Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs)

SPCs advise and assist the Council in its work. While it is the task of each SPC to assist the Council in the formulation and development of policy, the final policy decisions will rest ultimately with the full Council.

Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs) are local authority committees in City and County Councils whose membership includes elected Councillors, representatives of business, commercial, development, construction, community & voluntary, farming interests, environmental/conservation groups, trade unions, education & arts.

There are 4 SPCs in Sligo County Council (2024-2029 Scheme – TBC post Public Consultation) the PPN have representatives on each SPC. Representing the following pillars

Strategic Policy Committee Scheme 2024-2029

There are 4 SPCs in Sligo County Council in the 2024-2029 Scheme.

To read the final adopted SPC scheme for Sligo 2024 – 2029 click here.

PPN & SPC Representatives

PPN Representatives perform an important function on behalf of PPNs. They are elected by Member Groups to get involved in, and contribute to, Local Authority Boards/Committees & Non LA Boards/Committees on behalf of the PPN. In doing this, they represent the PPN as a whole.

This Council term (2024 to 2029) is an important and exciting time for PPN representatives to be involved in SPCs. The next 5 years will see aspects of the new County Development (CDP) Plan, the Local Authority Climate Action Plan (LACAP), and the Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) being debated and implemented.

SPCs will also be discussing a Heritage and Biodiversity Strategy and Tourism. Between them, these policies cover every aspect of life in Sligo form housing to infrastructure to the environment and it is vital the voice of the community is represented.

As an SPC Rep you will:

SPC meetings take place 3 times per year. In order to maximise the PPN contribution at these meetings and to ensure the community is effectively represented, it is important that reps are able (bar unforeseen circumstances) to attend all 3 meetings and be willing to undergo training, to liaise with fellow reps and mentors and to share information (as permitted) with the wider PPN community.

Sligo PPN has 8 seats in total across the 4 SPCs in Sligo.

Community & Voluntary College Eligibility

Sligo PPN Community & Voluntary College have 4 SPC seats in total, 1 on each SPC.

Social Inclusion College Eligibility

Sligo PPN Social Inclusion College has 2 SPC seats in total, 1 on each of the following SPCs.

Environmental College Eligibility

Sligo PPN Environment College has 2 SPC seats in total, 1 on each of the following SPCs.

Make Your Nomination

Now that Sligo PPN have been formally been approached to go out through our membership to seek nominations for the SPC 2024 – 2029 scheme, we would encourage you to consider making a
nomination.

To make a nomination on behalf of the Community & Voluntary College please click here.

To make a nomination to the Environment College please click here.

To make a nomination to the Social Inclusion College please click here.

CLOSING DATE FOR ALL NOMINATION 12PM 29TH NOVEMBER 2024. NO SUBMISSIONS AFTER THIS DEADLINE CAN BE ACCEPTED.

If you have any questions, or problems with the nomination process please let us know at 071 91 14430
or ppn@sligococo.ie.

SPC Guide for Sligo PPN Members

For any community members who want to learn more about how the SPCs operate and the role of community representatives, we invite you to view our presentation or read our SPC guide by clicking on the links below.

Reports & Guidelines of SPCs

In 2023 The Institute of Public Administration, was engaged by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to undertake a general review of the operation, role and impact of the strategic policy committees (SPCs). This committee system, which operates across Ireland’s local government sector, assists elected councils in the formulation, development and review of policy.