Community Representative Election Process

Election Process Report

 Thursday 6^th September 2007 10,000 leaflets delivered to all homes in Ballyfermot by Media Communications Direct Ireland Ltd.

 Monday 10^th September 2007 Public meeting held in Ballyfermot Civic Centre

8 attended

Tuesday 11^th September 2007 Public meeting held in Orchard Community Centre

9 attended

Wednesday 12^th September 2007 Public meeting held in Ballyfermot Resource Centre

3 attended

Thursday 13^th September 2007 Public meeting held in St Marys Youth Centre

0 attended

 Monday 17^th September 2007 Election Pack including nomination forms sent to all residents associations, Street Committees in Dublin 10 total 27 with request for assistance in process.

 Closing date for nominations was Friday 28^th September 2007 at 5.00pm.

5 confirmed nominations received by hand at or before closing time.

Marie Hartigan 3 Orchard Lawns, Cherry Orchard, Dublin 10

Nominated by Cedarbrook Residents Association and Croftwood Together.

Representing the issues of People with Disabilities and Older Persons Issues

Confirmed Candidate for Cherry Orchard A/C Electoral Area

 Suzanne McLoughlin 92 Cherry Orchard Avenue, Cherry Orchard, Dublin 10

Nominated by 30 signatures from electoral area.

Representing the issues of Parenting Alone and Youth Issues

Confirmed Candidate for Cherry Orchard A/C Electoral Area

 Jason Palmer 37 Blackditch Road, Ballyfermot Dublin 10

Nominated by Carna Community Association and Blackditch Residents Association.

Representing the issues of People with Disabilities and Older Persons Issues

Confirmed Candidate for Carna/Kylemore Electoral Area

 Brenda Maxwell 6 Gurteen Avenue, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10

Nominated by Ballyfermot Area Action Co-Op Society

Representing the issues of Substance Abuse and Older Persons Issues

Confirmed Candidate for Drumfinn/Gurteen Electoral Area

 Henry Harding 97 O’Hogan Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10

Nominated by Lower Ballyfermot Residents and Tenants Association and Ballyfermot Area Action Co-Op Society

Representing the issues of New Communities and Older Persons Issues

Confirmed Candidate for Decies/Kilmainham A Electoral Area

 Monday 1^st October 2007 further nomination received by post.

Kathleen Moloney, 7 Kylemore Grove, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10.

Nominated by Ballyfermot Community Association and Labre Park Residents Group

Representing the issues of Parenting Alone and Traveller Issues

Ineligible candidate for Carna/Kylemore electoral area due to nomination arriving late.

Ballyfermot RAPID Area Programme Election Sub Committee met on Thursday 4^th October 2007 at 11.00am in conference room 6 Ballyfermot Community Civic Centre

Attending were, Pat Teehan, RAPID Co-Ordinator, Sean Moloney and Ciaran Reid, Co-Chairs Interim AIT, Alan Trimble, CDP & FRC Representative AIT, Henry Harding, Pam O’Reilly and Mary Storey Community Representatives AIT.

Jason Palmer, Brenda Maxwell, Henry Harding, Suzanne McLoughlin and Marie Hartigan were deemed to be qualified candidates.

Kathleen Moloney was deemed to be ineligible having missed the nominations deadline.

 Jason Palmer, Brenda Maxwell and Henry Harding, having been confirmed as being qualified candidates and being the only candidate in their respective electoral areas were deemed to be elected unopposed subject to ratification by the Interim AIT.

 Suzanne McLoughlin and Marie Hartigan, having been confirmed as being qualified candidates in the Cherry Orchard A/C electoral area must participate in an election to be held on the 16^th October 2007 in the Orchard Community Centre between 9.30am and 9.30pm. Election procedures to be overseen by the RAPID Co-Ordinator and administered by the Dominican Convent Transition Year Students.

Inspector Frank Dunleavey, will be the count verifier and ensure election protocols are adhered to.

 Thursday 11^th October, 2,500 copies of the candidate profiles for Cherry Orchard Area printed and delivered in the Cherry Orchard A&C electoral area.

 17^th October 2007. Election verification took place in the Ballyfermot Community Civic Centre before Inspector Frank Dunleavey, (count verifier), Sean Moloney and Ciaran Reid, 9Co-Chairs Interim AIT), Henry Harding, (Community Representative Interim AIT), John Egan (Community Officer Dublin City Council), Pat Teehan, (RAPID CO-Ordinator) and the students of the Dominican Convent Transition Year.

 Suzanne McLaughlin was deemed elected by a majority of 38 votes.

 Thank you to all who participated in this process especially the students of the Dominican Convent Transition Year.