The following areas fall under the responsibility of the Climate Action, Environment and Energy Strategic Policy Committee:
Property Management; Strategic Projects; Planning Services; Development Management; International Relations; Regional Planning Guidelines; Urban Renewal; Heritage; Conservation; Archaeology; Building Control; Tourism
Current policy issues discussed at meetings are:
Oversight of the Dublin Waste to Energy Project; Revised Postering Protocol for the City; Developing climate change strategy; Litter Management Plan; Proposals on Eastern and Midland Waste Plan; Identifying Dublin City Council Complexes that may benefit from Sustainable Energy Initiatives; Environmental Submissions on the City Development Plan
There are a minimum of six meetings a year, held every two months on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 4pm. Generally there are no meetings in July or August.
Role of the PPN Representative:
- Attends and participates at the committee they were elected to.
- Represents the views and concerns of members to the relevant policy committee
- Represents all the members of the PPN and not just their own group
- Feeds back to the PPN membership through reports, presentations and meetings (linkage meetings)