"Mayor's Conference-A Vision For Dublin"

by dunk Thu Apr 14, 2005 17:55

link
http://www.labour.ie/campaigns/listing/20050413103706.html

4 Mayors Conference
Building a Fair Dublin

Saturday 23 April - Liberty Hall, Dublin

Hosted by:
Cllr. Michael Conaghan, Lord Mayor of Dublin
Cllr. Niamh Bhreathnach, Cathaoirleach, Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown Co. Council
Cllr. Peter Coyle, Cathaoirleach, Fingal Co. Council
Cllr. Robert Dowds, Mayor, South Dublin Co. Council


Agenda:
10.30 am Registration
Tea/coffee on arrival

11.00 am
Opening Remarks
Pat Rabbitte TD, Leader of the Labour Party

11.10 am
Building a Community through Sport
Mr John Treacy, Chief Executive Officer, Irish Sports Council
Introduction: Cllr. Michael Conaghan, Lord Mayor of Dublin

11.35 am
Transport for Consumers or Transport for Citizens?
Professor James Wickham, Trinity College Dublin
Introduction: Cllr. Robert Dowds, Mayor, South Dublin Co. Council

12.00 pm
Creating a Safe & Secure Dublin
Dr Barry Vaughan, Lecturer in Criminology, I.P.A.
Introduction: Cllr. Niamh Bhreathnach, Cathaoirleach, Dun Laoghaire/
Rathdown County Council

12.25 pm
Making Homelessness in Dublin a thing of the past
Ms Mary Higgins, Management and Social Policy Consultant
Introduction: Cllr. Peter Coyle, Cathaoirleach, Fingal County Council

12.50 pm
Questions & Answers

1.15 pm Closing Remarks
Cllr. Michael Conaghan, Lord Mayor of Dublin
Light Refreshments

For further information contact:
Brian McDowell at 087 9161225 or brian.mcdowell@labour.ie

by dunk Tue May 03, 2005 12:02

this is a good initiave from the mayors of dublin, im not sure how effective they can be

the guest speakers spoke about the 4 topics in detail and then the floor was opened to comments and questions,
it did get a bit heated when discussions of anti social behaviour, prison and the role of parents came up.

i brought up point of possibly looking at good example from around world where mayors have been effective, i gave example of curitiba in brazil which is possibly the best example of an eco city; the mayor there had to deal with corruption, mafia, high crime but he and his crew made great moves by using creative techniques to engage with all parts of the community
ie- previous unemplowed troublemakers who used to terrorise botanic gardens became employed gardeners there, problems solved

more info on curitiba
http://easa.antville.org/stories/1022178/

i also raised issue of greenway for dublin and supporting platform 11's plan for an integrated rail network for the city, similar to what has been reported here from convergence
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=69638

it is a good initiave, the more that different groups talk with each other and understand each others struggles the better
how effective we can be and what methods we use is another matter

this is the first of many open forums with the dublin mayors, it would be great to have more participation from this community