Executive to act in the defence of the legal proceedings initiated by way of Judicial Review of Dublin City Council’s decision to place 6 structures on the Record of Protected Structuresat Moore Street” JR Reference 2023/3JR. The motion was put and carried.