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Strategic Policy Committees

What are strategic Policy committees?

Strategic Policy Committees were introduced as part of an ongoing process of local government reform and in keeping with the policy of broadening involvement in the local government through participation by community and sectoral interests.

The role of the SPCs is:
  • To formulate policy proposals, evaluate and report on policy implementation for consideration 
  • Provide policy centred committees which can harness the experience of external bodies in the formulation of policy 

The Committees are not designed to deal with routine operational matters in relation to the delivery of services. These are dealt with thorough the Area Committees

How are they structured?

The SPCs which consists of elected members of Sligo County Council and Sligo Borough Council and others who are nominated by / or representative of the sectors relevant to the work of the particular SPC, with a minimum total membership of nine.

Each SPC must have a minimum one third of the membership drawn from the sectoral interests.

The Chairperson of each Committee is appointed from the full Council, from amongst the Councillor appointees to the SPCS. i.e. the Cathaoirleach is a member of the Council. 

Each Chairperson holds the office for the life time of the Council.

SPC membership for Councillors will be for the lifetime of the Council. A member ceasing to be a Councillor will cease to be a member of the SPC. Councillors may not be nominated to represent sectoral interests.

Sligo County Council have 4 Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs):

  • SPC 1 : Economic Development and Planning Policy
  • SPC 2 : Environment Policy
  • SPC 3 : Transportation and Infrastructural Policy
  • SPC 4 : Housing Policy / Social & Cultural Development


STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

SPC 1 – Economic Development and Planning Policy

  1. Councillor Jim McGarry – Chair
  2. Councillor Veronica Cawley
  3. Councillor Thomas Collery
  4. Councillor Deirdre Healy McGowan
  5. Councillor Matt Lyons
  6. Councillor Rosaleen O’Grady
  7. Councillor Sean MacManus
  8. Mr Gerard Queenan – Farming Pillar
  9. Mr Tom Currid – Business Pillar
  10. Ms Tracy Godfrey – Environmental Pillar
  11. Mr Francis Flanagan – Community Representative
  12. Ms Maura McCormack – Community Representative

SPC 2 – Environmental Policy

  1. Councillor Pat McGrath - Chair
  2. Councillor Mary Barrett
  3. Councillor Hubert Keaney
  4. Councillor David Cawley
  5. Councillor Dara Mulvey
  6. Councillor Marcella McGarry
  7. Ms Kathleen Henry – Farming Pillar
  8. Mr John Cawley – Trade Union Pillar
  9. Mr Guy Marsden – Environmental Pillar
  10. Mr Brendan Queenan – Community Representative
  11. Ms Kathleen McGuinness – Community Representative

SPC 3 – Transportation and Infrastructural Policy

  1. Councillor Patsy Barry - Chair
  2. Councillor Michael Clarke
  3. Councillor Jude Devins
  4. Councillor Margaret Gormley
  5. Councillor Gerry Lundy
  6. Councillor Gerry Murray
  7. Mr Tom Ford - Business Pillar
  8. Mr Chris Davis – Community Representative
  9. Mr Michael Rochford – Community Representative

SPC 4 – Housing Policy, Social and Cultural Development

  1. Councillor Gerard Mullaney - Chair
  2. Councillor Martin Baker
  3. Councillor Declan Bree
  4. Councillor Michael Fleming
  5. Councillor Chris MacManus
  6. Councillor Joe Leonard
  7. Councillor Joe Queenan
  8. Mr Trevor McDaid – Business Pillar
  9. Mr Joe McDonagh – Trade Union Pillar
  10. Ms Sharon Boles – Community Representative
  11. Ms Helen Rochford Brennan